School teachers' pay
On August 24th the DfE issued Statutory guidance - School teachers' pay and conditions (STPCD).
The STPCD provides a framework for teachers’ pay and conditions, and is statutory for all maintained schools, although many academy trusts also choose to adopt the STPCD for their schools.
The main change is to take account of the September 2017 pay award, which gives a 2% uplift to the statutory minima and maxima of the main pay range and a 1% uplift to the minima and maxima of all other pay ranges in the national framework (including head teacher groups) and all allowances across pay ranges.
Schools must determine how to take account of the uplift for those not currently on the minimum, in line with their own pay policy.
Governing boards will need to ensure that their pay policies take account of the new requirements.