Salaries in Education
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Higher Education salaries |
Salaries in Early Years education | Nannies | Salary: Live-in: £275 - £515 p.w Live out: £290 - £620 p.w / £6.50 to £15 p.h. |
| Registered childminders | Salary: As childminders are self-employed there is no national rate and they set their own fees. Usually, they charge between £100.00 and £180.00 per week for full time care and between £3.50 and £6.00 for hourly, part time services. |
| Nursery Assistants | Salary: £13,00 to £16,000 p.a. |
| Nursery Nurses | Salary: £13,000 to15,000 p.a. |
| Playworkers | Salary: A full-time playworker can earn between £10,000 and £11,500 a year. Experienced playworkers earn between £11,800 and £16,500. Senior staff can earn around £19,000., Sessional work - £5.70 to £11.20 p.h. |
| Playleaders | Salary: £13,000 to £16,000 p.a. , Sessional work - £5.80 to £8.25 p.h.Support roles in schools |
| Teaching Assistants | There is no national pay scale and wage rates are set by each Local Education Authority. Salaries do differ on a regional basis and some teaching assistants are paid term-time only. The full-time rate for teaching assistants is likely to be between around £11,000 and £14,500 a year. This could increase to around £16,000 per year. |
| Higher Level Teaching Assistants | There is no national pay scale and wage rates are set by each Local Education Authority. Salaries do differ on a regional basis and some HLTAs are paid term-time only. The full-time rate for HLTAs is likely to be between around £16,000 and £18,000 per year. |
| School Home Liaison Workers | Salaries range from between around £20,000 and £24,000 per year. |
| Learning Mentors | Salaries start at around £12,000 for assistant roles rising to around £24,000 for senior level posts. |
Salaries and benefits for school teachers
All qualified teachers are paid according to pay scales, set each April by the Government. Starting on the 'main' pay scale, each year, subject to performance, you will move up a step until you reach the maximum level or move on to a scale associated with a different position or level of experience. Once you have completed your initial teacher training and achieved qualified teacher status (QTS), from September 2007 you can expect to start as a newly qualified teacher (NQT) in England and Wales on £20,627 a year (or £25,000 if you work in inner London).
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Qualified teachers (inc. NQTs) |
Unqualified teachers |
| London fringe | £21,619 - £31,138 |
£15,720 - £24,297 |
| Outer London | £24,000 - £33,544 |
£17,523 - £26,106 |
| Inner London | £25,000 - £34,768 |
£18,552 - £27,129 |
| Rest of England and Wales | £20,627 - £30,148 |
£14,751 - £23,331 |
Benefits
In addition to your basic salary, you will also receive a range of benefits, including:
- responsibility payments - additional money if you take on additional responsibilities
- teachers' pension - the second largest public sector pension scheme in the country
- holidays - more days than many people in other professions, although don't be fooled into thinking you'll have long hot summers in which to enjoy putting your feet up. Teachers work for 195 days per year in school, and do work during their holidays
If you work in London you may be eligible for a key worker Low Cost Home Ownership scheme (LCHO), please visit http://www.housingoptions.co.uk/ho2/ for more information.
Further Education salaries
There is a nationally negotiated pay agreement for those working in Further Education but pay can still vary considerably between colleges. The following are national recommended pay scales from February 2007:
Unqualified Lecturer |
£16,953 - £20,862 |
Qualified Lecturer |
£21,492 - £32,529 |
Advanced Teaching and Training |
£32,529 - £36,618 |
Leadership and Management |
£32,259 - £81,390 |
Higher Education salaries
There is a national framework for pay that has been agreed by HE institutions, trade unions and government. Pay may vary between universities due to non-implementation of the framework but below is rough guide to salaries at different levels.
Research assistants / fellows |
£22,000 - £31,000 |
Lecturers |
£27,000 - £42,000 |
Senior Lecturers |
£35,000 - £50,000 |
Heads of Department |
£50,000 - £63,000 |
