School Teachers’ Review Body for 2024

The Secretary of State has sent a letter to the School Teachers’ Review Body (STRB) asking for recommendations on teachers’ pay and conditions for 2024.

This letter is the start of the pay negotiation process that will set the pay for teachers from September 2024.

The letter notes that:

“In 2023/24, pay review bodies across government recommended historically high pay awards for their respective workforces in light of the extraordinary macroeconomic context. Accepting these recommendations, whilst not increasing borrowing, required tough decisions. It is vital that the STRB consider the historic nature of the 2023/24 award and the Government’s affordability position that will be set out further in written evidence. In 2024-25, the government is continuing to increase investment in schools, but it remains important that the STRB carefully considers the Department’s evidence on the impact of pay rises on schools’ budgets, alongside consideration of the Department’s evidence on a fair pay award.”

The STRB will provide their response in May 2024.