Latest Pay and Conditions News
2008 Model Pay Statements
Model Pay Statements have now been updated for 2008. (Added September 2008)
School Teachers' Pay and Conditions Document 2008 (STPCD)
The pay order for the School Teachers' Pay and Conditions Document 2008 (STPCD) was laid before Parliament on 11 August and came into force on 1 September. It is available here as a PDF or a four-part Word document.
You can access the STPCD Explanatory Notes for Heads, Governors and Local Authorities here. The Welsh version is available here.
Hard copies of the STPCD will be available from mid September as follows:
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Two copies will be sent to all schools in Wales.
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One copy will be sent to all chairs of governors in England.
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Schools in England can order one free copy from Teachernet Online Publications or by calling 0845 6022260, quoting reference DCSF 00608-2008DOM-EN. Schools which order a copy this year will be sent a copy in future years automatically.
Further copies may be ordered from The Stationery Office.
The Understanding Teachers' Pay leaflet provides a general overview of teachers' pay provisions. (Added September 2008)
FAQs
You can read some Frequently Asked Questions about Teachers' Pay here. (Added September 2008.)
Notice of changes to pay arrangements for unqualified and part-time teachers to be introduced from 1 September 2008
Following the School Teachers' Review Body (STRB) recommendations in its 16th and 17th (parts 1 and 2) reports, important changes to the pay arrangements for unqualified and part-time teachers have been introduced from 1 September 2008. Further information on the changes are available as follows:
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Details of the new scale for unqualified teachers and the arrangements for assimilation of teachers from the current ten-point scale to the new six-point pay scale are set out in the annex to the 19 May letter from the Secretary of State to the statutory consultees.
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The additional guidance relating to the new arrangements for calculating the pay and working time of part-time teachers has been removed for the time being as an error has been identified. Work is in hand to update the guidance and a revised version will be made available as soon as possible. This is also likely to necessitate the preparation of a revised pay order to amend the School Teachers' Pay and Conditions Document 2008. A further announcement will be made when information becomes available. The initial guidance can still be found here.
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The Part-Time pay calculator in Excel format is available.
Notice of changes to short-notice teachers to be introduced during 2008/09
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Initial guidance on new arrangements for identifying the holiday element of short-notice teachers' pay and circumstances when it should be paid separately.
Evidence from the Rewards and Incentives Group — September 2008
You can view the evidence submitted on 9 September 2008 by the Rewards and Incentives Group to the STRB here. This jointly agreed evidence covers special educational needs allowances, excellent teachers, roles and responsibilities and conditions of employment and rewarding emerging models of leadership.
Pay Calculator
This area of TeacherNet also gives access to the teachers' pay calculator. This is a website-only version, designed for continuous use, which means that there's no need to produce a new version each time the pay arrangements change. To proceed click on the blue logo in the box below.
The pay calculator has now been updated with 2008-09 pay scales.
Last updated: 05 November 2008
