18th November 2022
On 15 November 2022 the School Teachers’ Review Body (STRB) published its remit letter for the pay period 2023/24. The Local Government Association (LGA) has now begun consulting with local authorities to inform the response to the remit from National Employers Organisation for School Teachers (NEOST), which is the statutory recognised national employer representative body for school teachers.
Key messages included in the remit for 2023/24 include:
- Maintenance of commitment to target of £30k starting salary for ECTs
- DfE request to the STRB to offer an initial view on areas within the STRB’s scope that would most benefit from future exploration in order to address how ‘broader structural issues’ can be adapted in order to provide a coherent and fulfilling career path for teachers and leaders
- The requirement to have regard to the Government’s inflation target when forming recommendations on pay
- To determine what the STRB considers a fair pay award for teachers, while recognising the impact pay rises will have on schools’ overall budgets
The STRB is due to report back to the DfE in May 2023.
