Statutory guidance sets out what schools and local authorities must do to comply with the law. You should follow the guidance unless you have a very good reason not to.
Older versions are available for reference on the UK Government Web Archive.
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Published 10 August 2017 Last updated 18 October 2024 +show all updates
Added 'School teachers pay and conditions document 2024 and guidance on school teachers pay and conditions'.
Updated 'School teachers pay and conditions document 2023 and guidance on school teachers pay and conditions (valid from 1 September 2023)' to include annex 5 which lists administrative that teachers should not ordinarily be expected to do.
Added 'School teachers pay and conditions document 2023 and guidance on school teachers pay and conditions'.
Added Modification of school teachers pay and conditions document 2022 which allows schools to take account of the additional bank holiday on 8 May 2023 to mark the coronation of His Majesty King Charles III.
Added 'School teachers pay and conditions document 2022 and guidance on school teachers pay and conditions'.
Added 'School teachers pay and conditions document 2021 and guidance on school teachers pay and conditions'.
Added Modification of School Teachers Pay and Conditions Document 2020 which allows schools to provide an additional optional inset (in service training) day in the 2020 to 2021 academic year.
Updated with 'School teachers' pay and conditions document 2020 and guidance on school teachers pay and conditions (valid from 1 September 2020)'.
Added 'School teachers' pay and conditions document 2019 and guidance on school teachers pay and conditions (valid from 1 September 2019)'.
Added the Welsh version of the 'School teachers' pay and conditions document 2018', valid from 1 September 2018.
Added the statutory guidance for 2018.
Added the Welsh version of 'School teachers' pay and conditions document 2017 and guidance on school teachers' pay and conditions' that is valid from 1 September 2017.
