The survey was conducted by our research and information team between 23 November and 15 December 2017 to gather up-to-date information about the approaches to pay ultimately taken by local authorities in light of the 2017 School Teachers Pay and Conditions Document’s provisions for the main pay range.
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Key messages:
- 88 per cent of respondent authorities issued advice or guidance to their schools on discretionary pay points in 2017.
- 47 per cent of respondents issuing guidance included firm guidance on two per cent for all points on the main pay range; 15 per cent presented all three main options without any recommendation.
- 60 per cent of respondents thought that more than 75 per cent of their local schools would opt for two per cent on all points of the main pay range; 31 per cent thought that 25 per cent or less of schools would opt for two per cent on M1 and M6 and one per cent for intermediate points on the main pay range.
- 16 per cent of respondents thought that local primary schools were more likely than secondary schools to opt for two per cent on M1 and M6 and one per cent on intermediate points on the main pay range.
- In 56 per cent of respondents, guidance to schools was signed off by a delegated officer such as the director education or children’s services.
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