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Pay in further education

Members have seen their pay levels drift to a staggering £9k below that of schoolteachers and their counterparts in Sixth Form Colleges.

FE pay claim 2024/25

The NEU and other further education unions have submitted our pay claim for colleges in England.  It is seeking a pay increase of 10% or £3,000, whichever is the greater, and the following:

  • A demand to close the pay gap between further education and schools within three years;
  • A minimum starting salary of £30,000 for lecturers;
  • Talks on the introduction of standardised pay scales;
  • A set of agreed workload and wellbeing protocols;
  • Binding outcomes for national bargaining.

The negotiations will start on 20 May 2024.

IFS report

More information about pay in FE colleges is in a recent report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies.

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