Leora Cruddas, Chief Executive of FASNA, said:
“It is right that teachers should
receive a cost of living pay award. However, in the context
of considerable financial pressures on schools and trusts,
it is not reasonable to expect employers to fund this pay
award within existing budgets.
We welcome the Secretary of State’s
recognition of this and the decision to fund
thedifference between the 1% award expected
under the public sector pay cap and the pay award for this
financial year. This is a welcome first step.
We will work with the DfE to ensure that the pay
award, which will now be embedded in school and trust
budgets, is funded through the comprehensive spending
review next year.”
ENDS
Notes to editors
FASNA is the only national ‘not for
profit’ membership organisation for schools and
academy trusts – advocating
for, supporting and connecting executive, business and
governance leaders. Our membership includes all types of
schools, but particularly multi-academy trusts, single
academy trusts and foundation trusts. Subject to legal
processes, we will become the Confederation of School
Trusts (CST), the sector body for academy and multi-academy
trusts, on 11th October
2018. Visit our website to find out
more www.fasna.org.uk.
