HC Deb 09 July 2003 vol 408 cc800-1W
Rob Marris

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills by what percentage the pay of the average full-time state sector(a) infant school, (b)junior school, (c) secondary school, (d) further education and (e) higher education teacher has changed in real terms since 1997. [122572]

Mr. Miliband

The mean salary1 of full-time qualified nursery and primary school teachers2 in England and Wales (it is not possible to distinguish between infant and junior) rose by 6.9 per cent. in real terms between March 1997 and March 20013. The mean salary of full-time1 qualified secondary school teachers in England and Wales rose by 7.3 per cent. in real terms between March 1997 and March 20013.

The mean salary4 of full-time lecturers in further education colleges in England and Wales rose by 1.1 per cent. in real terms between March 1997 and March 20013.

The median salary of full-time lecturers in the higher education sector in the United Kingdom5 rose by 5.9 per cent. in real terms between July 1997 and July 2001. 1 Figures cover all grades and include any allowances paid. The mean salary figures include some threshold payments that were made before March 2001, following the introduction of the threshold in September 2000. Some threshold assessments were not made in time for the associated payments to be reflected in the March 2001 data, but these were ultimately backdated to September 2000. As a result there will be an under estimate of the actual mean salary in March 2001. 2 Differences in pay between primary and secondary teachers results from the fact that primary schools are on average smaller, and the heads' pay range is based on pupil numbers; this also constrains the pay of other members of the leadership group. 3 Figures for the above calculations are from the Database of Teacher Records (DTR). March 2001 is the most recent data available. Average salaries for March 2002 will be published in December in "Statistics of Education: School Workforce in England, 2003 edition". 4 Figures may not fully reflect the salaries of those not in the Teachers' Pension Scheme. 5 The figures cover full-time higher education lecturers in all higher education institutions in the UK. Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency Staff Record.

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