Teachers: Pay
Commons · Question 54065 · Tabled 21 May 2025 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Steve Darling
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to take steps to close the pay gap between (a) school teachers and (b) college teachers to achieve equity within the higher education sector.
Answer
Answered by Janet Daby, 5 Jun 2025
Further education (FE) colleges, rather than government, are responsible for setting and negotiating pay within colleges. Colleges are not bound by the national pay and conditions framework for school teachers but are free to implement their own pay arran...