Your role in teachers' pay progression

Understand the pay and progression process – from what to expect in the report from your headteacher, to how to manage appeals.

Last reviewed on 18 December 2024See updates
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Contents
  1. Your role in staff pay decisions
  2. You can delegate pay decisions to a pay committee
  3. The process for approving pay
  4. The appeals process

Your role in staff pay decisions

Maintained schools Your board is responsible for: Deciding whether to remove or retain performance-related pay Your headteacher will make the case if they want to change this, and your board will decide whether to approve and adopt an updated pay policy Reviewing and approving your teachers' pay policy Making sure the pay policy is clear about the circumstances in which a pay increase may or may not be merited: If your school is continuing with performance-related pay, progression may only be withheld for poor performance If your school has removed performance-related pay, progression may only withheld if a teacher is subject to capability proceedings Making sure the policy is clear on how pay will be determined when teachers are absent for reasons such as maternity or parental leave or long-term sick leave If your school has chosen to continue with performance-related pay, making sure that: The