Independant School Teachers

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What reduction in fees do you recieve for sending your own children?

Will vary from school to school. Some offer around a 30pc discount, others 50pc or so.

Will vary from school to school. Some offer around a 30pc discount, others 50pc or so.

dependss upon the school - jobs I have looked at range from 25% up to 66%

Do they tend to advertise this??
It is also true the salery is also lower in the private sector?

yes, salaries are a lot lower ime

mine is higher that state sector .. no mention in ads I have emailed and asked

It does depend on the school in terms of discount and salary. I worked as a HOD in an independent school and was paid less than I was in the state sector. I could get 50% off school fees though which would have more than made up for it. I was also offered family accomodation if needed.

WOW! That that is good jenandberry. I assume TES is the best place to start?

Yes and word of mouth. I had to do boarding duties in order to get accomodation. Teaching in a boarding school is a huge commitment,especially if you have a family. I am not sure I would do it now.

Really depends on the school. DH's salary (at a boarding school) is far higher than it would be at a state school. Teachers get about 1/3 off day school fees, I think.

Maybe schools with a lower discount pay higher wages.

I am a teacher in an independent school and get a good fee remission.

Fee remissions run from 0% - 100%, so there is little need to focus on any school except the one you are interested in.

Our fee remission is advertised in job ads, and our salary scales is exactly the same as for maintained schools.

You pay tax on it as it is a benefit in kind and so not as good as it sounds.

But you can use it to get a discount for your illegitimate child by one of the parents thus creating a minor scandal!

Saw an ad yesterday in the Evening Standard a biology teacher @ my son's indie school - advertised as salary above the national scale, subsidised accomodation and fee reduction for children (amounts unspecifed) - looks very tempting.

And remember you don't actually have to have any training as a teacher.......!

seeker - i think you'll find that is less and less the case. everyone at my school is qualified

Erm, but if you are applying, it is independent and receive....

You have to check the pension provision when working in an independent school. Most independent schools are members of the Teacher's Pension scheme but there is no obligation. Some schools offer a better system than the TPS, but not always. The same goes for sick pay and maternity pay.

Teaching in an independent , particularly a boarding school, is a lifestyle choice and you need to be ready for that. I loved it but it did swallow a huge chunk of my life. But you do get longer holidays. There is often an expectation that you will work into evenings and on Saturdays.

I agree cazzy it is quite rare now to have someone who is not trained as a teacher. From my experience the demands placed on a teacher in an independent school are quite different ( although my experience is quite polarised having until 6 or 7 years ago worked in either quite posh boarding schools or tough sink comps!). It would be more realistic to be a fantastic teacher in an independent because you are a skilled orator and knowledgeable in your subject area but your classroom management is a little shaky. Although again having said that I covered very little on classroom management in my training.

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I teach in an independent school we get a good fee reduction 50% in pre-prep and 75% for rest of schooling up to (child)age 18! It varies greatly from school to school my previous school was a 66% discount! I agree that working in an Independent school is a lifestyle choice! Mine is a boarding school and we get accommodation too, but we do boarding duties in the evening, and have Saturday school as well. It all consuming in term time but we get great holidays.

we get 66% off!

I was going to say you might need to be able to spell independent, if you're applying.

I'd be very surprised if any non-qualified staff were taken on to teach, these days.

I think the discount is 50% at my school.