So that is our expectation that the first measure will be teachers, yes.

WHITEHOUSE: The White House

We need to have teachers who are able to teach that kind of higher level of expectation.

CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

But teachers' unions have been hostile to the changes proposed by the government, arguing that the expectation of an annual increment, in place since the 1920s, provided an incentive to recruit graduates into teaching.

BBC: Teachers' performance pay on pupil progress