§ 58. Mr. PikeTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what discussions he has had with the interim advisory committee on teachers' pay; and whether he will make a statement.
§ 102. Mr. WareingTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what discussions he has had with the interim advisory committee on teachers' pay; and whether he will make a statement.
§ Mrs. RumboldMy right hon. Friend has had no discussions with the IAC. Officials from the Department gave oral evidence to the committee on 9 November.
§ 62. Mr. O'BrienTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what representations he has received on current procedure for the settlement of salaries and conditions for teachers; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mrs. RumboldMy right hon. Friend is currently engaged in a series of meetings with the teacher unions and the employers at which a range of possibilities for new permanent pay determination arrangements is being discussed.
§ 88. Mr. ButlerTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether his Department has had any correspondence with Cheshire county council concerning the pay of home tutors and supply teachers.
§ Mrs. RumboldNo. Local education authorities have certain discretions under the school teachers' pay and conditions document 1989 to pay teachers on short-notice contracts at rates they consider appropriate in order to recruit and retain sufficient teachers of the right quality.
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§ 92. Mr. FearnTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will make it his policy that the element within rate support grant for school teachers' pay within any new pay determination machinery be determined solely on the merits of the case for teachers' pay.
§ Mrs. RumboldMy right hon. Friend is at present discussing with unions and employers what form the new pay determination machinery should take. The implications for annual local authority spending settlements will be considered during those discussions.
§ 93. Mr. Geraint HowellsTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will make a statement on the progress of his plans to introduce a new teachers' pay negotiating body.
§ Mrs. RumboldMy right hon. Friend is currently engaged in a series of meetings with the teacher unions and the employers at which a range of possibilities for new permanent pay determination arrangements is being discussed.
§ 108. Mr. StevensTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what in real terms, was headteachers' pay in 1979 and in the latest year for which figures are available.
§ Mrs. RumboldThe average pay of a headteacher in April 1989 was 18,883 in the primary sector and £26,185 in the secondary sector. The equivalent figures for 1979 (in real terms) were £14,841 and £19,875 respectively.