Pay & Conditions
The latest news and analysis on teacher pay and school staff working conditions, including pay rise negotiations, pay scales, pensions and more
Thursday
22nd May 2025
TLR payments 2025-26: how much extra can teachers earn?
As a qualified teacher with extra responsibilities, you could be entitled to a bit more in your pay packet. Find out the latest on TLR payments

Teacher pay scales 2025-26: what will your salary look like?
After the government’s announcement of a 4 per cent pay rise for teachers in England, here are the pay scales for the 2025-26 academic year

‘This pay award gives us a small but significant reason to hope’
The financial situation is tough for all in schools, but this pay award shows a shift in tone we should seize upon and credit, argues Tom Campbell, chief executive of E-ACT

Teachers to get 4% pay rise
The DfE has accepted the pay review body’s recommendation of 4% and announced it will provide £615m in additional funding to schools

How trusts are tackling the ‘toughest budget round in a generation’
As leaders finalise budgets for next year, many are ‘immersed in restructures’, ‘stripping out’ resources and drawing from reserves, they tell Tes
