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Call for boost to teachers' wages after report exposes decline in pay and escalating workloads
Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson arriving in Downing street, in central London, September 17, 2024

THE government was urged to boost teachers’ wages after a new report exposed a dramatic decline in real-terms pay and escalating workloads within the further education (FE) sector today.

A study by the National Foundation for Educational Research revealed that FE teacher pay had plummeted by 11 per cent in real terms in the decade to 2021/22. 

It found that FE teachers earned on average 23 per cent less than those who work elsewhere in the education sector, such as in specialised technical training. 

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