Teacher Pay Spines
ListenBoth Qualified and Unqualified Teachers are bound by national conditions of service but all Bracknell Forest teachers also qualify for the London Fringe Allowance. We are the most westerly LA to be able to pay this and the current allowance is included in the scales below and is equivalent to an extra £992 per annum.
Every September, salaries for teachers on the main pay scale rise to the next point on the salary scale (if they have performed satisfactorily). Your salary will also increase as you take on additional responsibilities in school.
When you reach the top of the main pay scale you can opt to have your teaching assessed. If you meet the required standards you pass through the threshold and move onto the upper pay scale. This upper pay scale has three points and progression is based entirely on your performance. The achievements of post threshold teachers and their contribution to schools should be substantial and sustained, in order to progress.
For further information on the Teachers Pay, please look at the Teachernet web site
Qualified Classroom Teachers - 1 September 2010
| Spine Point |
£ per annum (inc. LW) |
£ hourly rate (inc. LW) |
| M1 | £22,626 | £17.8862 |
| M2 | £24,330 | £19.2332 |
| M3 | £26,202 | £20.7130 |
| M4 | £28,145 | £22.2490 |
| M5 | £30,278 | £23.9352 |
| M6 | £32,588 | £25.7613 |
| U1 | £35,218 | £27.8403 |
| U2 | £36,482 | £28.8395 |
| U3 | £37,794 | £29.8767 |
Point M1 is the minimum starting salary for all qualified entrants.
The divisor to achieve the hourly rate is 1,265.
Usually teachers progress 1 point for each year in teaching.
Supply teachers progress 1 point if they work for 26 weeks of the year.
Progression to the upper pay scale is not automatic, but requires an assessment process to be passed and is usually at the rate of 1 point every 2 years.
Unqualified Teachers
| Spine Point | £ per annum (excl. LW) |
£ hourly rate (incl.LW) |
| 1 | £16,856 | £13.3249 |
| 2 | £18,694 | £14.7779 |
| 3 | £20,534 | £16.2323 |
| 4 | £22,373 | £17.6862 |
| 5 | £24,212 | £19.1399 |
| 6 | £26,051 | £20.5937 |
Please note that for the 2011-12 teaching year Unqualified Teachers on Spinal Points 1 - 3 will be paid an addtional allowance of £250.
Graduate Teacher Programme trainees will usually start on Spine Point 1 of the unqualified scale, moving to M1 of the qualified scale on completion of their training and the award of qualified teacher status. However if they have significant, relevant experience more points can be awarded.
Teaching & Learning Responsibility Payments
| TLR2 minimum | £2,535 |
| TLR2 maximum | £6,196 |
| TLR1 minimum | £7,323 |
| TLR1 maximum | £12,393 |
SEN Allowances
| 1 | £2,001 |
| 2 | £3,954 |
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