Pay advice

Advice and guidance about all aspects of pay, including information about the 2018 pay award and pay progression, our pay toolkit and pay calculator, as well as pay arrangements for support staff and supply teachers, independent schools and sixth form colleges

• Pay award 2018 and pay progression
• Pay campaign, scales and toolkit
• Pay calculator 
• Other pay arrangements

You can also browse the A-Z of our advice and guidance including all our advice on pay, or take a look at the top five questions asked by members to our Advice Line.

Pay award 2018

In September 2018, the government implemented a 3.5% increase to the main pay range and unqualified teachers’ range, a 2.0% increase to the upper pay range and all allowances, and a 1.5% increase to the leadership and headteacher pay ranges. This was contrary to the recommendations of the School Teachers Review Body, which recommended a 3.5% pay rise across all ranges.

Pay progression

All teachers and school leaders should receive an individual pay increase corresponding to the increases set out above, excluding any increase arising from progression to a higher pay scale point. Read our FAQs on school teacher pay and then see our pay toolkit for more information. Reps can also read our advice on how to secure the full pay award at school level.

The statutory requirements for teachers’ pay and conditions for maintained schools in England and Wales are set out in the School Teachers' Pay and Conditions Document (STPCD) and schools and local authorities (LAs) must abide by them. Further pay advice can be found in DfE's advice for maintained schools and local authorities on Implementing Your School's Approach to Pay. This is non-statutory but can help schools in revising their processes in making decisions on teachers' and leadership pay.