Scotland - revised teacher pay offer!

[sweetkitty]

Teachers in Scotland have been offered a pay increase of 4.72%. For context this now puts an unpromoted teacher, top of the scale I.e. after 5 years teaching on 50,5K this applies to primary, secondary and SEN teachers.

Our unions have asked us to vote on it but the general consensus is this is the best we will get so say yes.

How does that compare with our English counterparts? In primary we are only allowed to teach 22 1/2 hours per week. Unions want this reduced. Desperately in need of support staff across the board

This is much better than England. After 5 years you could get to M6 which will be £43.6k. Top of the upper pay scale is going up to £49k, and that would normally need at least 10 years experience.

Getting to Point 5 top of the scale is automatic, everyone gets it, after 5 years service even on supply. After that you only get cost of living increases unless you get a promoted post into middle management.

Wow, I'm a bit depressed reading this. I'm happy for Scottish teachers, and am aware it's not a race to the bottom!! But the cost of living where I live is HUGE (think 2 bed ex-council house costing north of £450k), and after nearly 20 years of teaching, I'm on UPS 3, so under £50k. If I move schools, there is no way I'd be able to find another UPS3 job, they would all offer me M6, so £43.5k. And they wonder why they can't recruit and keep good people.