Teaching unions welcomed the pay rise for new teachers as a step in the right direction, but called for similar increases across the entire teaching workforce which has seen a real terms cut in pay over the last decade. According to government plans, wages for new teachers working outside London will rise by 6.7% from September to £26,000, up from £24,373. “The government should know from teachers’ reaction to previous differentiated pay increases that this announcement will create widespread dismay. The unions will make their own recommendations, among them a demand from the NEU for a 7% increase in pay for all members. Gavin Williamson, the education secretary, said the increases marked the biggest reform to teacher pay in a generation.

Source: The Guardian January 21, 2020 06:00 UTC