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Pay policy

Official wording, responsibilities and review duties.

Evidence link

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Requirement and scope

Choose the governance type; academy and maintained duties differ. Choose a phase; confirm age and provision conditions. Confirm locally: Contracts or TUPE arrangements incorporate the STPCD.

Recheck the official sources before relying on this requirement.

Maintained school

Statutory policy [1][2]

not stated in the source. Website publication: not stated in the source. Check access and disclosure duties separately.

Source-established phases
Primary, Secondary, All-through, Special
Source-established school types
Mainstream school, Special school
EYFS condition
No separate EYFS condition stated
Accountable
Relevant body, usually the governing body [1]
Approval
Relevant body adopts the policy [1]
Operational owner
not stated in the source
Review cycle
set by the school

Independent schools and pupil referral units are outside this catalogue’s supported governance mapping.

Academy or free school

Required document [1][2]

not stated in the source. Website publication: not stated in the source. Check access and disclosure duties separately.

Source-established phases
Primary, Secondary, All-through, Special
Source-established school types
Mainstream school, Special school
EYFS condition
No separate EYFS condition stated
Accountable
not stated in the source
Approval
not stated in the source
Operational owner
not stated in the source
Review cycle
set by the school

Conditions: Contracts or TUPE arrangements incorporate the STPCD.

Independent schools and pupil referral units are outside this catalogue’s supported governance mapping.

Maintained STPCD adoption is a duty. Academy applicability depends on contractual/TUPE arrangements and cannot receive a universal maintained-law badge. Annual pay decisions do not establish an annual policy-review deadline. Executive pay controls are separate.

Official wording

7.20.1 Pay and conditions of service

The relevant body (usually the governing body) must adopt and take full responsibility for maintaining, updating and implementing a robust and considered pay policy. The school teachers’ pay and conditions guidance helps governing bodies to determine their approach to headteachers’ and teachers’ pay. A pay policy must conform to any statutory provisions that are set out within the school teachers’ pay and conditions document (STPCD). In schools where the local authority is the employer, the pay and conditions of service for school support staff must be on the scale of grades determined by the local authority.

Maintained schools: governance guide · Reviewed 2026-10-26

7.20.1 Pay and conditions of service

existing terms and conditions of teachers and support staff are protected under The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 statutory guidance on school teachers’ pay and conditions remains relevant to any teachers whose contract has not been renegotiated

Maintained schools: governance guide · Reviewed 2026-10-26

Section 2, paragraph 2.1: pay policy and grievance procedures

2.1. The relevant body must: a) adopt a policy that sets out the basis on which it determines teachers’ pay and the date by which it will determine teachers’ annual pay reviews; and b) establish procedures for addressing teachers’ grievances in relation to their pay in accordance with the ACAS Code of Practice.

School teachers' pay and conditions · Reviewed 2026-10-26

Sources and updates

Official evidence reviewed 2026-10-26. Check the source edition and conditions before acting.

  1. Maintained schools: governance guide

    Reviewed edition matches. Source text matches the reviewed edition.

    Reviewed on
    2026-10-26
    Reviewed version
    2026-07-15T15:01:39+01:00
    Last checked
    2026-10-27T11:00:36.203Z
    Reviewed text digest (SHA-256)
    e52a8a3de45c63b134d0ebf973be1ac134e940f50648449b0251fde69c0d7046
    Official content identity
    5e3468ca-6e6f-4b22-926e-9f851ba2d630
    Official content digest (SHA-256)
    1d3f2f6c58228e0a50a9591032bcf659d1f5c1c9da375fc1053abb88fdb64829

    https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/maintained-schools-governance-guide/maintained-schools-governance-guide

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  2. School teachers' pay and conditions

    Recheck this source. PDF evidence needs review: capture differs or is unavailable.

    Reviewed on
    2026-10-26
    Reviewed version
    2026-10-16T16:05:43+01:00
    Last checked
    2026-10-27T11:00:36.203Z
    Reviewed text digest (SHA-256)
    51a3929caa5a46a725aa716576b8b9d370fe8bd1d11018a826a68c3a624e05b1
    Official content identity
    b197a1aa-7f2b-4e5f-a096-b179bcd883b2
    Official content digest (SHA-256)
    dbee268c399976d6c72a73ac7cb598be355001025c9c6b3f9ed4140596906466
    Reviewed PDF digest (SHA-256)
    6b8969ca693136b1f6138c9bd4d772ed8e27c19e1b2a83cadd706aff1a3ec61c

    https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6ad21656dfa45fcb6753cb0b/School_teachers_pay_and_conditions_document_and_guidance_2026.pdf

    Official attachment · https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6ad21656dfa45fcb6753cb0b/School_teachers_pay_and_conditions_document_and_guidance_2026.pdf

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