From
http://www.tda.gov.uk/get-into-teaching/salary/pay-and-benefits.aspxObv a sales pitch to try and get people in to teaching but the nrs add up;
With starting salaries matching what you'd receive in many other professions, your experience and performance can see you achieve rapid progression, and enjoy the financial rewards to match.
Once you have completed your initial teacher training (ITT) and achieved qualified teacher status (QTS), you can expect to start as a newly qualified teacher (NQT) in England and Wales on £21,588 a year (or £27,000 if you work in inner London).
Main pay scale including NQTs:
London fringe: £22,626 to £32,588
Outer London: £25,117 to £35,116
Inner London: £27,000 to £36,387
Rest of England and Wales: £21,588 to £31,552
Page;
http://www.tda.gov.uk/get-into-teaching/salary/teaching-salary-scales.aspxThis page outlines the basic salary scales for all teachers from September 2010:
England and Wales (excluding London and fringes) Inner London Outer London London fringes
Leadership group
Max (headteachers) £105,097 £112,181 £108,070 £106,137
Min (headteachers) £42,379 £49,466 £45,351 £43,416
Min £37,461 £44,540 £40,433 £38,493
Advanced skills teachers
Max £56,950 £64,036 £59,925 £57,985
Min £37,461 £44,540 £40,433 £38,493
Post-threshold pay scale
Max £36,756 £45,000 £40,433 £37,795
Min £34,181 £41,497 £37,599 £35,218
Main pay scale
Max £31,552 £36,387 £35,116 £32,588
Min £21,588 £27,000 £25,117 £22,626
Unqualified teachers
Max £25,016 £29,088 £27,992 £26,052
Min £15,817 £19,893 £18,789 £16,856
Compare that to average british income;
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/cci/nugget.asp?id=285http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/article-1709280/Best-paid-jobs-A-guide-UK-salaries.html states;
Private sector; The average salary has risen by just 0.3% to £25,900 up from £25,800 where the wage for full-time employees rose by 2.6%.
compare that to Average public sector employees;
The Office for National Statistics said public sector workers enjoyed average rises of up to 3% to £554 a week in 2010. This is up from £538 in 2009 and brings the average median gross annual salary for public sector employees to £28,808
To say you need a better pension deal because working after 50 is tough is just not on, IMO. I find it tough working now, it's not going to be an easier when I'm over 50 either. People have to accept that we will live longer, on average, and the pension will therefore have to last longer. It will be more expensive and it will now be too expensive to keep the current pension deals in place.
This is not just about teachers BTW this goes for all public sector workers.