Teachers campaigning for an end to the one per cent pay cap are taking heart from a Treasury letter sent to the chair of the School Teachers’ Review Body (STRB).
Late last month, chief secretary to the Treasury, Liz Truss MP, wrote to STRB chair Dr Patricia Rise setting out the government’s “overarching approach” for the 2018/19 pay round.
The STRB is the independent body that makes official recommendations on teachers’ pay and conditions.
In the letter, Ms Truss writes: “The last Spending Review budgeted for a one per cent average increase in basic pay and progression pay awards for specific work forces, and there will still be a need for pay discipline over the coming years, to ensure the affordability of the public services and the sustainability of public sector employment.
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