The 5% Pay Award Is Not Funded by Government

The 5% pay award that we've been given this year is not funded by government. So head teachers and school leaders need to find that 5% out of existing school budgets. School budgets have been stretched for the past decade. We are spending less per pupil than we did in 2010. That's below inflation. So it's a real terms pay cut following a decade of pay cuts. It's quite an untenable situation, to be honest,. Michael.