Written question asked by Colin Burgon (Labour) on Wednesday, 11 March 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 16 March 2009. It was answered by Lord Knight of Weymouth (Labour) on Monday, 16 March 2009 on behalf of the Department for Children, Schools and Families.

Teachers: Pay

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families pursuant to the answer of 22 January 2009, Official Report, column 1711W, on teachers' pay, if he will (a) publish the findings of the Local Government Employers' survey of local authorities on the number of teachers who have lost pay as a result of the ending of safeguarding for management allowances; and (b) estimate the amount removed from the overall teachers' pay bill as a result of the ending of the safeguarding.

Answer: We do not hold such results centrally as the Local Government Employers contacted a sample of local authorities to estimate the number of teachers who would be affected by the ending of safeguarding payments for management allowances. Our previous reply reported that the sample survey indicated that between 2 per cent. and 4 per cent. of teachers may have been affected by the ending of the safeguarding period.We do not collect data on the amount that will be removed from the overall teachers' pay bill as a result of the ending of this safeguarding. Schools have been planning for this since the withdrawal of management allowances on 31 December 2005 and the subsequent introduction of Teaching and Learning Responsibility payments with the requirement to review the school's staffing structure. It is for schools to determine how best to utilise any savings made as a result of the expiry of the safeguarding period. Local authorities have already set indicative school budgets for 2009-10 and 2010-11 in addition to budgets for 2008-09.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 489 c873-4W;489 c875-6W; 263966
Session: 2008-09
Related items: Teachers: Pay
Thursday, 22 January 2009
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects: Pay Teachers
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk