Teachers: Pay
Commons · Question 700 · Tabled 13 May 2026 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 20 May 2026
Question
Asked by Andrew Snowden
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the equity of the pay gap between further education college lecturers and school teachers.
Answer
Answered by Josh MacAlister, 20 May 2026
The statutory requirements for maintained schoolteachers' pay are set nationally subject to recommendations from the School Teachers’ Review Body. In 2024/25, the median full-time equivalent (FTE) salary for classroom teachers in secondary schools was £50...