UK teachers’ pay freeze meets no opposition from unions
The Conservative government has announced a pay freeze for teachers in England along with that proposed for all public sector workers, excluding the paltry 3 percent offered to some National Health Service (NHS) staff.
A reception class teacher (left) leads the class at the Holy Family Catholic Primary School in Greenwich, London, Monday, May 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
The announcement has angered many teachers who will be confronted with a real term loss of income following inflation of over 3 percent for this year alone.
The government has utilised the massive bailout of the financial elite and major corporations during the pandemic as a justification to impose the real term cuts on wages and conditions, insisting on the need for “restraint”. A government spokesman said, “The pause to most public sector workforce pay rises ensures we can get the public finances back onto a sustainable path after unpreceden
Pay freeze will mean 8% drop in salaries for experienced teachers, analysis shows
Education Secretary Gavin Williamson confirmed there would be a pay freeze for the majority of teachers in England in 2021/22
Most teachers in England face a pay freeze in 2021/22 (Image: PA Images)
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Experienced teachers in England will see 8% drop in salaries due to pay freeze, analysis shows
Education Secretary Gavin Williamson confirmed there would be a pay freeze for the majority of teachers in England in 2021/22
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Most teachers in England face a pay freeze in 2021/22 (Image: PA Images)
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Children and a teacher wearing face masks during a lesson at Our Lady and St Bede Catholic Academy in Stockton-on-Tees (PA)
Teacher pay levels for experienced staff will be 8% lower in real terms since 2007 after an announced pay freeze in England, new analysis from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) warns.
Education Gavin Williamson confirmed on Wednesday evening that the majority of teachers would not be receiving any additional funds in 2021/22.
However lower-paid teachers earning under £24,000 would receive an uplift of £250.
Analysis undertaken by the IFS shows that teacher salaries would be around 8% lower in real terms than 14 years ago, just before the financial crisis, and they would be around 4% to 5% lower for less experienced teachers.
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