§ Mr. Pawseyasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) if he will estimate the additional cost in education expenditure of the 4.5 per cent. wage offer to teachers;
(2) what would be the cost of a 7 per cent. pay rise for teachers.
§ Sir Keith JosephA 4.5 per cent. increase in the basic salary of the school teachers now employed in the maintained sector would cost about £186 million a year; a 7 per cent. increase would cost about £289 million a year. Since local education authorities have already settled their budgets for 1984–85, the number of teachers who can be employed in the future will be affected by the level of this year's pay increase.
§ Mr. Pawseyasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the average salary of (a) a teacher aged 23 years with 12 months' service and (b) teachers with five, 10 and 15 years' service, respectively.
§ Sir Keith JosephEstimates of average salaries of teachers either at a specific age or by length of teaching service for past periods could be given only at disproportionate cost. Average salaries including allowances of full-time teachers in maintained nurserys primary and secondary schools in England and Wales, based on salary rates effective from 1 April 1983, are estimated to be as follows:
£ teachers aged under 25 6,500 teachers 25–29 7,300 teachers 30–34 8,900 teachers 35–39 9,700