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Pay freeze ‘hits teachers with 8 per cent pay cut since 2007’

A PAY freeze for teachers will mean that experienced staff have seen their salaries cut by 8 per cent since 2007, according to a leading economics think tank.

The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) warned today that ministers needed to provide above-inflation awards from next year to stop recruitment and retention problems from worsening.

Education Secretary Gavin Williamson confirmed this week that the pay of most teachers in England would be frozen this year, with only those currently on less than £24,000 receiving a rise of just £250.

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