Teacher productivity is a large concern for the current coalition government.  A new study by researchers from the University of Bristol’s Centre for Market and Public Organisation investigated the relationship between centralised pay setting of teachers’ salaries and school performance and found a negative impact on pupil learning.

The findings, which reveal that centralised pay setting leads to an average loss of one GCSE exam grade per pupil, are covered extensively in today's media including the Financial Times, i – Independent, The Independent, Daily Mail, The Telegraph, The Guardian, Press Association, BBC Radio Bristol, MSN News, Bristol 24/7, The Post, The Huffington Post.