Nicky Morgan has suggested to the STRB that schools should be able to move teachers down from the upper pay range, and award additional payments to those who are performing well. She also recommends that teachers' pay rises remain capped at 1%.
Prime minister David Cameron has announced plans to deduct truancy fines from the child benefits of parents who fail to pay them. Currently, two fifths of fines go unpaid as LAs fail to take legal action against parents of persistent absentees.
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