School teachers’ pay and conditions
Statutory guidance on pay and conditions for teachers in England.
Documents
School teachers’ pay and conditions document 2020 and guidance on school teachers’ pay and conditions (valid from 1 September 2020)
Ref: DfE-00157-2020PDF, 535KB, 84 pages
School teachers’ pay and conditions document 2019 and guidance on school teachers’ pay and conditions (valid from 1 September 2019)
PDF, 1020KB, 81 pages
Details
This statutory guidance is for:
- local authorities
- school leaders
- school teachers
- governing bodies and their representatives
It relates to local-authority-maintained schools in England.
Advice on developing your school’s approach to pay is also available.
Statutory guidance sets out what schools and local authorities must do to comply with the law. You should follow the guidance unless you have a very good reason not to.
Published 10 August 2017
Last updated 23 September 2020 + show all updates
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Updated with ‘School teachers’ pay and conditions document 2020 and guidance on school teachers’ pay and conditions (valid from 1 September 2020)’.
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Added ‘School teachers’ pay and conditions document 2019 and guidance on school teachers’ pay and conditions (valid from 1 September 2019)’.
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Added the Welsh version of the ‘School teachers’ pay and conditions document 2018′, valid from 1 September 2018.
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Added the statutory guidance for 2018.
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Added the Welsh version of ‘School teachers’ pay and conditions document 2017 and guidance on school teachers’ pay and conditions’ that is valid from 1 September 2017.
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