School Teachers’ Review Body remit letter: working conditions for 2027

Correspondence published by Department for Education, School Teachers' Review Body on Thursday, 22 October 2026 at 14:31 UK time · 2026 Burnham Labour government.

What was announced

The Secretary of State’s letter to the School Teachers’ Review Body asking for recommendations on teachers’ working conditions for 2027 to 2028.

Key points, in the publisher's words

• Secretary of State for Education Lucy Powell’s letter to Dr Mike Aldred, Chair of the School Teachers’ Review Body ( STRB ).
• The STRB remit letter for 2026 and 2027 covered recommendations on pay for 2027 to 2028.

Check it against the official record

The latest official figures on the subjects this story covers, each with its source and full history:

• Teachers in england

Who and where

People

• Lucy Powell (MP for Manchester Central (Labour (Co-op))) · more news

UK bodies of power

• Department for Education (UK government department) · more news
• School Teachers' Review Body (advisory non-departmental public body) · more news

Constituencies of the MPs named: Manchester Central.

Where this sits in the 10 levels of power

• Level 6: National government · news at this level

Topics, as GOV.UK files them: Teacher pay, pensions and conditions.

Receipt

• Original: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-teachers-review-body-remit-letter-working-conditions-for-2027
• Published 2026-10-22 13:31:22 UTC
• Read by this site 2026-10-23 19:45:15 UTC from GOV.UK
• Saved copy: receipt 748, with its SHA-256 fingerprint

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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