Pay awards

The latest teachers' pay awards and the School Teachers Review Body

Teachers' pay award 2024 - England

The Government will honour the STRB’s recommendation of a 5.5 per cent pay rise for all teachers and leaders in England.  This is a significant first – but not last – step towards a long-term correction in teacher pay, secured as a direct consequence of NEU members’ strike action in 2023 and their positive indicative ballot in March 2024.  The NEU Executive has voted to recommend that members accept the offer.  There will be a snap poll of NEU members between 21-30 September.  It remains the case that more needs to be done to remedy teacher pay, workload and the recruitment and retention crisis.  The Government should be under no illusion that a single pay deal is the end of the matter. 

The STRB report and the Secretary of State’s written ministerial response can be found here School Teachers’ Review Body 34th Report: 2024 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

The annual statutory consultation on the STRB report and the new School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document (STPCD) lasts until 7 October, following which the new STPCD will be published.  The NEU will be responding to the consultation.  We will also be discussing updated joint union advice with the other unions and publishing updated pay implementation guidance.  In the meantime, the existing STPCD and joint union pay advice remain valid.

Teachers' pay award 2024 -  Wales

On 10 September, the Welsh Government confirmed that the pay offer in Wales for 2024-25 is also 5.5%.  The Independent Wales Pay Review Body (IWPRB) had recommended a 4.3% increase, but the Welsh Government increased this to 5.5% due to the “no detriment” principle, which means that teacher pay rises in Wales keep pace with those in England.

Wales : Pay campaign

The NEU is actively campaigning for a fully funded, above-inflation pay rise for all educators, and pay restoration to compensate for years of below-inflation increases.

Pay campaign

The NEU is actively campaigning for a fully funded, above-inflation pay rise for all educators, and pay restoration to compensate for years of below-inflation increases.

NEU evidence and joint union statement to the STRB 2024

  • The NEU previously sent written evidence to the STRB calling for a fully funded, above-inflation pay rise that constitutes a meaningful step towards a long-term correction in pay and significant improvements in workload. We set out overwhelming evidence in support of our call for urgent improvements to teacher pay and conditions to repair the damage to teacher pay and address the recruitment and retention crisis.  Members’ experiences and voices were included in the NEU evidence.  
  • As part of our written evidence, we sent a report from the latest NEU Pay and Progression Survey to the STRB. With responses from almost 24,000 members, the findings of the survey highlight the major pay equalities issues with unfair pay outcomes across the pay system and show that four-fifths of respondents have considered leaving teaching due to low pay or concerns about pay progression. Four-fifths of respondents said they were underpaid given their job role, responsibilities, and workload.
  • A joint union statement from the NEU, ASCL, NAHT, NASUWT and Community was sent to the STRB setting out the united position of the unions on the key issues facing teachers and school leaders. The joint statement set out clearly isolation of the Government and its refusal to acknowledge the reality of crisis in our education service. 
  • The NEU also submitted supplementary evidence to the STRB with a detailed rebuttal of the Government’s evidence to the STRB.

NEU Cymru evidence to the IWPRB 2024

NEU Cymru has sent written evidence to the IWPRB calling for a fully funded, above-inflation pay rise that constitutes a meaningful step towards a long-term correction in pay and significant improvements in workload.  The NEU Cymru evidence sets out the overwhelming evidence in support of our call for urgent improvements to teacher pay and conditions to repair the damage to teacher pay and address the recruitment and retention crisis.  Members’ experiences and voices are included in the NEU Cymru evidence. 

NEU Cymru has also submitted supplementary evidence to the IWPRB which addresses the Welsh Government’s evidence to the IWPRB.

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