In addition to the supplementary comments ASCL is submitting jointly with some of the other teacher unions, we are pleased to respond to the evidence provided by the range of statutory consultees with regard to the 26th remit of the School Teachers’ Review Body (STRB). We wish to thank the organisations involved for the considerable thought and wisdom demonstrated in their responses.

The STRB will have noted the consensus from the profession on the real-terms decrease in teachers’ pay and the recruitment and retention crisis facing the sector.

Read the full response here.