The Department cannot say when it will implement its commitment to a starting salary of £30,000 for new teachers. In September 2019, the Government set out its intention that salaries for new teachers would rise to £30,000 by September 2022, in order to improve the competitiveness of teacher pay. In February 2021, it told the School Teachers’ Review Body that it had paused planned pay rises for teachers in 2021/22, and that starting salaries would not reach £30,000 by September 2022. The Depa...

The Department cannot say when it will implement its commitment to a starting salary of £30,000 for new teachers. In September 2019, the Government set out its intention that salaries for new teachers would rise to £30,000 by September 2022, in order to improve the competitiveness of teacher pay. In February 2021, it told the School Teachers’ Review Body that it had paused planned pay rises for teachers in 2021/22, and that starting salaries would not reach £30,000 by September 2022. The Department says that it will not be able to confirm until after the next Spending School Funding 7 Review when its commitment to a starting salary of £30,000 Type: recommendation | Number: 6 | Response status: under_consideration Government response: 6.1 The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. Target implementation date: Spring 2022 6.2 As is standard process, the department will be seeking the recommendations of the School Teachers’ Review Body (STRB) for the 2022-23 academic year