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Soulbury Committee background
ATL members who work as education advisers for local education authorities are likely to be employed on terms and conditions determined by the Soulbury Committee.
The report by the Soulbury Committee on the salary scales and conditions of service for Soulbury officers can be downloaded here.
Latest news
September 2011
As in 2010, the Local Government Employers have refused to offer any pay increase for 2011.
January 2011
The Local Government Employers have refused to offer any pay increase at all for 2010 throughout local government. The employers say that, in view of local authorities' financial circumstances, they will not move from this position.
In a statement published in December 2010, the associations representing Soulbury officers have recognised that a bigger threat is to their employment and conditions of service and that priority must be given to those areas. For that reason they have reluctantly decided not to seek to continue discussions on pay for 2010.
Earlier in 2010, the employers' side rejected the unions' claim for a "significant and appropriate pay increase from 1 September 2010". The employers concluded that: "the financial position in local government is such that any increase this year would simply not be affordable. Accordingly, the employers are unable to offer any increase for September 2010."
The Local Government Employers (LGE) sent a letter on 20 July 2010, stating their decision to impose a pay freeze for 2010/11.
The Soulbury Committee
The Soulbury Committee covers approximately 6,000 staff including educational inspectors and advisers, educational psychologists, and youth and community service officers, and has its own pay scales.
In addition to the annual pay increase, this committee determines the national salary framework. On other conditions of service issues, the Soulbury agreement ensures that Soulbury officers have conditions which are not less favourable than other local government staff employed in the authority they work in.
Local authorities are able to use their discretion as to where they appoint on the Soulbury scale, but the Soulbury Committee have issued advice and guidance on where different levels of adviser posts should be placed on the pay scale with recommended minimum lowest points.
In 2000-01, the committee agreed a framework for structured professional assessment which involves officers being able to apply to their chief education officer to receive either one or two additional pay points on the Soulbury pay spine.
Need further advice?
Your first point of contact is your ATL rep in your school or college. Your local ATL branch is also available to help with queries, or you can contact ATL's member advisors on tel: 020 7930 6441 or email us. Please have your membership number to hand when telephoning and include it with any correspondence - this will help us to answer your query more quickly.