Starting salaries for teachers could rise up to £30,000 by 2023, according to news government plans.
The Department for Education said the move would make new teachers’ salaries, set to rise to £30,000 by 2022-23, “among the most competitive” in the graduate labour market. Unions say the increase is long overdue, and necessary, to attract enough graduates into the teaching. This is the latest proposal by the government in terms of education.
On Friday, a multi billion pound boost in funding was promised for schools in England over the next three years, whilst Sajid Javid also pledged to invest an extra £400m into further education for 16 to 19 year olds. This includes colleges and sixth form. The minimum salary for teachers in England and Wales, is currently £23,720, according to the government’s “Get Into Teaching website”, whilst the minimum for inner London is £29,664.
Teachers are often considered to be underpaid.
Dr Mary Boustead said: “Teacher training targets have been missed for six years in a row, and this announcement may go some way to making teaching more attractive.”
Education Secretary Gavin Williamson will set out his proposal to increase teachers’ starting salaries in a letter to the School Teachers’ Review Body, asking for their recommendations.
He said: “I want the best talent to be drawn to the teaching profession and for schools to compete with biggest employers in the labour market and recruit the brightest and the best into teaching.”
