Research by the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) involving its members in independent schools has found that a fifth have not received a cost of living increase in their salaries, while two-thirds have been offered up to two per cent. The Retail Price Index for the year to September 2013 is at 3.2 per cent.
At the same time, a fifth of members report that fees have gone up by between two and four per cent in the last academic year, while nine per cent report increases of more than four per cent.
More than two-thirds said that their pupil numbers had remained steady or had increased this September, compared with last year. Only a quarter said they had fewer pupils.
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