Pay and benefits
What we offer
This section provides general guidance on:
What Will I Be Paid?
Newly-qualified teachers usually start on the first point of the M1 pay
scale. Depending on your school’s individual pay policy, previous
work experience may be taken into account in determining a higher starting
point.
Enfield is on the Outer London Pay Scale
Annual salary progression
You will normally progress to the next level of payment on an annual basis
(as of 1 September) until you reach
the main pay scale’s maximum.
Allowances
Allowances are determined by individual schools. They may be paid on either
a permanent or temporary basis and are awarded at the discretion of the headteacher,
in consultation with the school’s governing body.
Teaching and Learning Responsibility (TLR) Payments - Following
your initial induction year, you may be awarded an additional sum of money
for a specific area of responsibility related to teaching and learning.
Recruitment and Retention Payment - In some cases, such as
subjects that experience recruiting difficulties, a school may award an R&R
payment. This may be made on a fixed-term basis.
SEN Allowance - This is usually paid to classroom teachers in
special schools or co-ordinators in mainstream schools.
Threshold payment - Once you have reached the top of the main
pay scale, there is the possibility of progressing to the upper pay scale following
an assessment.
What will I be paid if I qualify in June and start in July / August?
Your school may be in the position to offer you paid employment before the
start of the new academic year. Since your degree with QTS or PGCE will not
yet have been awarded at this stage, normally you will be paid as an unqualified
teacher on the unqualified teachers' pay scale.
Your school may decide to pay you either on an annual rate for a specific period
or on a daily supply rate for actual days worked. This will be determined by
the needs of the service/governing body.
Depending on payroll deadlines, you will be paid in either July or August for
any work undertaken in the summer term.
Pension Contribution
Once you are in full-time employment, you will automatically be entered into
the teachers’ pension scheme. You will be required to make a contribution
equivalent to 6% of your salary, with the school required to contribute a further
13.5% for a total of 19.5 %.
Sick pay entitlement
As a new teacher with no previous service, in your first year of teaching you
will be entitled to 25 days’ sick pay at full pay plus an additional
50 days at half-pay (for absences beginning in the second and third terms).
Your entitlement is based on 195 actual teaching days.
Further information can be obtained from Enfield Schools Personnel Service.