Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 126668
Further Education: Teachers
Tabled: 13 April 2026
Answered: 21 April 2026
Question
Layla Moran
Liberal Democrat — Oxford West and Abingdon
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the pay gap between Further Education lecturers and school teachers; and whether she is taking steps support FE colleges in recruiting and retaining skilled teachers t
Answer
Josh MacAlisterThe statutory requirements for maintained schoolteachers' pay are set nationally subject to recommendations from the School Teachers’ Review Body. In 2023/24, the median FTE salary for teachers in secondary schools was £47,666.Further education (FE) colle...
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