The Department for Education (DfE) confirmed this week that it will accept recommendations made by the School Teachers’ Review Body (STRB) in December.
The decision means that mandatory pay points for teachers will be scrapped from September with pay progression instead being linked to annual appraisals judged against the new Teachers’ Standards.
However, there has been criticism of the short consultation period between education secretary Michael Gove announcing that he intended to accept the STRB’s advice and his final decision to do so.
The STRB's report was published in early December followed by Mr Gove's formal response and a consultation period running over Christmas and up until January 4.
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