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2.45% teachers’ pay increase recommended

Summary

'School Teachers' Review Body - Seventeenth Report: Part One - 2008 (Cm. 7252)' makes recommendations for the level of pay and conditions of employment for teachers in England and Wales.

The School Teachers’ Review Body (STRB) was established in 1991 as an independent body to examine and report on matters relating to the statutory conditions of employment of school teachers in England and Wales, when requested by the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families. Part Eight of the Education Act 2002 is the legal foundation for the function and work of STRB. This Report covers teachers' pay in the current period and from September 2008.

The STRB recommend:

  • An increase of 2.45% from September 2008 for qualified teachers
  • A review of teachers’ pay to be undertaken for the period to September 2009, to be published as a report in June 2009

The Report also covers:

  • Starting salaries and the four pay bands
  • Further pay matters, including
    • Leadership group
    • Excellent teachers
    • Advanced skills teachers
    • Teaching and Learning Responsibility (TLR) payments
    • Special Educational Needs (SEN) allowances
  • "Unqualified" teachers

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This is a Command Paper (Cm 7252 2007-08): it is a Report from the School Teachers’ Review Body.

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