Statement from the Department for Education below, following the
decision from the National Education Union to schedule further
strike action.
A Department for Education spokesperson said:
“Further strike action will cause real damage to pupil learning
and even more disruption for parents right across the country.
Thousands of schools are receiving significant additional
funding as part of the extra £2bn of investment we are
providing for both 2023/24 and 2024/25 which will take
school funding its highest level in history next year, as
measured by the IFS.
“As part of the normal process, the independent School Teachers’
Review Body has submitted its recommendations to government on
teacher pay for 2023/24. We will be considering the
recommendations and will publish our response in the usual
way.”
Background
-
On March 27, following a week negotiating in good faith,
the Government offered teachers a £1,000 payment on top of
this year's pay rise, a commitment to cut workload by 5 hours
per week, and a headline pay increase of 4.5% for next year –
above both inflation and average earnings growth for that
year. Last year we gave teachers the highest pay award in 30
years, up to 8.9% for new teachers, alongside a 5% award for
experienced teachers and leaders.
- The government offered schools further funding of around £620
million in 2023 to 2024, including a grant of £530 million for
the one-off payment.
