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Medr/2026/15: Additional funding for teachers’ pay award in 2026-27
14 Apr 2026
Introduction
1. This publication sets out the arrangements and timing for additional mainstream funding of £1,333,223.67 to be provided by Medr to further education (FE) institutions and £361,058.86 to Local Authorities (LA) to enable FE institutions and for Sixth Form schools via LAs to maintain pay parity for teaching staff. This will be done by increasing the unit rate of funding.
2. This has been allocated in the FY 2026-27 and relates to the remainder of AY 2025/26, 1 April 2026 to 31 July 2026. This additional funding will be paid in one full instalment in April 2026.
Additional funding amounts and timings
3. An FE mainstream allocation of £1,333,223.67 will be allocated to FE institutions via an increase in the unit rate in the FY 2026-27 and relates to AY 2025/26.
| Further education institution | FE allocation |
|---|---|
| Adult Learning Wales | £25,307.33 |
| Bridgend College | £68,036.33 |
| Coleg Cambria | £163,334.00 |
| Cardiff and Vale College | £166,054.00 |
| Coleg Sir Gâr | £87,517.67 |
| Coleg Gwent | £190,374.67 |
| Coleg y Cymoedd | £142,011.00 |
| Gower College Swansea | £115,963.33 |
| Grŵp Llandrillo Menai | £146,918.67 |
| The College Merthyr Tydfil | £43,185.00 |
| NPTC Group of Colleges | £100,926.67 |
| Pembrokeshire College | £52,691.33 |
| St David’s Catholic Sixth Form College | £30,903.67 |
| Total | £1,333,223.67 |
4. An LA mainstream allocation of £361,058.86 will be allocated to Local institutions via an increase in the unit rate in FY 2026-27 and relates to AY 2025/26 as shown in the table below.
| Local Authority | LA allocation |
|---|---|
| Isle of Anglesey County Council | £8,912.00 |
| Gwynedd Council | £13,356.57 |
| Conwy County Borough Council | £18,398.29 |
| Denbighshire County Council | £13,161.71 |
| Flintshire County Council | £15,984.57 |
| Wrexham County Borough Council | £3,957.71 |
| Powys County Council | £15,254.29 |
| Ceredigion County Council | £12,194.29 |
| Pembrokeshire County Council | £10,161.71 |
| Carmarthenshire County Council | £22,453.14 |
| Swansea Council | £22,842.86 |
| Neath Port Talbot Council | £7,714.86 |
| Bridgend County Borough Council | £25,362.86 |
| Vale of Glamorgan Council | £26,820.57 |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council | £31,554.29 |
| Cardiff Council | £57,464.56 |
| Caerphilly County Borough Council | £13,115.43 |
| Torfaen County Borough Council | £1,407.43 |
| Monmouthshire County Council | £13,378.86 |
| Newport City Council | £27,562.86 |
| Total | £361,058.86 |
Medr/2026/15: Additional funding for teachers’ pay award in
2026-27
Date: 14 April 2026
Reference: Medr/2026/15
To: Principals of further education institutions; Directors of Education of Local Authorities
Respond by: No response required
Summary: This publication sets out the arrangements and timing for additional mainstream funding of £1,333,223.67 to be provided by Medr to further education (FE) institutions and £361,058.86 to Local Authorities (LA) to enable FE institutions and for Sixth Form schools via LAs to maintain pay parity for teaching staff. This will be done by increasing the unit rate of funding. This has been allocated in the FY 2026-27 and relates to the remainder of AY 2025/26, 1 April 2026 to 31 July 2026. This additional funding will be paid in one full instalment in April 2026.
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