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Teachers’ starting salaries set to rise to £30,000

The education secretary has announced plans to increase teachers’ starting salaries to make the profession more attractive and boost recruitment.

By 2022-23, starting salaries for new teachers are set to rise by £6,000 to £30,000, under Government plans for the biggest reform to teachers’ pay in a generation. 

According to the Department for Education, the move will make starting salaries for teachers ‘among the most competitive in the graduate labour market'.

Education secretary Gavin Williamson will set out his proposal to increase teachers’ starting salaries in a remit letter to the School Teachers’ Review Body, asking for their recommendations on raising starting salaries of new teachers as well as next year’s pay award.

Today’s announcement by Mr Williamson also includes the Government’s commitment to fully fund higher payments into the teachers’ pension scheme. As of this month, employers will contribute 23.6 per cent into teachers’ pensions.

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