Teachers…how much do you earn??

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Me: 7th year teaching (with 1 year Mat leave) in a LEA Special school not in London or fringe. Now work 2 days a week, 0.4 of a f/t equivalent salary of £30,600 plus pro-rata £4,479 SEN allowance. Works out at £12,240 plus £1,791 SEN allowance.

Teachers…how long have you been teaching, where do you work and (before any proposed increases) how much do you currently earn??

I’ve been teaching for 16 years (with lots of part time and 2 maternity leaves). I work three days in an independent school and I earn £21000 (ish) based on full time salary of £35000 (ish).

What you earn, F/T equivalent, doesn't seem right. £30,600 isn't an option on the teacher pay scales.
I'm in my 2nd year at a state school (full-time). We have already been given the pay increase so my salary this year is MPS2 - £29,800.

She said she is in an independent school. They often have their own pay scales!

£39k after 10 years and curriculum responsibility. Independent.

£50k with SEN allowance and the odd duty. I've been teaching 10 years and am in the fringe. I also do private tutoring to top up the salary a few hours a week. Not bad at all. Although I will say a huge chunk of that is student loans (PGCE+MA post 2012) and pension 11%. I am at the top of the pay scale now so unless I move into leadership, I will earn this sort of salary for the next 30 years!!

@Aroloruns That’s what I thought - but now we are being forced into academisation and I am pretty certain I will be managed out soon. Have been teaching for 29 years at the same school and am having to contemplate another career all of a sudden.

@Maximo2 oh no sorry to hear this. 29 years is a long and loyal service to one school and you deserve better. When do you retire? I work in LA funded school still, talks of becoming an academy but I thought there was an announcement that was being forced now? I thought I read it in Schools Week.

I can't imagine staying in teaching for 30 more years!

Wasn't being forced**

Our governors are so pissed off with the LA that they are carrying on with the process. Our results are amazing, but an adviser actually told the governors that Ofsted don’t include results in their framework and if the data was put in front of them, they would refuse to even look at it. Fast forward to our monitoring visit this week and the first thing she asked for was data. Quality of learning came out well but leadership and management is inadequate and will bring forward another inspection because governors are awful and failed to even advertise for a new head, piled responsibilities on the acting head, failed to appoint a deputy and refused to allow me to act up as assistant head, all on advice from the LA. Budget is on its knees.

I am nearly 51 so a few years off retirement. Or so I thought! It’s a mess.

No, it was me in an independent school, not the OP.

Oh, I thought her message was about your post not the OP!

@Laauren No school’s don’t have to follow pay scales in their pay policy, they are advisory. Mine doesn’t, it uses a three tier banding for MPS.

12 years teaching. Outer London UPS3 with TLR 2B. Full time. More than I ever dreamed I'd earn to be honest!

30 years. On ups3 where I've been for 18 years.

31 years in education. 15 of those as a Headteacher and £88k.
I started on £73k back in 2007.

11 years ups2 and TLR 2b rest of England. Ft

What i find depressing about my takehome is that it's only £100 a month more than it was 18 years ago. I'm desperate to go up the ladder to aht, but keep getting told i don't have enough experience :-(

Curriculum responsibility? That's a given surely in any (primary) school? I lead 3 subjects despite working p/t, as do all teachers where I work as there are so few of us. I believe my salary is £40k FTE.

@bonjovifan35 What is your current role? 18 years in education - it seems like you’ve got more knowledge and experience than some AHTs currently in post. Have you spoken to your line manager about development opportunities?

@good96 I've taught for 30 years. 27 of those in Middle management. I've done npqml and mpqsl as well as an MA. My line manager is actually shocked I'm still where I am

Curriculum responsibility? That's a given surely in any (primary) school

through school. Responsibility in both primary and secondary.

9 years experience. HoD / middle leader in inner London - £54k

Teaching for 27 years. Secondary with 2k allowance for second in dept responsibilities. Full time and just over 50k.

In my tenth year of teaching. Independent, HoD with a small pastoral responsibility too - approx. £42000.

@bonjovifan35 Wow - so you’ve got even more experience. Question you have got to ask yourself - Do you really see there being any opportunities for promotion in your current school - what competition do you have with other colleagues and what is the likelihood there will be an AHT vacancy coming up in the next 12 months? Does any current AHT show signs of wanting to progress to Deputy or plan to move on?
If that is the case, I’d be having conversations with my line manager and ask for their support so you have a good chance at getting it.
If, however, there is little to no chance of progressing at that school. Then subscribe to TES jobs and start looking - don’t forget to tell your HT before you do apply as you’ll need a reference from them. Don’t feel daunted by this; people move on all the time in their career and if they’re an understanding Headteacher then they will be encouraging.