The Effects of Pay Decentralisation on Teachers' Pay and Teacher Retention.
In 2013/14 the arrangements for setting teacher pay in England were radically reformed. A system of seniority-based progression was replaced by a decentralised system allowing local authority schools to pay teachers based on individual performance and local labour market conditions. Using a data-driven strategy we show that, on average, teachers’ pay in local authority schools fell relative to the counterfactual pay they would have received in the absence of the reform. Over half of all schools let their pay drift downward relative to the counterfactual. Effects were larger in secondary schools (2% fall) than in primary schools (1% fall). Local authorities played a role in the degree to which schools adopted flexibility. Among secondary schools, proximity to Academy schools was important. Schools that allowed their pay to drop the most experienced a decline in teacher retention rates and a reduction in the percentage of qualified teachers at the school.
Date: 29 November 2021, 12:45 (Monday, 8th week, Michaelmas 2021)
Venue: Lady Margaret Hall, Norham Gardens OX2 6QA
Venue Details: Mary O'Brien Room
Speaker: Prof Alex Bryson (UCL)
Organising department: Department of Education
Organiser: Professor Steve Strand (University of Oxford)
Organiser contact email address: steve.strand@education.ox.ac.uk
Host: Professor Steve Strand (University of Oxford)
Part of: Quantitative Methods Hub Seminar
Booking required?: Not required
Cost: FREE
Audience: Members of the University only
Editor: Lani Fukada