Teachers’ Pay – Chaos or Opportunity?ascl.org.uk

Performance Related PaySara FordPay, Conditions and Employment Specialist, ASCL

Teachers’ Pay – Chaos or Opportunity?ascl.org.uk

STPCD changes 2013Replacement of increments based on length of service by differentiated progression through the main scale to reward excellence and performance improvement.

Extension to all teachers of pay progression linked to annual appraisal (which is already established for more senior teachers). Appraisal should be against a single set of teacher standards and individual objectives, with a strong emphasis on professional development.

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STPCD changes 2013

Abolition of mandatory pay points within the pay scales for classroom teachers, to enable individual pay decisions, but with retention at present of points for reference only in the main scale, to guide career expectations for entrants to the profession.

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STPCD 2014

• A simple three-stage process to guide governing bodies in setting pay for heads and wider leadership group, taking account of challenge of the role.

• The removal of unnecessary rigidities in form of spine points and differentials.

• Pay progression that better reflects individual performance, for the leadership group.

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Teachers’ Pay – Chaos or Opportunity?ascl.org.uk

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“Budgets can’t drive vision”

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What’s the impact been in 2013?

Retained M1-6 Increased Number of Points Introduce Spot Salaries Undecided0

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But looking forward…..

Retained M1-6 Increased Number of Points Introduce Spot Salaries Undecided0

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What percentage increase in pay did MPR teachers get from September 2013?

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M1-M6 2012 uprated scales Percentage increase

M1 21,804 -

M2 23,528 7.9%

M3 25,420 8%

M4 27,376 7.7%

M5 29,533 7.9%

M6 31,868 7.9%

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M1-M6: including half points Percentage increase

M1 21,804 -M1a 22,666 3.9%M2 23,528 3.8%M2a 24,474 4%M3 25,420 3.9%M3a 26, 398 3.8%M4 27,376 3.7%M4a 28, 454 3.9%M5 29,533 3.8%M5a 30,700 4%M6 31,868 3.8%

Teachers’ Pay – Chaos or Opportunity?ascl.org.uk

Teachers’ Pay – Chaos or Opportunity?ascl.org.uk

Teachers’ Pay – Chaos or Opportunity?ascl.org.uk

Budget driven options

Agree budget available to reward performance.

Make assumption about number of “double jumpers” and those not making any pay progression.

Award the relevant increase.

Teachers’ Pay – Chaos or Opportunity?ascl.org.uk

Teachers’ Pay – Chaos or Opportunity?ascl.org.uk

Teachers’ Pay – Chaos or Opportunity?ascl.org.uk

Teachers’ Pay – Chaos or Opportunity?ascl.org.uk

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