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The DfE has published the outcome of the valuation of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme, and it has been confirmed there is a need to increase the employer contribution rate by 5% from April 2024.

The 2023 School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document (STPCD) has now been published. This is statutory guidance for LA maintained schools in England, although many academies and multi-academy trusts also comply with it.

The DfE recently announced that there had been an error in the calculation of the National Funding Formula (NFF) rates for 2024/25. 

Schools’ Choice, a leading provider of professional support services, has unveiled two new products, Owl Labs and Sage Intacct, to provide the foundation of digital transformation in the boardroom and transform a day in the life of a Chief Financial Officer.

Teaching members of the National Education Union (NEU) have voted overwhelmingly to accept the government’s pay offer of 6.5% and so will not be holding further strikes in the autumn term.

The Government announced on 13 July 2023, that teachers will be awarded a 6.5% pay award with effect from September 2023, and to advisory points, with higher increases to parts of the Main Pay Range to reach a minimum starting salary of £30,000 outside London, with slight variations to the London p

An uplift to the UIFSM per-meal rate has been announced.

The NEU is planning to strike on Wednesday 5^th and Friday 7^th July 2023.

The long awaited draft Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023 has finally been published.