Classroom teachers, i.e. those who are not head teachers, deputy or assistant head teachers or leading practitioners, are paid on the main pay range (MPR) and the upper pay range (UPR) in England, and on the main pay scale (MPS) and upper pay scale (UPS) in Wales.
Teacher pay structure
Guidance on how teachers’ pay is structured in England and Wales, including allowances and additional ranges or scales.
Additional pay ranges
Pay for leadership teachers
Schools determine the individual pay ranges for head teachers, deputy and assistant head teachers, subject to statutory criteria set out in the STPCDs. The individual pay scale points can be found at Pay scales.
Leading practitioners
Leading practitioners are paid on individual five point pay ranges from the leading practitioners’ pay range. The individual pay scale points recommended in the joint union pay advice for England can be found at Pay scales – England and for Wales at Pay scales – Wales.
Unqualified teachers
Unqualified teachers must be paid on the unqualified teachers’ pay range (Pay scales – England / Pay scales – Wales), unless they are on one of the employment-based routes into teaching when schools have the discretion to pay them on the same basis as qualified teachers. They may also be paid additional responsibility allowances, for which there are no prescribed values.
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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