Question to the Department for Education:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the average pay rise for teaching staff in further education colleges in each of the last three years.

Further education colleges are autonomous institutions. Responsibility for setting the pay of staff and of college principals rests with the relevant governing body.

Information regarding the average pay rise for teaching staff is not held centrally.

Information on principals’ remuneration is provided in colleges’ audited accounts. The average change in pay, as disclosed in those accounts, is as follows:

[1] 2017/18 figure is a provisional estimate based on financial returns received to date, covering approximately 90% of colleges.