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<p>The Levelling Up Premium (LUP) is designed to incentivise the recruitment and retention
of specialist teachers in chemistry, computing, mathematics, and physics. It is too
early to evaluate its overall impact, but it is informed by previous pilots. An evaluation
of Early Career Payments found they reduced the likelihood of teachers leaving by
37% for the £5,000 payments, and 58% for the £7,500 payments.</p><p>The eligibility
criteria for the LUP defines a subject specialist as a teacher who either holds a
degree in the eligible subject or has completed an initial teacher training (ITT)
course specialising in the eligible subject. Most hours of teaching in the eligible
subjects are taught by a teacher with a relevant post A level qualification.</p><p>The
quality of teaching is the single most important in-school factor for improving pupil
outcomes. Although the department recognises that some teachers are not subject specialists,
it is vital that we retain subject specialists in the LUP-eligible subjects in the
early years of their career.</p><p>Last year the department accepted in full the School
Teachers’ Review Body (STRB) recommendations for the 2023/24 pay award for teachers
and leaders. This means that teachers and leaders in maintained schools received a
pay award of 6.5%, which is the highest pay award for teachers in over thirty years.
The 2023/24 award also delivered the manifesto commitment of a minimum £30,000 starting
salary for school teachers in all regions of the country.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>
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