Pupils pay for regulation of teachers' salaries

Wednesday, August 22, 2012 - 03:30 in Psychology & Sociology

Teacher productivity is a large concern for the current coalition government.  A new study, published today [22 August] investigated the relationship between centralised pay setting of teachers’ salaries and school performance and found a negative impact on pupil learning. The findings reveal that centralised pay setting leads to an average loss of one GCSE exam grade per pupil.

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