Source · Select Committees · Public Accounts Committee
Recommendation 32
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In September 2019, the Government set out its intention that salaries for new teachers would...
Conclusion
In September 2019, the Government set out its intention that salaries for new teachers would rise to £30,000 nationally by September 2022. It stated that this increase would make teacher pay among the most competitive in the graduate labour market.46 However, at the 2020 Spending Review, the Government announced that pay rises in the public sector would be restrained and targeted in 2021–22. The Department said, in evidence to the School Teachers’ Review Body, that it had paused planned pay rises for teachers in 2021/22, and that the move to increase teachers’ starting salaries to £30,000 would no longer be achieved by 2022/23.47
Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government
Acknowledged
6: PAC conclusion: The Department cannot say when it will implement its commitment to a starting salary of £30,000 for new teachers. 6: PAC recommendation: The Department should set out a timetable for meeting its commitment to a £30,000 starting salary for teachers, along with details of how this will be funded. 6.1 The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. Target implementation date: Spring 2022 6.2 As is standard process, the department will be seeking the recommendations of the School Teachers’ Review Body (STRB) for the 2022-23 academic year pay award. 6.3 As part of this process it will provide written evidence to the STRB. This will set out the department’s intended approach to delivering the £30,000 starting salary for teachers. 6.4 However, the exact delivery of the commitment will of course be subject to the STRB’s recommendations and government response. 6.5 The department currently expects that written evidence will be submitted to the STRB early in 2022.