The comments made by Bridget Phillipson, the Secretary of State for Education, on 1 July 2026.
Our brilliant school and college teachers go above and beyond every day, and I’m determined that dedication is not just recognised, but rewarded.
This multi-year deal, backed by significant additional investment, shows the immense value we place in our teachers, while giving schools and colleges certainty over pay and their budgets.
It’s also right that classroom teachers are not seeing executive pay rise faster than their own – or set at excessive levels in the first place – so tighter controls will mean unjustifiable exec salaries become a thing of the past, helping level the playing field for school staff and drive every pound towards classrooms.