§ Mr. CameronTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) when he expects to publish the guidance on earned autonomy for primary and secondary schools under the Education Act 2002; [122721]
(2) whether the forthcoming guidance on earned autonomy will include freedom for schools to set pay rates for (a) teaching staff, (b) teaching support staff and (c) other staff; and if he will make a statement. [122722]
§ Mr. Miliband[holding answer 30 June 2003]: The Government is considering how most appropriately to extend freedoms for schools beyond a limited focus on the two areas specified in the 2002 Act. In the meantime, all schools are free under the Power to Innovate to make proposals to set pay rates for their teaching staff. Pay rates for school support staff are already set at local level.