2024/25 Teacher Pay Announcement

Updated: 19 September 2024

Here at James Ray Recruitment we understand the importance of clarity in the pay and conditions of jobs, which is why we always try to advertise the salary for our vacancies.

Following on from our 2023-24 teacher pay guide, as the year progresses it’s only natural for teachers, ECTs and potential trainees to consider their finances and plan for the next year. Here, we will include all the updates we have as news regarding teacher pay arrives.

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29th July – Teacher Pay Announcement

The government has announced that they intend to follow the recommendations of the independent pay review body, and have offered a 5.5% pay rise from September. Teaching unions have welcomed the offer, which will be put to their members.

However, it has been confirmed that the pay award will not apply to colleagues in the further education sector. Their pay award will be negotiated separately with relevant unions.

As the teacher pay award looks likely to be accepted, we hope that the announcement will help school teachers to enjoy the rest of their summer holidays.

So What Happens Next?

Following the 2024/2025 teacher pay announcement, there will be a 10-week consultation period which will include time for unions to vote on the pay award. As this consultation period will last until after the start of the new academic year, any pay deal will be back-dated.

July 2024 Update – Into The Summer Holidays

Teachers across the United Kingdom have now started their well-deserved summer holidays. Several news outlets have reported that the independent School Teachers Review Body have recommended above-inflation pay rises of 5.5%. The government is not obligated to accept these recommendations, with a further expected later in the summer.

As ever, we’ll keep you updated when we know more.

2024 UK General Election Update

The UK General Election was held on 4th July 2024, and saw a Labour government elected with a large majority. So what does this mean for teacher pay?

Although it is early days for the government, one of the most pressing issues that the new Education Secretary, Bridget Phillipson, will face is making a decision on the 2024-25 teacher pay award. As yet, there has been no announcement for 2024-25 teacher pay, and Labour made no specific manifesto pledges on the topic.

What we do know is that the independent pay review body submitted the recommendations to the previous government (see below). However, the calling of the general election meant that this has not yet been made public. At the time of writing, we do not know what the recommendations are, whether the new government intends to follow them or how any potential pay increase will be funded.

May 2024 Update

At the time of writing, the School Teachers Review Body have sent their recommendations for teacher pay in 2024-25 to the government. As yet, the recommendations have not been published.

Unions have called for the immediate publication, with concerns being raised that in an election year they may seek to delay release of any news regarding teacher pay. So as yet, the teacher pay award is unknown.

However, we do know that there is friction expected between the DfE and the major teaching unions. The NAHT has called for “double digit” pay rises for teaching staff, whilst the DfE is urging lower pay rises than previous years.