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We act as the Secretariat for the Employers' Side of the Soulbury Committee. This was established in 1948 to provide voluntary collective bargaining machinery for Soulbury Officers who are advisory staff in children's services.
The Soulbury Committee covers approximately 4,700 staff as of December 2024 which includes:
- educational improvement professionals (previously advisers and inspectors)
- educational psychologists
- young people's/community service managers (previously youth and community service officers).
December 2024
The Soulbury Committee has published a report on its Pay and Workforce Survey for 2024.
October 2024
The Employer's Side has made an offer to the Soulbury Officers’ Side for 2024 which is a 2.5 per cent pay increase on all pay and allowances. This offer has been rejected by the Officers’ Side and has been reaffirmed by the National Employers.
May 2024
The Officers’ Side of the Soulbury Committee has submitted its pay and conditions claim for 2024. The Employer's Side has undertaken a consultation on the claim.
December 2023
The Soulbury Committee has reached agreements on pay awards for 2022 and 2023 which are as follows:
- an increase of £1925 on all pay points from 1 September 2022
- an increase of 4.04 per cent on all allowances from 1 September 2022
- an increase of 4 per cent on all pay points from 1 September 2023
- an increase of 3.88 per cent on all allowances from 1 September 2023
- structural changes to the Soulbury pay spines from 1 September 2023.
A Joint Education Services Circular (JESC) provides details of the agreement.
June 2022
The Soulbury Committee has issued guidance on employment arrangements for trainee educational psychologists.
April 2019
The Soulbury committee has updated and revised its constitution in the Blue Book.