Source · Select Committees · Public Accounts Committee
Recommendation 35
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The Department said that it remained committed to the £30,000 starting salary for teachers.
Conclusion
The Department said that it remained committed to the £30,000 starting salary for teachers. It explained that it had had to adjust the rate of progress towards this based on conversations with HM Treasury and on the wider context. It stated that pay increases in September would represent an average rise of 3.1%, but this would be significantly weighted towards starting salaries, with 5.5% going on salaries for new teachers.51 The Department said that the question of when it might implement its commitment on starting salaries could only be answered after the next Spending Review.52 Education recovery and catch-up learning
Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government
Acknowledged
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.