{"id":2156,"date":"2014-03-14T11:27:46","date_gmt":"2014-03-14T10:27:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sjbealehrconsult.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2156"},"modified":"2014-03-14T11:27:46","modified_gmt":"2014-03-14T10:27:46","slug":"performance-related-pay-back-in-favour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sjbealehrconsult.co.uk\/blog\/performance-related-pay-back-in-favour\/","title":{"rendered":"Performance Related Pay Back In Favour?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Michael Gove recently announced the introduction of performance related pay in the teaching industry from September 2014 http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/education\/2013\/jan\/15\/teachers-pay-performance-michael-gove<\/a> \u00a0Instead of automatic annual increments progressing through the grade, teachers will be expected to demonstrate good performance before receiving a pay increase. \u00a0Schools should be working on how they will put a procedure into place. \u00a0This is not a new phenomenon. \u00a0When I was working for the Probation Service over fifteen years ago, it was introduced for the senior management team. \u00a0So is performance related pay back in favour?<\/p>\n

The idea is that performance related pay (or merit pay) will reward excellent teachers more money and hopefully incentivise poor performers to increase the quality of their teaching. \u00a0Teachers’ performance will have to be closely appraised so that the link between performance and pay is very clear. \u00a0Whilst there are good and bad teachers in the education system, there are advantages and disadvantages with this idea.<\/p>\n

The plan is for performance related pay to increase flexibility in schools, to attract and retain quality teachers, to attract more graduates into the profession and create a culture of professional development.<\/p>\n

A report produced by the Policy Exchange about performance related pay and teachers stated that a well designed system should include:<\/p>\n