Lord Agnew: No MAT boss should get a bigger pay rise than their teachers
No multi-academy trust boss should receive a larger pay increase than their teaching staff, the Academies Minister has said.
Lord Agnew also said that MAT chief executives should have their pay cut if there is a downturn in the performance of their schools.
In a letter sent to MAT chairs today, he said: “Eileen Milner, the new CEO of the [Education and Skills Funding Agency], has recently written to a number of single-academy trusts where remuneration for a trust employee is above £150,000, and will shortly be writing to MATs where this applies, too.
“I believe that not all boards are being rigorous enough on this issue. CEO and senior pay should reflect the improvements they make to schools’ performance and how efficiently they run their trusts. I would not expect the pay of a CEO or other non-teaching staff to increase faster than the pay award for teachers.
“I intend to continue to challenge this area of governance. My view is that we should see a reduction in CEO pay where the educational performance of the schools in the trust declines over several years.”
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