\u200bThe department will be consulting on the impact that these costs will impose on all institutions covered by the Teachers\u2019 Pension Scheme, including those in the higher education (HE) sector, and will decide what action should be taken.<\/p>
At present, the department proposes to provide funding to schools, including state-funded, non-maintained special schools and independent special schools to cover increased pensions costs to ensure that funding is allocated where it is most needed.<\/p>
\u200bThis includes proposed funding for those further education (FE) providers obliged to offer the Teachers\u2019 Pension Scheme, consisting of general FE colleges, sixth form colleges, designated institutions (including the new designated institutions that form part of HE institution group structures), specialist post-16 institutions and adult & community learning providers (local authority provision).<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4169", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie"} } , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Viscount Younger of Leckie"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2018-11-15", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2018-11-15T16:17:49.297Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "60"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Education"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Education"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-11-06", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Higher Education: Pensions"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government what level of funding they intend to make available to higher education institutions to mitigate the impact of changes to employer contributions on the Teachers\u2019 Pension Scheme.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3842", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Baroness Garden of Frognal"} } , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Baroness Garden of Frognal"} ], "uin" : "HL11321"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1002481", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1002481/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
For the financial year 2019-20, the changes will be implemented from 1 September 2019 for which the department estimates that £1.1 billion more will need to be put into the Teachers\u2019 Pension Scheme by employers to ensure teachers\u2019 pensions remain generous and attractive to the profession. Of the estimated £1.1 billion, affected higher education institutions are expected to put in £80 million.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4169", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie"} } , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Viscount Younger of Leckie"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2018-11-15", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2018-11-15T15:27:34.927Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "60"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Education"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Education"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-11-06", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Higher Education: Pensions"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they anticipate an increase in employer contributions for higher education institutions on the Teachers\u2019 Pension Scheme following changes to actuarial valuations in 2019\u201320; and if so, what estimate they have made of the amount such an increase will represent.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3842", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Baroness Garden of Frognal"} } , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Baroness Garden of Frognal"} ], "uin" : "HL11322"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1002538", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1002538/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The Department holds information on the number of teachers in England in each pay range at a school level.<\/p>
The following table provides the number of regular teachers in service in state funded schools who are on the (a) main, (b) upper and (c) leadership pay ranges in England in November 2017.<\/p>
<\/p>
Number of regular teachers in service in state funded schools who are on the main, upper and leadership pay ranges in England in November 2017<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td> Leadership Main Upper Other [1]<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Unknown<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Total<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> England<\/strong>[2]<\/p><\/td> 69,521<\/p><\/td> 170,910<\/p><\/td> 177,941<\/p><\/td> 45,470<\/p><\/td> 36,070<\/p><\/td> 499,912<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> Source: School Workforce Census<\/em><\/p> <\/p> Academies are not obliged to use the pay ranges required in LA-maintained schools, though many academies use similar pay.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> [1] Includes leading practitioner and unqualified pay ranges.<\/p> [2] Excludes centrally employed staff.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data his Department holds on the number of teachers on the (a) main, (b) upper, and (c) leadership pay scales at school level.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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