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Pay rises branded 'divisive and inadequate' by both teacher and leadership unions

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This year’s teacher pay rise, which gives early career teachers 5.5 per cent compared to a 2.75 per cent uplift for more experienced colleagues, has been labelled “divisive and inadequate” by both teacher and leadership unions.


In July, the School Teachers’ Review Body published its recommendations for the September 2020 pay rise (STRB, 2020) and these have been accepted by education secretary Gavin Williamson.

The STRB set out an increase to the minimum of the main pay range (MPR) of 5.5 per cent, while the maximum is to rise by just 2.75 per cent. All other pay ranges will also rise by 2.75 per cent.

It means an increase of £1,341 to £25,714 for the MPR minimum outside London. The MPR maximum increases by £990 to £36,961.

Meanwhile, the upper pay range (UPR) minimum increases by £1,036 to £38,690 while the maximum is up £1,114 to £41,604.

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