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Teachers in England to get 3.5% pay rise

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By Hazel Shearing Verified
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Teachers in England will get a 3.5% pay rise from September and 3% the following year, the government has said. The Department for Education (DfE) announced £1.8bn in additional funding but said schools would have to fund the first 1% of each rise from existing budgets. It also announced it was curbing pay of top leaders in academy trusts. The National Education Union (NEU), the largest teaching union in England, rejected the offer because it "still means cuts to education".
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How do student tuition and maintenance loans work?

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By Hazel Shearing Verified
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Interest on some student loans in England will be capped at 6% in the 2026-27 academic year. Students and graduates in England have different loan plans depending on when and what they studied, and the cap will only apply to Plan 2 loans and Plan 3 postgraduate loans from September. Plans also vary across Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, but most people still have to borrow to pay for their studies and the average graduate in England now leaves university with debts of more than £47,500.
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Average student in England leaves university with £47,700 debt - is a degree worth it?

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By Hazel Shearing Verified
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Graduates in England leave university with more than £47,500 in student debt, according to new statistics. Figures from the 2025-26 financial year suggest that the amount borrowers owe when they first become eligible to repay has, on average, fallen compared to the year before. But what happens years down the line? Can graduates still expect to earn sufficiently more than those without a degree to cover the cost of going in the first place?
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