Part of 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Education – in the Senedd at 1:47 pm on 17 October 2018.
Well, may I say thank you very much, Llyr, for the question? You will be aware that teachers' salaries are currently decided by the Westminster Government, and we'll receive a consequential in order to pay for that, but that isn't happening as far as FE is concerned.
As regards the current situation, we’re monitoring the situation regarding the negotiations between the unions and ColegauCymru, and, let’s be clear, they are responsible for determining the salaries. But, in principle, I believe that it would make sense that a person teaching physics to the sixth form in a school deserves the same kind of salary as those teaching in sixth-form colleges.