Pay policies

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Council workers and school support staff

Salaries for council workers and school support staff are set by the National Joint Council for Local Government Services.

These NJC pay rates came into effect on 1 April 2024. Scp 16, 18 and 21 are not in use. Scp 53 and 54 repeat for Grade M6 and M5. Scp 56 and 57 repeat for Grade M5 and M4.

Grade Spinal column point Salary per annum £ Hourly rate £ 
Scale 3 7 25,584 13.26
Scale 3 8 25,992 13.47
Scale 4a 9 26,409 13.69
Scale 4a 10 26,835 13.91
Scale 4b 11 27,269 14.13
Scale 4b 12 27,711 14.36
Scale 5 13 28,163 14.60
Scale 5 14 28,624 14.84
Scale 5 15 29,093 15.08
Scale 5 17 30,060 15.58
Scale 6 19 31,067 16.10
Scale 6 20 31,586 16.37
Scale 6 22 32,654 16.93
SO1/2 23 33,366 17.29
SO1/2 24 34,314 17.79
SO1/2 25 35,235 18.26
SO1/2 26 36,124 18.72
SO1/2 27 37,035 19.20
SO1/2 28 37,938 19.66
M11 29 38,626 20.02
M11 30 39,513 20.48
M11 31 40,476 20.98
M11 32 41,511 21.52
M10 33 42,708 22.14
M10 34 43,693 22.65
M10 35 44,711 23.17
M10 36 45,718 23.70
M9 37 46,731 24.22
M9 38 47,754 24.75
M9 39 48,710 25.25
M9 40 49,764 25.79
M8 41 50,788 26.32
M8 42 51,802 26.85
M8 43 52,805 27.37 
M8 44 54,651 28.33
M7 45 55,964 29.01
M7 46 57,260 29.68
M7 47 58,561 30.35
M7 48 59,857 31.03
M7 49 61,166 31.70
M6 50 62,577 32.44
M6 51 63,983 33.16
M6 52 65,407 33.90
M6 53 66,811 34.63
M6 54 68,402 35.45
M5 53 66,811 34.63
M5 54 68,402 35.45
M5 55 69,981 36.27
M5 56 71,565 37.09
M5 57 73,164 37.92
M4 56 71,565 37.09
M4 57 73,164 37.92
M4 58 74,929 38.84
M4 59 76,689 39.75
M4 60 78,451 40.66

Senior officers at the council - As of 1 January 2025

Salaries for senior officers at the council are set by the Joint Negotiating Committee for Chief Officers. These pay scales came into effect 1 January 2025.

Grade Grade Point Salary per year £
Band 5 1 79,894
  2 82,887
  3 85,883
  4 88,877
  5 91,872
Band 4 6 98,024
  7 101,018
  8 104,012
  9 107,006
  10 110,000
Band 2 11 120,000 
  12 124,000
  13 127,500
  14 131,000
  15 135,000 
Band 1 17 137,079
  18 143,809
  19 150,540
  20 157,270
  21 164,000

Education improvement professionals

Salary scales for educational improvement professionals are set by the Soulbury Committee. These pay scales came into effect 1 September 2023. The pay awards for 2022 and 2023 were agreed on 20 December 2023. 

Spinal column point Salary per year £
1   40,540
2   41,920
3   43,224
4   44,545
5   45,857
6   47,170
7   48,550
8   49,878
9   51,425
10   52,805
11   54,166
12   55,484
13   56,976
14   58,308
15   59,777
16   61,106
17   62,440
18   63,748
19   65,097
20   65,794
21   67,133
22   68,301
23   69,586
24   70,739
25   71,971
26   73,173
27   74,403
28   75,650
29   76,899
30   78,146
31   79,382
32   80,637
33   81,894
34   83,180
35   84,465
36   85,784
37   87,083
38   88,396
39   89,691
40   90,985
41   92,285
42 93,585
43 94,883
44 96,189
45 97,490
46 98,794
47 100,102
48 101,399
49 102,700
50 104,004 
51 108,164
52 112,491

Notes to Educational Improvement Professionals above  

Salary scales must not consist of more than four consecutive points. They are based on the duties and responsibilities attached to posts and the need to recruit and motivate staff.  

Spinal column point 8

Normal minimum point for EIP undertaking the full range of duties at this level  

Spinal column point 13

Normal minimum point for senior EIP undertaking the full range of duties at this level  

Spinal column point 20

Normal minimum point for leading EIP undertaking the full range of duties at this level 

Spinal column points 51 and 52

Extension to range to accommodate structured professional assessments with effect from 1 September 2023.

Educational psychologists

Salary scales for educational psychologists are set by the Soulbury Committee. These pay scales came into effect 1 September 2023. The pay awards for 2022 and 2023 were agreed on 20 December 2023.

Trainee educational psychologists

Spinal column point Salary per year £
2   29,872
3   31,770
4   33,673
5   35,572
6   37,473 

Notes to trainee educational psychologists above  

Spinal column point 1 has been deleted with effect from 1 September 2023. Spinal column point 2 is now the first point of the scale.  

Assistant Educational Psychologists

Spinal column point Salary per year £
2   35,228
3   36,531
4   37,828 
5 39,341 

Notes to assistant educational psychologists above  

Spinal column point 1 has been deleted with effect from 1 September 2023. Spinal column point 2 is now the first point of the scale. An additional point (scp 5) has also been added to the top of the scale from 1 September 2023.  

Educational Psychologists Scale A 

Spinal column point Salary per year £
1  42,422
2   44,474
3   46,525
4   48,575
5   50,627
6  52,678
7  54,609
8  56,540
9  58,348
10  60,160
11  61,848 
12 62,540
13 63,836
14 65,120

Notes to educational psychologists - Scale A above

Salary scales to consist of six consecutive points based on the duties and responsibilities attached to posts and the need to recruit retain and motivate staff.

Three new spinal column points (12, 13 and 14) have been added to the scale, with effect from 1 September 2023. This is to accommodate structured professional development.

The SCPs added indicate the addition of three pay ranges to the current ranges, namely: A1 – 6, A2 – 7, A3 – 8, A4 – 9, A5 – 10 and A6 – 11. 

Senior and Principal Education Psychologists 

Spinal column point Salary per year £
1   52,678
2   54,609
3   56,540
4   58,348
5   60,160
6   61,848
7   62,540
8   63,836
9   65,120
10   66,425
11   67,706
12   69,010
13   70,337
14   71,621
15   72,966
16   74,297
17   75,637
18   76,976
19 80,055
20 83,257
21 86,587

Notes to Senior and Principal Educational Psychologists

Salary scales must not consist of more than four consecutive points. They are based on the duties and responsibilities attached to posts and the need to recruit, retain and motivate staff.  

Spinal column point 6

Normal minimum point for the principal educational psychologist undertaking the full range of duties at this level.  

Spinal column points 17, 18, 19, 20 and 21

Extension to range to accommodate discretionary scale points and structured professional assessments.

Spinal column points 19, 20 and 21

Further extension to the scale with effect from 1 September 2023 

Youth and community workers

Salary scales for youth and community workers are set by the Joint Negotiating Committee for Youth and Community Workers. These pay scales came into effect 1 September 2024.

Youth and Community Support Worker Range

Pay point Salary per year £
5 24,786
6 25,115
7 25,411
8 26,089
9 26,954
10 27,631
11 28,724
12 29,791
13 30,896
14 32,040
15 32,818
16 33,631
17 34,431

 Professional Range

Pay point Salary per year £
13 30,896
14 32,040
15 32,818
16 33,631
17 34,431
18 35,236
19 36,035
20 36,837
21 37,737
22 38,757
23 39,751
24 40,749
25 41,755
26 42,760
27 43,765
28 44,783
29 45,792
30 46,803
31 47,485*
32 48,606*

*Spinal column points 31 and 32 are discretionary points.

Teachers and leadership

Teacher pay increases for 2024/25

Pay range for qualified teachers 

Main pay range 9/1/2023 2024/25 Increase  
M1 £30,000 31,650 5.5% Minimum from STP&CD
M2 £31,439 33,483 5.5% Reference points
M3 £33,814 35,674 5.5% Reference points
M4 £36,051 38,034 5.5% Reference points
M5 £38,330 40,439 5.5% Reference points
M6 £41,333 43,607 5.5% Maximum from STP&CD 
Upper pay range 9/1/2023 2024/25 Increase  
U1 £43,266 £45,646 5.5% Minimum from STP&CD
U2 £44,870 £47,338 5.5% Reference point
U3 £46,525 £49,084 5.5% Maximum from STP&CD 

Leading practitioner pay range

  9/1/2023 2024/25 Increase  
Min £47,417 £50,025 5.5% Minimum from STP&CD
Max £72,085 £76,050 5.5% Maximum from STP&CD 

Pay range for leadership group

Spine point 9/1/2023 2024/25 Increase  
L1 £47,185 49,781 5.5% Minimum from STP&CD
L2 £48,366 51,027 5.5%  
L3 £49,574 52,301 5.5%  
L4 £50,807 53,602 5.5%  
L5 £52,074 54,939 5.5%  
L6 £53,380 56,316 5.5% Start of Group 1 for heads
L7 £54,816 57,831 5.5%  
L8 £56,082 59,167 5.5%  
L9 £57,482 60,644 5.5%  
L10 £58,959 62,202 5.5%  
L11 £60,488 63,815 5.5%  
L12 £61,882 65,286 5.5%  
L13 £63,430 66,919 5.5%  
L14 £65,010 68,586 5.5%  
L15 £66,628 70,293 5.5%  
L16 £68,400 72,162 5.5%  
L17 £69,970 73,819 5.5%  
L18a £71,019 74,926 5.50% Maximum of Group 1 LSP 6 - 18 ( a) used if top of ISR)
L18b £71,729 75,675 5.5% (b) used if passing through this point)
L19 £73,509 77,552 5.5%  
L20 £75,331 79,475 5.5%  
L21a £76,430 80,634 5.5% Maximum of Group 2 LSP 8 - 21
L21b £77,195 81,441 5.5%  
L22 £79,112 83,464 5.5%  
L23 £81,070 85,529 5.5%  
L24a £82,258 86,783 5.5% Maximum of Group 3 LSP 11 - 24
L24b £83,081 87,651 5.5%  
L25 £85,146 89,830 5.5%  
L26 £87,253 92,052 5.5%  
L27a £88,530 93,400 5.50% Maximum of Group 4 LSP 14 - 27
L27b £89,414 94,332 5.5%  
L28 £91,633 96,673 5.5%  
L29 £93,902 99,067 5.5%  
L30 £96,239 101,533 5.5%  
L31a £97,639 103,010 5.5% Maximum of Group 5 LSP 18 - 31
L31b £98,616 104,040 5.50%  
L32 £101,067 106,626 5.5%  
L33 £103,578 109,275 5.5%  
L34 £106,138 111,976 5.5%  
L35a £107,700 113,624 5.5% Maximum of Group 6 LSP 21 - 35
L35b £108,776 114,759 5.5%  
L36 £111,470 117,601 5.5%  
L37 £114,240 120,524 5.5%  
L38 £117,067 123,506 5.5%  
L39a £118,732 125,263 5.50% Maximum of Group 7 LSP 24 - 39
L39b £119,921 126,517 5.5%  
L40 £122,912 129,673 5.5%  
L41 £125,983 132,913 5.5%  
L42 £129,140 136,243 5.50%  
L43 £131,056 138,265 5.50% Maximum of Group 8 LSP 28 - 43

Pay range for unqualified teachers

  9/1/2023 2024/25 Increase  
1* £20,598 21,731 5.5% Minimum from STP&CD
2* £22,962 24,224 5.5%  
3* £25,323 26,716 5.5%  
4 £27,406 28,914 5.5%  
5 £29,772 31,410 5.5%  
6 £32,134 33,902 5.5% Maximum from STP&CD 

Teacher TLR and SEN Allowances 2024/25

Shows all Teacher TLR and SEN allowances with updates for 2024/25.

TLR allowances for classroom teachers

TLR 1 9/1/2023 9/1/2024 Increase
TLR 1 a (min) £9,272 £9,782 5.5%
TLR 1 b £11,409 £12,036 5.5%
TLR 1 c £13,459 £14,199 5.5%
TLR 1 d (max) £15,690 16,553 5.5%
TLR 2 9/1/2023 9/1/2024 Increase
TLR 2 a (min) £3,214 3,391 5.5%
TLR 2 b £5,350 £5,644 5.5%
TLR 2 c (max) £7,847 8,279 5.5%
TLR 3 9/1/2023 9/1/2024 Increase
TLR 3* min £639 £675 5.5%
TLR 3* max £3,169 3,344 5.5%

*TLR3 does not pro rata for part-time staff.

Special Educational Needs allowances for classroom teachers

  9/1/2023 9/1/2024 Increase
SEN 1 £2,539 2,679 5.5%
SEN 2 £5,009 5,285 5.5%