Teaching and learning responsibility (TLR) payments
Teachers with additional leadership and management responsibilities are paid TLR payments. Schools determine the number of TLR payments available and the values of those TLR payments, subject to statutory criteria set out in the school teachers’ pay and conditions documents.
The STPCD and STPC(W)D each provide for three broad bands for the values of TLR payments – TLR1, TLR2 and TLR3. There can be more than one level of TLR payment within each band. Each school will decide for itself the number of levels of TLR payments within the two bands and the specific values of the TLR payments at each level. There is no longer any prescribed minimum differential between each level of TLR payment in schools.
A school can decide to establish as many levels of TLR payment in each band as it wishes.
Variations between schools on the levels and values of TLR payments will increase inequality within and between schools and complicate the career path for teachers.
Special educational needs (SEN) allowances /Additional Learning Needs (ALN) allowance
The STPCD and STPC(W)D provide that teachers may receive special educational needs allowances in respect of certain work with children with special needs.
SEN allowances apply to all parts of England, whereas ALN allowances apply in Wales. Schools may pay SEN/ALN allowances at any value within the ranges, subject to statutory criteria set out in the STPCDs. These allowances can be held at the same time as TLRs.
These allowances must be paid to teachers in special schools or in SEN/ALN posts requiring a mandatory SEN/ALN qualification and to teachers teaching pupils with SEN/ALN in designated special classes/units or in local authority services/units. They must also be paid to teachers in mainstream schools or pupils referral units (PRUs) where the setting is “analogous to a designated special class or unit” and the post meets specified criteria.
The allowances are determined by the governing body, taking into account the structure of the school’s SEN/ALN provision; any qualifications and expertise relevant to the post; and the relative demands of the post.
Current TLR payments & SEN allowances in England Current TLR payments and ALN allowances in Wales