§ Mr. LuffTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills by how much average teacher salaries in Worcestershire have increased since 1999; and if he will reconsider the application of the area cost adjustment to the countys education settlement. [115475]
§ Mr. MilibandThe following table shows the average salary and the percentage increase in the average salary for full-time regular teachers in the maintained schools sector in Worcestershire as at 31 March in each of the years shown in. The average salary includes all allowances paid.236W
Worcestershire (£) Percentage increase1 1999 24,100 — 2000 25,100 4.2 20012,3 27,000 7.5 1 Based on unrounded figures. 2 Data for 2001 are provisional and are the latest available. 3The 2001 average salary figures include threshold pay increases that were made before March 2001. However, they do not include threshold pay increases relating to people who passed the threshold in September 2000 and had not received their payment by March 2001. This money was backdated after March 2001 and therefore the average salary for March 2001 will be understated. Source:
Database of teacher records
The area cost adjustment reflects the actual salary costs recorded in the New Earnings Survey by both public and private sector employers in each area, weighted for the different types of employee. Teachers salaries are therefore already included.