Pay advice

Pay advice for teachers and support staff in schools and colleges.

Pay awards

Latest advice on teachers' pay in England and Wales

Find out more about pay awards and STRB

Pay scales

Salary scales for teachers, support staff and leaders in schools and colleges in England and Wales.

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Teacher pay calculator

Pay calculator for school teachers and leaders in England and Wales.

Pay policy

The School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document (STPCD) requires every school to have a pay policy to determine how pay decisions are made

Teachers' pay and allowances

Advice on leaders and teachers pay scales, TLR, pay safeguarding, part-time pay and equal pay.

Pay progression

All pay progression including onto and on the Upper Pay Range should be automatic and annual.

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Performance management

The NEU has produced guidance, including model policies and checklists, to help you with performance management in your workplace, including appraisals and capability.

Pay bargaining toolkit

This pay bargaining toolkit will provide you and your colleagues with the guidance and resources you need to take a pro-active approach to pay bargaining in your workplace.

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Pay advice for other sectors

Sixth form colleges pay

Pay scales and latest pay information for teachers in sixth form colleges.

Pay in the independent sector

As private businesses outside the national collective bargaining structure in the maintained sector, independent schools have greater freedom to set their own terms and conditions of employment.

Pay in further education

Members in FE have seen their pay levels drift to a staggering £9k below that of schoolteachers and their counterparts in Sixth Form Colleges.

Teachers in residential establishments

The NEU is committed to supporting all teachers in all sectors including teachers working in residential establishments.

Soulbury officers

Advice on pay, conditions of service and other matters for Soulbury employees.

Unattached teachers

This guidance summarises the position in respect of pay and conditions for unattached teachers employed by local authorities in England and Wales.

Pay campaign

Our campaign for a fully funded, above-inflation pay rise for teachers and support staff, and effective action on pay for supply and other educators.

More details on NEU pay campaign