Academy school leaders in England face pay cap to curb ‘banker-style’ salaries

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/jul/01/academy-school-leaders-in-england-face-pay-cap-to-curb-banker-style-salaries

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Sharkticon@lemmy.zip · 6 pts · 53d (1 reply)

How about instead you limit the banker salaries?

fakeman_pretendname@feddit.uk · 4 pts · 53d

Both is fine too.

Maybe a national maximum wage. How about 5x the average income? What about 5x the minimum wage?

toebert@piefed.social · 3 pts · 53d

I think on the face of it this sounds kinda reasonable, 174k is still a pretty comfy salary. I can see the person in charge of 100+ schools earning more than the one in charge of 1-2 though, but I'd much rather the money is spent on the teachers/kids as well.