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A Tory think tank claimed yesterday that top teachers could earn up to £70,000 as it tried to whip up support for performance-related pay.
Policy Exchange said some teachers could expect to reach the salary without leaving the classroom within five to eight years.
Its paper insisted performance-related pay would attract the best graduates and not be used to hold down pay for the majority of teachers.
What’s behind the stubborn gender gap in Stem disciplines ask ROX MIDDLETON, LIAM SHAW and MIRIAM GAUNTLETT in their column Science and Society
In the second part of a two-part article, CONOR BOLLINS asks why the government’s ambition when it comes to the military is not applied to sectors where it could do real good
With 170,000 children living in poverty in north-east England and teachers leaving in droves over 20 per cent real-terms pay cuts since 2010, all while private companies siphon off billions, it is time to unite and fight for education, writes MATT WRACK