NFER blog: What should happen to teachers’ pay from 2026?

The first in a new two-part NFER blog series on teacher pay has been published today.

The blog, authored by Jack Worth, Education Workforce Lead at NFER, and funded by the Nuffield Foundation, lays out the recent trends in teacher pay that provide the context for this year's pay-setting remit and evaluates the proposed pay award the Department for Education (DfE) has made in its evidence to the School Teachers' Review Body (STRB), particularly in light of the latest economic forecasts and recruitment and retention data.

The blog also considers the opportunities and challenges of pay-setting over the longer-term remit.

 A follow-up blog in the new year will explore what the implications of different STRB recommendations might be for teacher recruitment and retention.