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# The School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions (England) Order 2026

## Title and introductory text {#prelims}

2026 No. 1096
EDUCATION, ENGLAND
The School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions (England) Order 2026
Made
14th October 2026
Laid before Parliament
16th October 2026
Coming into force
6th November 2026
The Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 122(1), 123 and 124 of the Education Act 2002 (“the Act”).
The Secretary of State has referred certain matters to the School Teachers’ Review Body (“the STRB”) under section 120(1) of the Act and in accordance with section 125(1)(a) of the Act, other than three matters not requiring such a referral. Two of these are matters which the Secretary of State thinks are subsidiary in accordance with section 125(2)(a) and (3) of the Act. The third is a matter on which the Secretary of State has consulted the chairman of the STRB on disapplying section 125(1) of the Act, in accordance with section 125(2)(b) of the Act.
The STRB has followed the procedure set out in section 121 of the Act and has reported to the Prime Minister and the Secretary of State in accordance with section 120(3) of the Act.
The Prime Minister and the Secretary of State have arranged for the report of the STRB to be published in accordance with section 120(4) of the Act.
The Secretary of State has considered the report of the STRB in accordance with section 125(1)(b) of the Act.
The Secretary of State has consulted such of the persons and bodies referred to in section 126 of the Act as appeared to the Secretary of State to be appropriate.

## 1 Citation, commencement, extent and application {#article-1}

(1) This Order may be cited as the School Teachers' Pay and Conditions (England) Order 2026 and comes into force on 6th November 2026.
(2) This Order extends to England and Wales and applies to school teachers in England.

## 2 The Document {#article-2}

(1) The provisions set out in Section 2 of the Document have effect on and after 1st September 2026 for the purposes of determining—
(a) the remuneration of school teachers; and
(b) other conditions of employment of school teachers which relate to their professional duties or working time.
(2) In paragraph (1) “the Document” means the document entitled “School teachers’ pay and conditions document 2026 and guidance on school teachers’ pay and conditions” dated 14th October 2026 and published on the gov.uk website.

## 3 Revocation of the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions (England) Order 2025 {#article-3}

The School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions (England) Order 2025 is revoked.