Teachers Pay Agreement 2021-23

At a meeting of the Teachers’ Negotiating Committee (TNC) this afternoon, Management Side and the Northern Ireland Teachers’ Council (NITC) formally ratified an agreement to resolve the long running industrial dispute on teachers’ pay for 2021/22, 2022,23 and 2023/24.

Under the terms of the agreement, the starting salary for teachers will rise to £30,000 from 1 September 2023, representing a 24.3% increase in teachers’ starting salary over the three-year period of this pay award.

A consolidated pay award equating to a cumulative total of 10.4% plus £1000.00 will be applied to the other teachers’ pay and leadership scales.

A framework to address the recommendations contained in the 8 completed workforce reviews will be agreed by 31 May 2024. This framework will include a timetable for the implementation of those areas which can be progressed, both immediately and over a short to medium term. This will include the implementation of the revised TNC Workload Agreement from 1 August 2024 and the measures to address school leader workload which can be progressed.

Both Management Side and the NITC believe the terms of the settlement have the potential to impact positively on working practices within the education sector.

The terms of the agreement, effective from today are contained within TNC Circular TNC 2024/1 and can be found at the link below.

Teachers’ Pay Agreement 2021- 2023 | Department of Education