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<p>Since the Teachers’ Pay Grant methodology was published in September 2018, the
Department has been contacted by representative organisations, unions, individual
colleges, Members of Parliament, and members of the public. These have mainly been
through correspondence, but also some meetings with officials and ministers.</p><p>Further
education (FE) and sixth form colleges have a different legal status and relationship
to government when compared with schools. They are private institutions, independent
of government, and it is for individual employers to agree pay structures, based on
local needs. The Department is carefully considering the needs of FE providers, including
in relation to funding, in preparation for the next Spending Review.</p>
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