Recommendation 61

There is a growing pay disparity between school and college teachers in England, with college staff earning significantly less—on average college teachers earn 15% less. This issue has led to staff dissatisfaction and has contributed to the recruitment and retention crisis. Whilst school-teacher pay is centrally reviewed and funded, college teacher pay decisions can be fragmented and underfunded, leading to inconsistent and often inadequate pay increases. Although recent Government funding has been welcomed, it has been described as a temporary fix rather than a structural solution to the long-standing inequity in pay. (Conclusion, Paragraph 227)