The 4% pay award is welcomed.

We must see a strategic plan to restore the erosion of pay which has taken place since 2010 and the structural deterioration in teacher and leader pay relative to comparable professions.

Future pay awards must at least keep pace with RPI and be fully funded by the government – this is in addition to the restoration of pay referenced above.

The scope of the STRB and STPCD must be broadened to include all school leadership roles, in particular business leaders.

Full response to Secretary of State's response to the STRB 35th report