Teacher pay in Wales

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    • Overview

    The School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document (STPCD) which outlines teachers’ pay and conditions in maintained schools no longer applies in Wales. 

    Responsibility for teacher pay and conditions was transferred to the Welsh government on 30 September 2018.

    It follows the publication of the first report of the new Independent Welsh Pay Review Body which recommended:

    • The statutory minimum of the main pay range be increased by 5% and that the statutory maximum of the main pay range be increased by 2.4%
    • The statutory minimum and the statutory maximum of all other pay ranges (upper pay range, leadership group pay range and unqualified teachers), and all allowances be increased be increased by 2.4%

    The context behind the changes can be read in the following BBC article. In this article, we outline the teacher pay scales for 2019/2020 in Wales.

    For teacher pay scales in England please see the following article.

    We’ve also published another article which provides a background of the Welsh education system for context.

    Pay scales for teachers in Wales

    The Independent Welsh Pay Review Body has published a report which includes the updated teachers’ pay scales (can be found in the appendices) for 2019/20.

    These figures are subject to formal confirmation following the consultation on teacher pay. We will confirm or update these figures as soon as the outcome of the formal consultation is published by the Welsh government.

    It should be noted that Independent schools in Wales can set their own pay scales.

    Main Pay Range
    M1£24,906
    M2£26,208
    M3£28,316
    M4£30,495
    M5£32,897
    M6 a£34,325
    M6 (b)£35,848

     

    Upper Pay Range
    U1£37,526
    U2£38,916
    U3£40,352

     

    Unqualified
    Min 1£17,621
    2£19,671
    3£21,791
    4£23,769
    5£25,820
    Max 6£27,869

     

    Leading practitioners
    Min£41,126
    Max£62,520

     

    Allowance ranges
    TLR1 (min)£8,041
    TLR1 (max)£13,607
    TLR2 (min)£2,786
    TL2 (max)£6,806
    TLR3 (min)£553
    TLR3 (max)£2,747
    SEN (min)£2,201
    SEN (max)£4,344

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