Teachers in England have voted to accept a five-point-five percent pay rise for the 2024-25 academic year. The Education Secretary, Bridget Phillipson, has initiated the next pay round for 2025-26 and emphasized the need to improve teacher recruitment and retention through flexible working arrangements. The general secretaries of the National Education Union and the Association of School and College Leaders have both stressed the importance of additional funding and further pay corrections to tackle teacher shortages.