Responding to the announcement of the 2023/24 local government services pay award, which affects school support staff including school business leaders, Paul Whiteman, general secretary at school leaders' union NAHT, said:

“While yesterday’s confirmation of the support staff pay award for 2023 will provide schools with some additional clarity, it will likely further exacerbate the funding pressures that so many face.

"Once again, many school business leaders are facing one of the lowest pay awards across the sector. This further underscores the need for a new national pay framework for these senior roles, which better recognises the expertise and experience they hold, and which is aligned to the pay of other senior leaders in schools.”