Teachers: Pay
2026-05-18 · Department for Education · 2843 · Official question
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer of 10 March 2026 to Question 117426, Teachers: Pay, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of binding collective bargaining arrangements in further education.
Answer
Colleges have the autonomy to set their own teacher pay as it enables them to respond directly to local labour market and skills needs, alongside their own particular specialisation and priorities.In addition, there are pre-existing sector-led arrangement...