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School teachers' pay 2026/27 and 2027/28

This page brings together all the information you will need in relation to school teachers’ pay in 2026/27, 27/28 and 28/29. The LGA provides the secretariat for NEOST (National Employers Organisation for School Teachers).

HICM: Intermediate Care: West Sussex

Colleagues in West Sussex were experiencing high demand for long-term adult social care services, needs becoming more complex, and continued financial pressures. Action was taken to strengthen reablement as a core intervention, promoting independence and managing long term care demand. The Community Reablement Service was recommissioned, with approximately £0.72m additional investment. 

Case Study

Employment law

The UK has a substantial body of law which legislates against prejudice-based actions in the workplace. The primary legislation is the Equality Act 2010.

Gender pay gap

Gender pay reporting legislation requires employers with 250 or more employees to publish statutory calculations every year showing how large the pay gap is between their male and female employees.

Menopause

The LGA menopause guide discusses what councils can do to be ‘menopause friendly’ employers.

Sickness management

When dealing with the management of sickness absence and ill health, councils have to balance the needs of the individual with the needs of the organisation.