Skip to main contentSkip to navigation Close dialogue1/1 Next image Previous image Toggle caption School teachers will see a cumulative 17% pay increase since the last election, the DfE said. Photograph: skynesher/Getty Images View image in fullscreen School teachers will see a cumulative 17% pay increase since the last election, the DfE said. Photograph: skynesher/Getty Images Teachers in England get two-year 6.6% pay rise but schools to foot part of billUnions pleased with rise above forecast inflation but concerned nearly a third of it will come from school budgets
UK politics live – latest updates Teachers in England will receive a 3.5% pay rise from September and a further 3% next year, with extra school funding to meet most but not all of the higher wage bill, the government has announced. The Department for Education said state schools would be given an extra £1.8bn over two years to partly fund the pay rises for teachers and for support staff, who have been offered a 3.3% pay rise back-dated to April.
Published: July 1, 2026 4:02 pm
Source: The Guardian — Read original