PAY for teachers in Northern Ireland will increase to 10 percent, while the starting salary will increase to £30,000, it has been announced.
The Northern Ireland Teachers’ Council (NITC) and Management Side formally ratified the pay agreement for 2021 to 2023.
Under the terms of the agreement the starting salary for teachers will increase to £30,000, while the other points on the teachers and leadership pay scales will increase by 10.4 per cent plus £1,000 consolidated.
Caoimhin MacColaim, chairperson of INTO Northern Committee said: “While the offer is not perfect, it represents a significant uplift in pay for all teachers and school leaders.”
Mark McTaggart, INTO Northern Secretary, said: “This offer has come about as a result of the determined and resolute action of our teachers and school leaders through 18 months of solid industrial action, and it represents a step towards pay restoration for teachers and school leaders pay going forward.
"The NITC will continue to work together for full pay restoration, beginning with renewed negotiation around a pay settlement for the year beginning September 2024.”
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