Independent Welsh Pay Review Body THIRD REPORT – 2021 Report for The Minister for Education, Welsh Government May 2021 WG 42729 ISBN 978-1-80195-394-8 TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS Organisations which made representations and provided evidence to the IWPRB ASCL Cymru Association of School and College Leaders in Wales NAHT Cymru National Association of Headteachers in Wales NASUWT Cymru National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers in Wales NEU Cymru National Education Union in Wales UCAC Undeb Cenedlaethol Athrawon Cymru Voice Community Cymru WLGA Welsh Local Government Association Welsh Government Terms and abbreviations used in this report ADEW Association of Directors of Education in Wales ALN Additional Learning Needs ALNCo Additional Learning Needs Co-ordinator ALN Code Additional Learning Needs Code for Wales 2021 ALNET (Wales) Act Additional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal (Wales) Act 2018 ASHE Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings BoE Bank of England CEO Chief Executive Officer CPI Consumer Price Index CPIH Consumer Prices Index including Owner Occupiers’ Housing Costs CSC Central South Consortium DfE Department for Education DWP Department for Work and Pensions EWC Education Workforce Council ERW Education through Regional Working FEI Further Education Institution FTE Full-Time Equivalent GDP Gross Domestic Product HEI Higher Education Institution HEFCW Higher Education Funding Council Wales HESA Higher Education Statistics Agency HLTA Higher Level Teaching Assistant HMRC Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs IDP Individual Development Plan IDR Incomes Data Research ISE Institute of Student Employers IT Information Technology ITE Initial Teacher Education IWPRB Independent Welsh Pay Review Body LDD Learning Difficulties and/or Disabilities LEO Longitudinal Education Outcomes LFS Labour Force Survey i LGPR Leadership Group Pay Range LP Leading Practitioner MFL Modern Foreign Languages MPR Main Pay Range NFER National Foundation for Educational Research NGA National Governors’ Association NPQH National Professional Qualification for Headship NQT Newly Qualified Teacher OBR Office for Budget Responsibility OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ONS Office for National Statistics OU Open University OUP Open University Partnership PGCE Post Graduate Certificate of Education PGCE (FE) Post Graduate Certificate of Education (Further Education) PLASC Pupil Level Annual School Census PPA Planning, Preparation and Assessment PRU Pupil Referral Unit RPI Retail Price Index SEN Special Educational Needs SENCo Special Educational Needs Co-Ordinator SNCT Scottish Negotiating Committee for Teachers StatsWales Statistics for Wales, Welsh Government STEM Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics STPCD School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document STPC(W)D School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions (Wales) Document STRB School Teachers’ Review Body SWAC Schools Workforce Annual Census TA Teaching Assistant TLR Teaching and Learning Responsibility TPS Teachers’ Pension Scheme TPSM Teacher Planning and Supply Model TRRAB Teacher Recruitment and Retention Advisory Board TTIS Teacher Training Incentive Scheme UCAS Universities and Colleges Admissions Service UCEA University and Colleges Employers’ Association UPR Upper Pay Range UQT Unqualified Teacher QTS Qualified Teacher Status ii CONTENTS Page Terms and abbreviations ............................................................................. i Contents ...................................................................................................... iii The Independent Welsh Pay Review Body – our role.................................. vii Executive Summary ............................................................................. ix Chapter 1 – Introduction Opening remarks ......................................................................................... 1 Historical context ......................................................................................... 1 The pay system for teachers and leaders in Wales ............................. 2 Recommendations of the IWPRB in 2020 ................................................... 2 Remit 2021 .................................................................................................. 3 Minister for Education’s Remit Letter 2021 .......................................... 3 The IWPRB’s approach to the 2021 review ................................................. 4 The structure of this report ................................................................... 6 Chapter 2 – Economic context COVID-19 .................................................................................................... 8 Economic context/public sector finance ....................................................... 8 Local authority expenditure in schools ......................................................... 9 Public sector pay ......................................................................................... 9 Chapter 3 – Educational context Teacher statistics ......................................................................................... 11 Pupil projections .......................................................................................... 11 Initial teacher education (ITE) in Wales ....................................................... 12 ITE recruitment against targets ............................................................ 13 Recent ITE recruitment ........................................................................ 14 Students from Wales studying in England ........................................... 15 Ability to teach through the medium of Welsh ...................................... 16 Financial incentives to attract new teachers ........................................ 16 Vacancies .................................................................................................... 17 Teacher vacancies ............................................................................... 17 School leader vacancies ...................................................................... 21 Retention ..................................................................................................... 22 Chapter 4 – Matters for recommendation National pay scale levels from 2021: context ............................................... 25 Teachers’ starting salaries compared with other graduate professions and other countries ........................................................... 25 Teachers’ median salary compared with other graduate professions and other countries .............................................................................. 27 iii Headteachers’ salaries ........................................................................ 30 Identification and calculation of leadership pay of headteachers accountable for more than one school ......................................................... 32 Effectiveness, consistency and appropriateness of TLR arrangements ...... 34 Provisions in the STPC(W)D ............................................................... 34 Incidence of TLRs ................................................................................ 35 Role and remuneration of unqualified teachers (UQTs)............................... 37 Role and remuneration of the leading practitioner (LP) range ..................... 39 Pay portability .............................................................................................. 40 Time management matters .......................................................................... 41 SEN allowances: their use and appropriateness ......................................... 44 Comparison between experienced teachers and other graduate professions in Wales.................................................................................... 47 Chapter 5 – Overview of evidence COVID-19 .................................................................................................... 50 Economic context/public sector finance ....................................................... 51 ITE in Wales ................................................................................................ 53 Vacancies .................................................................................................... 54 Retention ..................................................................................................... 56 Matters for recommendation .................................................................... 57 National pay scale levels from 2021 ............................................................ 57 Identification and calculation of leadership pay of headteachers accountable for more than one school ......................................................... 59 Effectiveness, consistency and appropriateness of TLR arrangements ...... 60 Role and remuneration of unqualified teachers ........................................... 63 Role and remuneration of the leading practitioner range ............................. 64 Pay portability definition to be introduced from September 2021 ................. 66 Time management matters .......................................................................... 67 SEN allowances: their use and appropriateness ......................................... 68 Comparison between experienced teacher salaries compared with ... other graduate professions in Wales .................................................................... 69 Longer term issues .....................................................................................