Teacher Pay Scales in the UK

Teacher on short-term and long-term contracts with a school are for most purposes, treated and expected to act as regular teachers. They are covered by the School Teachers Pay & Conditions Document
www.teachernet.gov.uk/management/payandperformance/pay/2006/

However, if you are paid directly by an agency then strictly speaking as a supply teacher you are not entitled to the rates of pay set out in the above documents. Moreover, you have to hold *Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) in England to also be able to access these pay rates

Teacher's salaries in the UK are dependant on experience. You do not earn more money if you hold higher degrees like a Masters. There are 2 pay scales for UK teachers, qualified and unqualified. As explained above; as an overseas trained teacher you are strictly speaking considered to be unqualified. Therefore, some schools will only agree to pay you on the unqualified scale. This is down to the individual school and their governing education authority. However, the two pay scales do overlap and for newly qualified teachers this is generally not a problem. Bluewave will always try to negotiate the best possible salary for each teacher and we will be honest as to what you should expect.

The pay scale for a classroom teacher has 6 levels, M1 - M6 (approx £20,000 - £30,000 per annum). Basically a newly qualified teacher starts on M1 and you move up the scale with each year of experience until you reach M6. You can earn extra money by taking on extra responsibilities known as 'Teaching and Learning Responsibility' payments.

For More information:
www.teachernet.gov.uk/management/payandperformance/pay/