The above-inflation pay increase of 5.5% will apply from 1 September 2024.
Allowance ranges (for teaching and learning responsibility payments and special educational needs allowances) will also increase by 5.5%.
The pay award applies to all maintained schools. Academies can choose to follow it.
The pay award will be funded through a new grant
The core schools budget grant (CSBG) will be paid in autumn term 2024 to:
- All maintained schools and academies (including special schools)
- Pupil referral units
- Alternative provision academies
- Non-maintained special schools
- Independent special schools
The DfE expects to publish allocations and conditions of grant in September 2024. In the meantime, you can use the calculator tool (published with the guidance linked above) to estimate your allocation for September 2024 to March 2025 (mainstream schools and academies
