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registered interest
date	27/03/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Pay
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Agnew of Oulton on 5 November 2018 (HL11052), what further discussions they have had with stakeholders regarding centrally employed teachers not covered by the Teachers' Pay Grant.
tabling member printed	Lord Watson of Invergowrie
uin	HL14886
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2019 answer text <p>The teachers’ pay grant is to support schools with the cost of the award. Centrally employed teachers make up less than 1% of all classroom teachers, and we anticipate that local authorities will cover the additional increase from existing budgets. While we are distributing the grant on a per pupil formula, we do not have an equivalent basis on which to provide funding to local authorities, given the variability in approach to centrally employing teachers between different authorities. Many centrally employed teachers are employed by music education hubs. We recently announced a £1.33 million increase in funding for music education hubs for 2018/19 and 2019/20 to help with a range of pressures including pay.</p><p>Since November, we have discussed this further with a range of stakeholders, including the Local Government Association, other representatives from local authorities and representatives from teacher unions.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 10/04/2019 12:42:24 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	1241 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Invergowrie

994736

registered interest
date	25/10/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Pay
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by Lord Agnew of Oulton on 24 October (HLWS5997), whether the allocation for local authorities in respect of specialist provision from the Teachers' Pay Grant in their area will extend to centrally-funded teachers of dance, drama, and music.
tabling member printed	Lord Watson of Invergowrie
uin	HL11052
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>The allocation for local authorities in respect of specialist provision is specifically to fund institutions that provide for children with high needs. It does not cover centrally employed teachers.</p><p> </p><p>The department is in discussions with a range of stakeholders, including the Local Government Association, about the small number of centrally employed teachers, who account for 1% of all classroom teachers not covered by the Teachers’ Pay Grant.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 05/11/2018 12:27:33 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	1241 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Invergowrie

990501

registered interest
date	18/10/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Pay
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the accuracy of the analysis provided by the Institute for Fiscal Studies on the teachers' pay award announced in July which states that “about 60 per cent of teachers will receive below-inflation awards of 2 per cent, or in the case of school leaders 1.5 per cent".
tabling member printed	Baroness Pinnock
uin	HL10834
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2018 answer text <p>For all pay awards, the government considered the wider pressures on public spending and the need to ensure they were fair for both public sector workers and the taxpayer. The government provided for a significant uplift in starting salaries to focus on raising pay for the lowest paid teachers at the start of their careers.</p><p> </p><p>43.5% of the teacher workforce, or the 199,000 teachers currently on the Unqualified Teacher and Main Pay Range ranges will see an uplift of 3.5% to their pay range. The remaining 56.5% will see an increase to their pay ranges of between 1.5% and 2%.</p><p> </p><p>Arrangements for teachers’ pay have been fundamentally reformed over the last four years following recommendations from the School Teachers’ Review Body. The freedoms the government have given headteachers over pay mean that there are no restrictions on increases within the minima and maxima of the national pay ranges. Schools are able to choose to give teachers a higher pay rise where this is appropriate to their particular local context and budget, subject to performance.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 01/11/2018 15:15:46 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4341 label Biography information for Baroness Pinnock

972767

registered interest
date	12/09/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Pay
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what consultations they have held with teaching unions in Wales on the issue of teachers' pay.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL10344
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/09/2018 answer text <p>My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State issued a written ministerial statement and published the ‘School Teachers’ Review Body’ report on 24 July 2018. Department officials wrote to all statutory consultees, including the teaching unions in Wales, to invite them to comment on the report, the government’s response to it, the revised ‘School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions’ document and accompanying pay order. The consultation lasted for six weeks, ending on 3 September 2018. Undeb Cenedlaethol Athrawon Cymru (UCAC) provided a response and evidence to the consultation on 3 September 2018. The department also invited all statutory consultees to meet Department for Education officials to discuss the report. UCAC did not take up that offer.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 26/09/2018 13:47:00 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

692714

registered interest
date	21/02/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Pay
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to review the pay scales for teachers over the course of this Parliament.
tabling member printed	Lord Watson of Invergowrie
uin	HL5527
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2017 answer text <p>Teachers’ pay in England and Wales is based on recommendations from the School Teachers’ Review Body (STRB), the independent body that advises on teachers’ pay and conditions. The Government has asked the STRB to report by early April with its recommendations for the September 2017 pay award.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 28/02/2017 17:17:18 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	1241 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Invergowrie

515919

registered interest
date	26/04/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Pay
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what have been the on-costs on teachers’ salaries for the last three years.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL7985
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2016 answer text <p>The on-costs on teachers’ salaries consist of employer pension contributions and employer National Insurance (NI) contributions. In 2015/16, the total on-costs for a teacher with an average salary are approximately 25.4% of their gross salary.</p><p> </p><p>Employer contributions to the Teachers’ Pension Scheme are the same rate for all teachers regardless of salary and in 2015/16 they increased from 14.1% of teachers’ gross salary to 16.5%.</p><p> </p><p>The table below sets out the on-costs on teachers’ salaries for the last three years:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Employer contributions</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015/16</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Teachers' Pension</p></td><td><p>14.1%</p></td><td><p>14.1%</p></td><td><p>16.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>National Insurance</p></td><td><p>7.9%</p></td><td><p>7.9%</p></td><td><p>8.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total On-Costs</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>22.0%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>22.0%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>25.4%</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 09/05/2016 15:57:10 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

93424

registered interest
date	14/10/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Pay
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to introduce legislation to give headteachers and schools greater autonomy over teachers' pay and to allow them to reward, recruit, and retain the best teachers.
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
uin	HL2090
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2014 answer text <p>This Government has recently reformed the statutory framework for teachers’ pay to give maintained schools greater autonomy. New statutory arrangements came into effect in September 2013 that give schools more freedom to decide how much they pay a teacher and how quickly pay progresses. This increased flexibility, which academies already enjoyed, supports headteachers in attracting and recruiting the teachers that they need to deliver outstanding education.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 22/10/2014 16:12:47 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont