Teachers to receive new pay deal next month

The government has announced that teachers and lecturers on the Island will receive a new pay deal next month.

The Department for Education says the final offer was accepted by the majority of teaching unions involved in recent negotiations.

The deal will see teachers and lecturers paid 1% on top of the allowance received by teachers in the London fringe.

Teachers' pay on the Island is linked to rates paid in England where a pay freeze is in place for the same year.

As part of the deal, the government will also start pay talks for 2022/23 and measures to reduce work pressures.