However, up to half of this increase is due to
teacher wage rises (which rose in line with general wages), so the effective new investment per student is much less.
Not exact matches
One possibility is that the rigidity of public sector budgets or
wage schedules causes schools to mechanically hire
teachers of lower quality when the price of skill
rises.
But Barlow said the recent
rise in the national living
wage means she has lost # 54,000 from next year's budget — which would pay two
teachers.