Pay scales – England

• Main and upper
• TLR payments & SEN allowances
• Leading practitioner
• Leadership group
• Unqualified teacher

Main and upper pay range advisory points

England excluding London and Fringe

	2025/26	2026/27	Increase
M1	£32,916	£34,069	3.5%
M2	£34,823	£36,042	3.5%
M3	£37,101	£38,400	3.5%
M4	£39,556	£40,941	3.5%
M5	£42,057	£43,529	3.5%
M6	£45,352	£46,940	3.5%
U1	£47,472	£49,134	3.5%
U2	£49,232	£50,956	3.5%
U3	£51,048	£52,835	3.5%

London Fringe

	2025/26	2026/27	Increase
M1	£34,398	£35,602	3.5%
M2	£36,373	£37,647	3.5%
M3	£38,627	£39,979	3.5%
M4	£41,075	£42,513	3.5%
M5	£43,545	£45,070	3.5%
M6	£46,839	£48,479	3.5%
U1	£48,913	£50,625	3.5%
U2	£50,668	£52,442	3.5%
U3	£52,490	£54,328	3.5%

Outer London

	2025/26	2026/27	Increase
M1	£37,870	£39,196	3.5%
M2	£39,851	£41,246	3.5%
M3	£41,935	£43,403	3.5%
M4	£44,128	£45,673	3.5%
M5	£46,800	£48,438	3.5%
M6	£50,474	£52,241	3.5%
U1	£52,219	£54,047	3.5%
U2	£54,151	£56,047	3.5%
U3	£56,154	£58,120	3.5%

Inner London

	2025/26	2026/27	Increase
M1	£40,317	£41,729	3.5%
M2	£42,234	£43,713	3.5%
M3	£44,238	£45,787	3.5%
M4	£46,339	£47,961	3.5%
M5	£48,952	£50,666	3.5%
M6	£52,300	£54,131	3.5%
U1	£57,632	£59,650	3.5%
U2	£60,464	£62,581	3.5%
U3	£62,496	£64,684	3.5%

Leading practitioner range

 

England (excl. London)

	2025/26	2026/27	Increase
Minimum	£52,026	£53,847	3.5%
Maximum	£79,092	£81,861	3.5%

London Fringe

	2025/26	2026/27	Increase
Minimum	£53,460	£55,332	3.5%
Maximum	£80,528	£83,347	3.5%

Outer London

	2025/26	2026/27	Increase
Minimum	£56,154	£58,120	3.5%
Maximum	£83,223	£86,136	3.5%

Inner London

	2025/26	2026/27	Increase
Minimum	£61,858	£64,024	3.5%
Maximum	£88,930	£92,043	3.5%

Teaching and learning responsibility (TLR) payments & SEN allowances

What are TLR payments?

TLR payment 1

	2025/26	2026/27	Increase
Minimum	£10,174	£10,531	3.5%
Maximum	£17,216	£17,819	3.5%

TLR payment 2

	2025/26	2026/27	Increase
Minimum	£3,527	£3,651	3.5%
Maximum	£8,611	£8,913	3.5%

TLR payment 3

	2025/26	2026/27	Increase
Minimum	£702	£727	3.5%
Maximum	£3,478	£3,600	3.5%

SEN allowance

	2025/26	2026/27	Increase
Minimum	£2,787	£2,885	3.5%
Maximum	£5,497	£5,690	3.5%

Leadership group pay range

Joint union advice includes recommended leadership group pay scale points as set out below.

England excluding London/Fringe

	2025/26	2026/27	Increase
L1	£51,773	£53,586	3.5%
L2	£53,069	£54,927	3.5%
L3	£54,394	£56,298	3.5%
L4	£55,747	£57,699	3.5%
L5	£57,137	£59,137	3.5%
L6	£58,569	£60,619	3.5%
L7	£60,145	£62,251	3.5%
L8	£61,534	£63,688	3.5%
L9	£63,070	£65,278	3.5%
L10	£64,691	£66,956	3.5%
L11	£66,368	£68,691	3.5%
L12	£67,898	£70,275	3.5%
L13	£69,596	£72,032	3.5%
L14	£71,330	£73,827	3.5%
L15	£73,105	£75,664	3.5%
L16	£75,049	£77,676	3.5%
L17	£76,772	£79,460	3.5%
L18	£78,702	£81,457	3.5%
L19	£80,655	£83,478	3.5%
L20	£82,654	£85,547	3.5%
L21	£84,699	£87,664	3.5%
L22	£86,803	£89,842	3.5%
L23	£88,951	£92,065	3.5%
L24	£91,158	£94,349	3.5%
L25	£93,424	£96,694	3.5%
L26	£95,735	£99,086	3.5%
L27	£98,106	£101,540	3.5%
L28	£100,540	£104,059	3.5%
L29	£103,030	£106,637	3.5%
L30	£105,595	£109,291	3.5%
L31	£108,202	£111,990	3.5%
L32	£110,892	£114,774	3.5%
L33	£113,646	£117,624	3.5%
L34	£116,456	£120,532	3.5%
L35	£119,350	£123,528	3.5%
L36	£122,306	£126,587	3.5%
L37	£125,345	£129,733	3.5%
L38	£128,447	£132,943	3.5%
L39	£131,578	£136,184	3.5%
L40	£134,860	£139,581	3.5%
L41	£138,230	£143,069	3.5%
L42	£141,693	£146,653	3.5%
L43	£143,796	£148,829	3.5%

London Fringe

	2025/26	2026/27	Increase
L1	£53,198	£55,060	3.5%
L2	£54,496	£56,404	3.5%
L3	£55,822	£57,776	3.5%
L4	£57,183	£59,185	3.5%
L5	£58,573	£60,624	3.5%
L6	£60,001	£62,102	3.5%
L7	£61,582	£63,738	3.5%
L8	£62,962	£65,166	3.5%
L9	£64,500	£66,758	3.5%
L10	£66,120	£68,435	3.5%
L11	£67,796	£70,169	3.5%
L12	£69,332	£71,759	3.5%
L13	£71,030	£73,517	3.5%
L14	£72,763	£75,310	3.5%
L15	£74,532	£77,141	3.5%
L16	£76,481	£79,158	3.5%
L17	£78,215	£80,953	3.5%
L18	£80,134	£82,939	3.5%
L19	£82,084	£84,957	3.5%
L20	£84,092	£87,036	3.5%
L21	£86,138	£89,153	3.5%
L22	£88,237	£91,326	3.5%
L23	£90,381	£93,545	3.5%
L24	£92,595	£95,836	3.5%
L25	£94,854	£98,174	3.5%
L26	£97,170	£100,571	3.5%
L27	£99,537	£103,021	3.5%
L28	£101,967	£105,536	3.5%
L29	£104,462	£108,119	3.5%
L30	£107,018	£110,764	3.5%
L31	£109,637	£113,475	3.5%
L32	£112,328	£116,260	3.5%
L33	£115,083	£119,111	3.5%
L34	£117,891	£122,018	3.5%
L35	£120,786	£125,014	3.5%
L36	£123,737	£128,068	3.5%
L37	£126,780	£131,218	3.5%
L38	£129,880	£134,426	3.5%
L39	£133,006	£137,662	3.5%
L40	£136,299	£141,070	3.5%
L41	£139,662	£144,551	3.5%
L42	£143,128	£148,138	3.5%
L43	£145,218	£150,301	3.5%

Outer London

	2025/26	2026/27	Increase
L1	£55,881	£57,837	3.5%
L2	£57,180	£59,182	3.5%
L3	£58,497	£60,545	3.5%
L4	£59,859	£61,955	3.5%
L5	£61,249	£63,393	3.5%
L6	£62,677	£64,871	3.5%
L7	£64,259	£66,509	3.5%
L8	£65,642	£67,940	3.5%
L9	£67,177	£69,529	3.5%
L10	£68,799	£71,207	3.5%
L11	£70,473	£72,940	3.5%
L12	£72,009	£74,530	3.5%
L13	£73,708	£76,288	3.5%
L14	£75,433	£78,074	3.5%
L15	£77,209	£79,912	3.5%
L16	£79,157	£81,928	3.5%
L17	£80,884	£83,715	3.5%
L18	£82,816	£85,715	3.5%
L19	£84,769	£87,736	3.5%
L20	£86,764	£89,801	3.5%
L21	£88,812	£91,921	3.5%
L22	£90,906	£94,088	3.5%
L23	£93,057	£96,314	3.5%
L24	£95,267	£98,602	3.5%
L25	£97,531	£100,945	3.5%
L26	£99,840	£103,335	3.5%
L27	£102,213	£105,791	3.5%
L28	£104,648	£108,311	3.5%
L29	£107,134	£110,884	3.5%
L30	£109,699	£113,539	3.5%
L31	£112,315	£116,247	3.5%
L32	£114,996	£119,021	3.5%
L33	£117,758	£121,880	3.5%
L34	£120,566	£124,786	3.5%
L35	£123,457	£127,778	3.5%
L36	£126,409	£130,834	3.5%
L37	£129,457	£133,988	3.5%
L38	£132,557	£137,197	3.5%
L39	£135,683	£140,432	3.5%
L40	£138,974	£143,839	3.5%
L41	£142,340	£147,322	3.5%
L42	£145,798	£150,901	3.5%
L43	£147,866	£153,042	3.5%

Inner London

	2025/26	2026/27	Increase
L1	£61,554	£63,709	3.5%
L2	£62,857	£65,057	3.5%
L3	£64,187	£66,434	3.5%
L4	£65,538	£67,832	3.5%
L5	£66,935	£69,278	3.5%
L6	£68,361	£70,754	3.5%
L7	£69,942	£72,390	3.5%
L8	£71,327	£73,824	3.5%
L9	£72,858	£75,409	3.5%
L10	£74,479	£77,086	3.5%
L11	£76,154	£78,820	3.5%
L12	£77,691	£80,411	3.5%
L13	£79,385	£82,164	3.5%
L14	£81,120	£83,960	3.5%
L15	£82,888	£85,790	3.5%
L16	£84,841	£87,811	3.5%
L17	£86,566	£89,596	3.5%
L18	£88,496	£91,594	3.5%
L19	£90,446	£93,612	3.5%
L20	£92,447	£95,683	3.5%
L21	£94,491	£97,799	3.5%
L22	£96,594	£99,975	3.5%
L23	£98,737	£102,193	3.5%
L24	£100,951	£104,485	3.5%
L25	£103,211	£106,824	3.5%
L26	£105,521	£109,215	3.5%
L27	£107,891	£111,668	3.5%
L28	£110,327	£114,189	3.5%
L29	£112,823	£116,772	3.5%
L30	£115,382	£119,421	3.5%
L31	£117,995	£122,125	3.5%
L32	£120,678	£124,902	3.5%
L33	£123,438	£127,759	3.5%
L34	£126,247	£130,666	3.5%
L35	£129,141	£133,661	3.5%
L36	£132,092	£136,716	3.5%
L37	£135,141	£139,871	3.5%
L38	£138,235	£143,074	3.5%
L39	£141,365	£146,313	3.5%
L40	£144,656	£149,719	3.5%
L41	£148,028	£153,209	3.5%
L42	£151,483	£156,785	3.5%
L43	£153,490	£158,863	3.5%

Unqualified teacher pay range advisory points

 

England (excl. London)

	2025/26	2026/27	Increase
1	£22,601	£23,393	3.5%
2	£25,193	£26,075	3.5%
3	£27,785	£28,758	3.5%
4	£30,071	£31,124	3.5%
5	£32,667	£33,811	3.5%
6	£35,259	£36,494	3.5%

London Fringe

	2025/26	2026/27	Increase
1	£24,066	£24,909	3.5%
2	£26,656	£27,589	3.5%
3	£29,248	£30,272	3.5%
4	£31,532	£32,636	3.5%
5	£34,126	£35,321	3.5%
6	£36,718	£38,004	3.5%

Outer London

	2025/26	2026/27	Increase
1	£26,789	£27,727	3.5%
2	£29,383	£30,412	3.5%
3	£31,974	£33,094	3.5%
4	£34,265	£35,465	3.5%
5	£36,856	£38,146	3.5%
6	£39,450	£40,831	3.5%

Inner London

	2025/26	2026/27	Increase
1	£28,343	£29,336	3.5%
2	£30,935	£32,018	3.5%
3	£33,528	£34,702	3.5%
4	£35,814	£37,068	3.5%
5	£38,402	£39,747	3.5%
6	£40,994	£42,429	3.5%

 

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