The largest teaching union had objected to the prospect of partly funding a 3.5% pay increase this year out of existing school budgets Schools in England are to get around £500 million in extra funding towards the teachers' pay award this school year, reducing the risk of a strike ballot by the largest education union.♪

最大的教学工会反对从现有学校预算中为今年加薪 3.5% 提供部分资金的前景 英格兰学校本学年将获得约 5 亿英镑的额外资金用于教师工资奖励，从而降低最大教育工会罢工投票的风险。

Schools had been expected to fund some of the 3.5% teachers pay increase for the current school year out of their existing budgets, which National Education Union (NEU) leaders had strongly objected to.♪

学校原本预计会从现有预算中为本学年教师加薪 3.5% 的部分提供资金，但国家教育联盟 (NEU) 领导人强烈反对。

Daniel Kebede, the general secretary of the NEU, said the offer of more funding was a "significant" step in negotiations.♪

东北联盟秘书长丹尼尔·科贝德表示，提供更多资金是谈判中的“重要”一步。

In a letter to the union on Wednesday, which has been seen by the BBC, the government said the increase would be funded by savings in employers' contributions to the local government pension scheme.♪

英国广播公司(BBC)看到，在周三致工会的一封信中，政府表示，增加的资金将来自雇主向地方政府养老金计划缴款的节省。

The letter said the 4.9 percentage point drop in what employers are expected to contribute will deliver "significant savings" on the pay bill for support staff, which will not be clawed back by central government.♪

信中称，雇主预计缴款额下降 4.9 个百分点，将为支持人员的工资带来“大量节省”，而中央政府不会收回这笔钱。

The National Education Union said it expected the extra money to be around £500m, which schools can now use towards teachers' pay this year.♪

国家教育联盟表示，预计额外资金约为 5 亿英镑，学校现在可以将其用于支付今年教师的工资。

In July, ministers accepted the recommendation of the independent pay review body for teachers and agreed a 3.5% increase from September 2026 would be followed by 3% the following year.♪

7 月，部长们接受了独立教师薪酬审查机构的建议，并同意从 2026 年 9 月起加薪 3.5%，并在次年加薪 3%。

The pay increase had been partly funded by an additional £700m for 2026-27 and £1.1bn for the following year.♪

加薪的部分资金来自 2026-27 年额外的 7 亿英镑和次年的 11 亿英镑。

Independent economists at the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) said that left schools facing a shortfall of around 1% between rising costs and funding this year.♪

财政研究所 (IFS) 的独立经济学家表示，今年学校面临着成本上涨和资金缺口约 1% 的情况。

Luke Sibieta, IFS research fellow, said the extra money would mean the pay increase this year was fully funded - and on top of other funding increases, schools would be £1.6bn better off by next year than they had expected this summer.♪

IFS研究员卢克·西比塔(Luke Sibieta)表示，额外的资金意味着今年的加薪得到了充分资助——除了其他资金增加之外，到明年学校的收入将比今年夏天的预期增加16亿英镑。

The additional money could potentially bring the uplift for this year into line with next year.♪

额外的资金可能会使今年的增长与明年保持一致。

Kebede said schools has been "running on empty" and the funding signalled "a welcome return to reality, and a message of hope for the entire school community".♪

科贝德表示，学校一直“空无一人”，这笔资金标志着“现实的回归，给整个学校社区带来了希望”。

Paul Whiteman, general secretary of the National Association of Headteachers, said the decision is "certainly welcome", putting schools in a "better position".♪

全国校长协会秘书长保罗·怀特曼表示，这一决定“当然值得欢迎”，使学校处于“更好的地位”。

He said his union would look carefully at the detail "to determine whether this means the pay uplift is genuinely fully funded" for schools.♪

他表示，他的工会将仔细研究细节，“以确定这是否意味着学校的加薪真正得到充分资助”。

Pepe Di'Iasio, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said he was "pleased" at the announcement of additional funding but "the wider pressure on school and college budgets remains intense".♪

学校和大学领导者协会秘书长佩佩·迪亚西奥表示，他对额外资金的宣布感到“高兴”，但“学校和大学预算面临的更广泛压力仍然很大”。

Similarly, the NASUWT union welcomed the news.♪

同样，NASUWT 工会也对这一消息表示欢迎。

General secretary Matt Wrack added schools needed "a sustainable, long-term injection of extra funding" to meet the needs of young people.♪ In an indicative ballot by the NEU in April, 90% of teachers who voted said they would be prepared to take industrial action over funding and pay, on a turnout of 48%.♪

秘书长马特·瓦拉克补充说，学校需要“可持续、长期的额外资金注入”来满足年轻人的需求。 在 NEU 4 月份的一次指示性投票中，90% 的投票教师表示，他们准备就资金和工资问题采取罢工行动，投票率为 48%。

A formal ballot was due to begin on 3 October and close 15 December, raising the prospects of teachers pay strikes early in 2027.♪

正式投票将于 10 月 3 日开始，12 月 15 日结束，这提高了教师在 2027 年初罢工的可能性。

The national executive of the NEU will meet on 24 September to consider whether to call that off following the additional funding on offer from the government.♪

NEU 国家执行官将于 9 月 24 日召开会议，考虑是否在政府提供额外资金后取消这一计划。

A spokesperson for Education Secretary Lucy Powell said the government was "confident schools can now meet the costs of the award at a national level".♪

教育部长露西·鲍威尔的发言人表示，政府“相信学校现在可以在国家层面上承担该奖项的费用”。

"The Secretary of State has been clear from day one that supporting teacher recruitment, retention and wellbeing, and rebuilding the relationship with the profession, are among her top priorities."♪

“国务卿从第一天起就明确表示，支持教师招聘、保留和福祉，以及重建与教师职业的关系，是她的首要任务之一。”

Laura Trott, shadow education secretary, said it was "not at all clear this is new money for schools", and questioned whether schools were "simply being given funding to replace savings they had already built into their budgets".♪

影子教育大臣劳拉·特洛特表示，“根本不清楚这是否是学校的新资金”，并质疑学校“获得的资金是否只是为了取代他们已经计入预算的储蓄”。

Liberal Democrat schools spokesperson Caroline Voaden said she was "glad the government has seen sense, but schools shouldn't have gone through the stress of working out where the money would come from".♪

自由民主党学校发言人卡罗琳·沃登表示，她“很高兴政府看到了明智之举，但学校不应该承受计算资金来源的压力”。

Teachers in England to vote on striking over pay♪

英格兰教师将就薪资罢工进行投票