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Performance pay is not the issue

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Performance-related pay is not the issue for our headteacher diarist, but what the best pay policy is for rewarding teachers who host revision session and other activities outside of school hours.

The long-awaited arrival of spring does not just herald the first lambs, fluffy chicks, fresh new shoots on the stark branches of wind-battered trees and (hopefully) some warmer weather, but it is also union conference season. As is always the case, attention turns to the terms and conditions of the memberships with the inevitable talk of strike action and votes of no confidence in those that lead us.

This year, speakers’ topics were dominated by the newly introduced concept of performance-related pay (PRP) with, perhaps not surprisingly, a variety of views being expressed. As we all know, PRP has been around for a very long time and is not even new to education.

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