Part of 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Education – in the Senedd at 2:00 pm on 17 October 2018.
Thank you, Mr Reckless. I've been very clear that, following the devolution of these powers, teachers in Wales will not be disadvantaged in comparison to their colleagues in England. Because of the ongoing nature of austerity, the opportunities for pay are perhaps at this point limited, but I think there are some very exciting opportunities around the issue of conditions. Of course you will be aware of the publication last month of the report authored by Professor Mick Waters, which gives me some interesting pointers on how we can use these new powers. It's a very interesting piece of work, and I shall be responding formally to that report.