Evaluation of Teachers’ Pay Reform

The Government has introduced substantial reforms to teachers’ pay, to give schools greater freedom to decide how much they pay teachers and how quickly pay progresses. Schools now have more flexibility to attract and retain the best teachers, and recognise and reward high performance. The reforms came into force in September 2013. A central feature of the reforms is the abolition of automatic progression on the main pay range for classroom teachers, and the introduction of performance-related pay for teachers on...