If you're a teacher how much do you earn?

[Sefty]

Apologies for the intrusive question but what I can find online seems to differ from what I'm sure I've read on here a few weeks ago. I'm considering retraining as a teacher but not sure if my degree is relevant enough to quality for any kind of training degree. I have a 2:1 degree in Communications from a good university.

I have friends who are teachers, admittedly they are heads of departments and have been in the role for almost ten years, and are on pretty high salaries, £50k plus. This is central London.

I know I'd be starting from scratch but is this kind of salary typical after working your way up?

I retired after 30 years 3 years ago. I was on about £37k. I had no desire to become management as I wanted to spend my time teaching in class so that was as high as I could go.

UPS2 TLR2 Just under £41k. Yorkshire

I'm SLT (KS2 Senior Teacher), and SENDCo, and subject co-ordinator of a core subject, teach Year 6... no TLR for me!

£36,500 ish

Our Headteacher is on about £46,000

I do 4 days a week and get £23.5k teaching in a college.

What would you actually teach though? At least half your degree has to relate directly to the subject you want to teach. I earn £43000 ish as full time teacher with a small extra responsibility.

I would want to teach secondary. I have 4 A levels in English Literature, History, French and Maths- 3 As and a B.

14 years in, I earn about 37k

@Haggisfish that's the problem I don't know if my degree is relevant enough to teach anything, maybe media studies if that's even considered a suitable subject.

Bobfosil is right. At my last performance management meeting the new young head asked me to suggest my own targets but kept telling me they wrong. He wouldn't even tell me which areas he thought needed improving. It was a guessing game I couldn't possibly win. There is only one teacher, other than management, that I knew left at that school now.

Media studies isn’t a gcse or a level anymore. I don’t actually think your degree would be enough for any secondary subjects-sorry. I could be wrong though.

you could prob do english

And I agree, the head teacher is everything. My head is brilliant and I won’t leave my school for love nor money!

I don’t think English unless at least half your degree is directly English related. Either literature or language.

I thought teachers were pretty heroic before I read this. Now I’m in awe. I know that people do not generally go into teaching for the salary but, if those are the wages, I can hardly believe people do it all. It’s not as though teachers are allowed to just teach for their salaries. They are expected to do so much more. Thank you. I wish you were better rewarded for all you do.

£47k teaching only- no other responsibilities.

10 years experience, shortage subject in a special measures school. It’s 3 year recruitment package salary so I will drop to £38k which is top of the usual teacher scale next year.

patronising much mabel? i think my salary is fine tbh. I wouldn't reject it but 47k seems pretty good from where I am standing

The degree was all media related. I did do a subsidiary course in English literature alongside it for a few modules but that was only a very small part of it, so would that mean that my degree would not allow me to teach?

OP
It is possible. It sounds like they've probably been fast tracked or are in an area that's struggled to recruit or due to recruitment issues, the HODs are on the L spine.

NQT in London, with a small academy uplift and I get £30556, in (very) outer London. The London weighting is good but then you do need it.

I don’t think that would be enough, no. However, it’s always worth phoning a uni to ask.

I left teaching on £56k. I was on main scale for three years then started working my way up.

It is much easier to move up and take on extra responsibilities in certain areas eg you can become a head of department within a few years In the right place at the right time.

In my area there was a major reorganisation across the county and like a pp said the older more expensive teachers got managed out.

Having said that I know two people who became head teachers, one primary, one secondary at age 30. So if you are ambitious good luck to you but the workload is horrendous.

Cross posted with your update OP.

To teach English you'd typically need more English content in your degree.
The training providers I work with want minimum 50% in the subject you are looking to teach.

Oh and I teach primary!
You could also actually OP my course just required a degree.

I’m really surprised at how low some of this is.

Thank you for sticking out!!!!

You should be paid double imo.

I'm with Mabel. Teaching is chronically underpaid.