Written question asked by James Clappison (Conservative) on Thursday, 4 November 1999, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 9 November 1999. It was answered by Baroness Morris of Yardley (Labour) on Tuesday, 9 November 1999 on behalf of the Department for Education and Employment.

Dept for Education and Employment

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what plans he has to make additional funding available to (a) local education authorities and (b) individual schools with an above average number of teachers achieving threshold success following the implementation of performance related pay.

Answer: Mr. Clappison: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what plans he has to make additional funding available to (a) local education authorities and (b) individual schools with an above average number of teachers achieving threshold success following the implementation of performance-related pay. [97931] Ms Estelle Morris: We will establish a Special Grant to target resources for the performance threshold separate from schools' delegated budgets. All teachers assessed as meeting the national threshold standards will gain an immediate salary increase and access to an upper pay spine. Schools will be able to draw extra funds from the Special Grant via their local education authority for each teacher promoted through the threshold to the upper pay spine.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 97931; 337 c527W
Session: 1998-99
Subjects: Finance Pay Local education authorities Schools Teachers Performance related pay