Teachers' Salaries (Hansard, 20 March 1995)

§ Mr. Sheerman
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what has been the average change in real terms of teachers' salaries in further education since 1979. [14461]

§ Mr. Boswell
It is not possible to provide a figure solely for teachers in further education. Between April 1979 and April 1994, the pay of staff in former local authority further and higher education rose by 31 per cent. in real terms, as measured by the new earnings survey.

§ Mr. Sheerman
To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) what has been the change in real terms of secondary school teachers' salaries since 1979; [14460]
(2) what has been the average change in real terms of primary school teachers' salaries since 1979. [14458]

§ Mr. Robin Squire
The average salary of a primary and secondary school teacher in Great Britain has increased by 60 per cent. in real terms between April 1979 and April 1994, as measured by the new earning survey. This compares with an increase of 37 per cent. in real terms in the average pay for all employees over the same period.