HC Deb 08 June 2000 vol 351 cc342-3W
23. Mr. Gill

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what assessment he has made of the anticipated take-up rate of performance-related pay for teachers. [123357]

Ms Estelle Morris

All teachers who apply for assessment at the performance threshold and are assessed as meeting the national standards will pass. We have set no limits on take-up.

24. Mr. Jack

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment upon what aspects of his performance-related pay proposals teachers from the SEN sector have made representations. [123358]

Ms Estelle Morris

My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State has received a variety of representations on the new pay structure for teachers, including a number from heads and teachers involved in providing for SEN. He has made clear his intention that teachers from the SEN sector should be able to benefit from the new pay system in the same way as other teachers.

33. Mr. Amess

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what recent representations he has received on performance-related pay for teachers. [123368]

Ms Estelle Morris

On 2 May we launched consultation on the draft School Teachers' Pay and Conditions Document with the statutory consultees. These are the organisations we are required to consult with as part of the Review body process: teaching and headteachers' unions, governors' representatives and the National Employers. The consultation will run until 2 June. We will take the consultation responses into account in finalising the text of the Pay and Conditions Document, which will come into force from September 2000.