DfE response to OSR letter on pay offer

A Department for Education said:

“We made a pay offer to unions that was fair, reasonable, and recognised teachers’ hard work. As per our published calculations, the pay offer would also have been fully funded, and we welcome the Office for Statistics’ recognition that we have communicated this transparently.  

“Just this week thousands of schools will receive additional funding, as part of the extra £2bn of investment we are providing both this year and next. As a result, school funding will be at its highest level in history next year, as measured by the IFS.”

Background:

• The Office for Statistics’ letter, in which it states that “the Department for Education has evidenced its claim that the offer is fully funded in line with its definition” is available here:  Ed Humpherson to Graham Archer: Schools’ Costs Funding – Office for Statistics Regulation (statisticsauthority.gov.uk)