Independent schools pay in London urgent help

[HDM]

Hi all
I am getting an offer from an Independent school. Question is they have matched my pay to my currents school pay which is a state school which will be U1. Also their pension is 3% by employer.
pension is quite low I understand. But what do usually teachers get paid in private schools? I am teaching for past 7 years and before that I was a support teacher for 2 years. So a lot of experience.
I really need advice here as need to answer them soon.
I am a maths teacher by the way :)

Working in a boarding school is a different kettle of fish - the payscale tends to be more generous to reflect the increased termtime hours, and holidays are longer.

If you're not happy with the pay offer, particularly with the low pension contribution, then go back to them, and ask for something you would be happy with (e.g. UPS3 equivalent?). They may come back and say there's no possible movement, but equally they will struggle to recruit another experienced maths teacher at this time of year, so if you make it clear you will otherwise walk away, then there's likely to be some room for movement.

You are right. I have been thinking same, at the same time I have been thinking to take this for a year and see how it goes, even if they don’t manoeuvre a bit. If they really like me they might increase my pay more next year since private schools specially don’t like their teachers moving so quickly as that raises questions by parents.

Boarding school is quite work heavy and I won’t even consider it if I have family.

@HDM I know the school / college in question and the staff wear ordinary clothes, there is no expectation that they have to wear expensive uniforms. And staff contact parents in their own time.

@Soma you mean, you know the school I am talking about?

I've worked in three private schools and don't recognise any of this in any of them.

@HDM yes, I know it.