The starting salary for a newly qualified teacher is £30,000. Teachers receive annual pay rises through an independent pay review process, and many teachers also see greater uplifts by progressing up the pay scales.
1 SEPT 2023 TO 31 AUG 2024
Main Pay Range
M1 £30,000
M2 £31,737
M3 £33,814
M4 £36,051
M5 £38,330
M6 £41,333
Upper Pay Range (UPR)
U1 £43,266
U2 £44,870
U3 £46,525
PENSIONS
Teachers’ pensions are among the best and safest available – and they come with a 23.6% employer pension contribution. By contrast, in the private sector 48% of employees receive an employer contribution of less than 4%. Teacher contributions start from as little as7.4% and a maximum of 11.7%.
HOLIDAYS
Teachers work with pupils for 38 weeks per year (190 days). In addition they complete 5 days of 'Teacher Training' (195 days). This means teachers have 13 weeks of holiday per year.