Statutory guidance: School teachers' pay and conditions

The Department for Education has published statutory guidance for:

• local authorities
• school leaders
• school teachers
• governing bodies and their representatives

It relates to local-authority-maintained schools in England.

Advice on developing your school’s approach to pay is also available.

Statutory guidance sets out what schools and local authorities must do to comply with the law. You should follow the guidance unless you have a very good reason not to.

School teachers’ pay and conditions document 2022 and guidance on school teachers’ pay and conditions (valid from 1 September 2022)

PDF, 602 KB, 86 pages

School teachers' pay and conditions document 2021 and guidance on school teachers’ pay and conditions (valid from 1 September 2021)

PDF, 613 KB, 86 pages

Modification of School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document 2020

PDF, 121 KB, 1 page

School teachers' pay and conditions document 2020 and guidance on school teachers’ pay and conditions (valid from 1 September 2020)

Ref: DfE-00157-2020PDF, 535 KB, 84 pages

School teachers' pay and conditions document 2019 and guidance on school teachers’ pay and conditions (valid from 1 September 2019)

PDF, 1020 KB, 81 pages