Commenting on the Department for Education's (DfE) proposal for a 2.8 per cent teaching staff pay rise for 2025/26, National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER), School Workforce Lead, Jack Worth said:
“This proposed pay increase would be unlikely to lead to a significant improvement in teacher recruitment and retention, while also requiring schools to make further budget efficiencies to afford it.
"It seems at odds with the Government’s stated ambition to recruit 6,500 new teachers, unless other policy measures are forthcoming which improve the attractiveness of teaching."