Source · Select Committees · Public Accounts Committee
Recommendation 33
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In its written evidence, the National Association of Head Teachers emphasised the need to improve...
Conclusion
In its written evidence, the National Association of Head Teachers emphasised the need to improve salaries for teachers and school leaders as a critical element of any strategy to resolve the “longstanding recruitment and retention crisis”. It said that schools did not have the fiscal headroom to reverse the real-terms decline in the salaries of teachers and leaders, and that all future employer costs, including salary, National Insurance and pension contributions, should be fully funded by government.48
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.