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Government Evidence to the School Teachers’ Review Body – 2026 Pay Award

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Government evidence to the School Teachers’ Review Body (STRB) is the Secretary of State for Education’s evidence to support the STRB’s consideration of the 2026 to 2027 and 2027 to 2028 academic year pay awards for teachers and school leaders, alongside their indicative assessment for 2028 to 2029. This evidence...
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Post-16 Education and Skills White Paper – Section 2.1

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Sets out the government plan to educate and train the workforce of the future and give people the skills and knowledge they need to succeed. Working with businesses, colleges, universities and the wider skills sector and it is guided by their industrial strategy....
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Incentives, initiatives and supplements supporting recruitment and retention

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This report examines the range of financial and non-financial incentives implemented by further education colleges to improve staff recruitment and retention amidst ongoing funding pressures. It highlights a strategic shift toward flexible benefits and targeted pay awards, such as the recommended 4% increase for the 2025/26 period, to maintain a...
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School Teachers’ Review Body (AoC evidence included)

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The 2025 report recommends pay and condition adjustments for teachers and school leaders in England to ensure professional competitiveness and sustainability. It analyzes economic data, recruitment trends, and retention factors to advise on salary updates and workforce management....
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Teacher Workforce: Secondary and Further Education

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Evaluates whether government spending is effectively addressing teacher shortages across schools and FE. Highlights ongoing recruitment and retention challenges, including pay disparities and weak workforce planning....
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Teacher Workforce: Secondary and Further Education

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This comprehensive NAO report provides a full assessment of teacher recruitment and retention challenges across both secondary schools and further education colleges. It highlights ongoing recruitment and retention challenges, including pay disparities and weak workforce planning. The report documents that the government budgeted £700 million in 2024-25 for teacher recruitment...
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Education Workforce Summary

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This summary report synthesises findings across early years, school support staff, FE teachers, and school teachers. It identifies shared challenges including pay competitiveness and career progression, with FE teacher pay highlighted as having fallen rapidly in recent years....
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School Teachers’ Review Body – annual reports

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The School Teachers’ Review Body makes annual reports to Parliament recommending teachers’ salary increases and provide comprehensive analysis of teacher recruitment and retention challenges. They include analyses of teachers’ pay over time and make broader observations related to contemporary issues of concern such as workload management, flexible working options, and...
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Government Evidence to the School Teachers’ Review Body – annual reports

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The DfE evidence submissions to the STRB for each annual pay award cycle outline the government's assessment of teacher supply challenges and recruitment/retention strategy. They reflect contemporary issues impacting current and projected teacher supply. The documents present data on ITT recruitment, teacher leaving rates, and the government's commitment to additional...
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Supporting or stifling? Experiences of beginning teachers working within the Early Career Framework

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This research article examines the experiences of new teachers working with the Early Career Framework (ECF). It offers a critique of the ECF based on the findings from survey and interview data, suggesting that a core problem is the ‘one size fits all’ design of the framework. Early Career Teachers...
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