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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Richard Adams Education editor

Senior teachers will endure long pay freeze under DfE plans, study finds

Primary school assembly
The Institute for Fiscal Studies said an increase in school funding meant there was room for higher pay awards across the board. Photograph: John Birdsall/Alamy

Experienced teachers and school leaders in England will continue to endure a decade-long pay freeze if the government’s plans for teacher salaries are adopted, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies.

The IFS said long-serving teachers and heads will experience a 14% real-terms cut in their pay going back to 2010, following the below-inflation increases proposed by the Department for Education in its submission to the teachers’ pay review board.

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