The government’s one per cent public sector pay rise has not been received by six in 10 teachers in England, in-depth new research suggests.
Disturbingly, the figures also show that Black and minority ethnic teachers, female teachers and disabled teachers are even less likely to have received the government’s pay increase.
A study of more than 8,000 teachers in England found that 59 per cent have not yet had confirmation that they will be getting the 2016/17 public sector pay award.
This figure stood at 64 per cent for Black and minority ethnic teachers, 64 per cent for teachers with disabilities, and 62 per cent for women teachers.
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