Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Government Evidence to the STRB |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Department for Education (DfE) (United Kingdom) |
| Source: |
UK Department for Education. 2025. |
| Availability: |
UK Department for Education. Castle View House East Lane, Runcorn, Cheshire, WA7 2GJ, UK. Tel: +44-37-0000-2288; Fax: +44-19-2873-8248; Web site: http://www.education.gov.uk |
| Peer Reviewed: |
N |
| Page Count: |
59 |
| Publication Date: |
2025 |
| Document Type: |
Reports - Descriptive |
| Descriptors: |
Foreign Countries, Teacher Salaries, Teacher Recruitment, Teacher Persistence, Resource Allocation, Teaching Conditions, Working Hours, Educational Finance, Faculty Workload, Well Being, Flexible Scheduling, Budgets, Teacher Promotion, Cost Effectiveness |
| Geographic Terms: |
United Kingdom (England) |
| Abstract: |
The Secretary of State wrote to Dr Mike Aldred, the Chair of the School Teachers' Review Body (STRB), on 22nd July, to issue the remit for the 2026/27 pay round. This remit asked the STRB for its recommendations on the pay and conditions for teachers and school leaders for 2026/27 and 2027/28 and an indicative recommendation for 2028/29, recommendations on whether to allow non-consolidated payments including bonuses, recommendations on salary safeguarding and views on reforms to working hours. This document sets out the department's evidence for the pay award across the spending review (SR), to support the STRB's development of their recommendations and views. The "Teacher Workforce Context" chapter provides the STRB with an update on patterns and trends in teacher recruitment and retention, as well as pointing to wider sources of information that may be relevant. The "Recruitment and Retention: Government Ambitions and Policies for the Teaching Workforce" chapter then sets out the department's ambitions and policies to improve recruitment and retention, including a delivery update on the commitment to recruit an additional 6,500 new expert teachers, and the steps that the department has already taken to improve the experience of being a teacher. The "School Budget Context" chapter sets out our pay proposal, outlining the key economic and affordability considerations that should be taken into account when determining appropriate and sustainable pay awards across the SR period. It also provides further context on the funding allocated to schools for the next financial year. The "Working Conditions Reform" chapter provides further evidence to the STRB to inform their views on how the pay and conditions framework can best support teachers. This chapter asks the STRB to consider the use of non-consolidated payments including bonuses, the salary safeguarding period, and for views on working hours |
| Abstractor: |
ERIC |
| Entry Date: |
2026 |
| Accession Number: |
ED679996 |
| Database: |
ERIC |
