The School Teachers Pay and Conditions Document 2024 was published on Friday 18th October.
As expected, the changes in this version of the Document relate to:-
- The 2024 pay award.
- The removal of performance related pay from September 2024.
- Changes relating to Planning, Preparation and Assessment time.
- The 2024 pay award
In line with the recommendations in the STRB’s 34th Report, from 1 September 2024 a 5.5% increase will be applied to all pay and allowance ranges and advisory points. All pay uplifts will be back dated to 1 September 2024.
2.The removal of performance related pay
In relation to pay progression paragraph 19 of the Document has been amended as follows:-
pay progression must be awarded, subject to the following exceptions:
- any relevant body that chooses to retain performance related pay, as set out in their pay policy, may only decide to withhold progression for reasons related to poor performance
- any relevant body that chooses not to retain performance related pay, as set out in their pay policy, may only decide to withhold progression if a teacher is in capability proceedings
3.Changes to Planning, Preparation and Assessment time
An additional sentence has been added to paragraph 52.5:-
Where reasonably appropriate and agreed by both the individual teacher and the headteacher, PPA can be taken in one weekly unit and it can be taken away from the school site.
School teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document 2024
