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<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>
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