More than seven in 10, or 74 per cent, are opposed to the idea according to a YouGov Teacher Track Survey. A majority of school leaders (55 per cent) have also rejected the changes.
The proposed move to performance-related pay will see the scrapping of mandatory pay points from September 2013. Pay increases for classroom teachers would instead be linked to annual appraisals judged against the new Teachers’ Standards.
It means that classroom teachers’ pay will not rise automatically in line with their experience at the chalkface. The current pay bands for teachers are £21,588 to £31,552 outside London (£27,000 to £36,387 for those in the capital).
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