Reply #136: Better no incentive system than a one that incentivises the wrong things, though.

[Donald Ian Rankin]

I agree, there needs to be some system of encouraging teachers to teach well and removing the truly incompetent.

Awarding pay according to pupils' performance in tests will be worse that useless, though.

The least worst method is probably to have teachers grade other teachers - either headteachers grade their employees, or else have teachers go and examine teachers from other schools in a similar way to academics acting as external examiners.