HC Deb 25 July 1985 vol 83 cc640-1W
Mr. Peter Bruinvels

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if, pursuant to his answer of 11 July, Official Report, columns 483–84, to the hon. Member for Leicester, East about teachers' salaries, he will publish comparable figures for head teachers' and deputy head teachers' salaries.

Sir Keith Joseph

There are currently 14 overlapping but separate pay scales for head teachers and 12 for deputy heads. In some years pay increases have applied differentially, and overall average percentage increases for heads and deputies are not readily available. The following tables give approximate percentage settlement increases for the head teacher group 5 and deputy head group 4 scales, and the estimated percentage increases in overall average salaries for all heads and deputies, in cash and in real terms, for the periods requested.

Cash terms Real terms
(1) (2) (3) (4)
Settlements Average salaries Settlements Average salaries
(b) from Hougtiton to April 1984 185 197 -14 -10
(c) from April 1979 to April 1984 69 74 3 7
(d) from April 1979 to April 1985 77 84 1 5

Notes:

1. Columns (1) and (3) relate to Group 5 headteachers (whose scale runs from £12,042 to £13,317) and to Group 4 deputy headteachers (£8,049 to 10,482) and give the cumulative increases from comparison of actual pay scales, where necessary taking the average of the increases at the minimum and maximum points. Column (1) is in cash terms. Column (3) is adjusted to reflect changes in the RPI during [he periods in question.

2. Columns (2) and (4) give average salary increases for all heads and deputies derived from the Department's main mechanised record of teachers, as at 31 March each year adjusted for pay increased applicable (normally) from the following 1 April. Column (2) is in cash terms. Column (4) is adjusted to reflect RPI changes.

3. The estimated average salary figures reflect actual changes in salary levels arising from annual pay settlements ad incremental drift.

4. In extrapolating the figures to 1985 (row d), 5 per cent. has been taken as the settlement increase, and in addition the average salary figures assume a notional 0.3 per cent. for salary drift.