In August, the Department for Education (DfE) released the latest version of the Update to School Teachers Pay and Conditions document (STPCD) (external link)
The STPCD provides a framework for teachers’ pay and conditions, and is statutory for all maintained schools, although many academy trusts also choose to adopt the STPCD for their schools.
The main change is to take account of the September 2017 pay award, which gives a 2% uplift to the statutory minima and maxima of the main pay range and a 1% uplift to the minima and maxima of all other pay ranges in the national framework (including headteacher groups) and all allowances across pay ranges. This means that where a classroom teacher/leadership group member is paid on the minimum of their pay range, this must be uplifted to the new minimum.
The LA has updated the locally agreed pay policy, which has been circulated to all Chairs and headteachers for adoption by their governing bodies.