Schools' chief backs higher pay
MINISTERS SHOULD make higher salaries for teachers a priority when they allocate extra funds for education, Chris Woodhead, the Chief Inspector of Schools said yesterday. His comments came as local authority employers called for a five-week cut in teachers' annual holiday in return for a pounds 6bn increase in education spending including a big pay rise for teachers.
JUDITH JUDD
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