HC Deb 26 February 1986 vol 92 cc568-9W
Mr. Wheeler

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will publish a table to show the salary at 1 April 1985, 1 November 1985, 1 April 1986 and 1 November 1986 for teachers in inner London (a) entering the profession as new graduates, (b) at the top of scale 1, (c) at the mid-point of scale 2, (d) at the bottom of scale 3, (e) at the top of scale 2, (f) at the top of scale 3 and for heads in inner London, (g) of group primary schools and (h) of group 12 secondary schools, if (i) the formal offer of 12 September 1985, (ii) the informal offer of 14 October 1985 or (iii) the agreement of 24 January 1986 were implemented; and, for each of the categories specified, what is the salary at present actually received.

Mr. Chris Patten

The table shows the current salary rates of teachers in inner London, in the categories listed, and what they would have received under the formal offer of 12 September 1985, the informal offer of 14 October 1985 and the provisional agreement of 24 January—so far as this can be determined from the terms of the offers made.

The current salary rated were set on 1 April 1984 and include inner London weighting of £1,038 but exclude other allowances. The rates assume normal incremental progression but do not take account of additional promotions that would be unlocked in the case of the 12 September offer. Nor do they take account of any pay increase from 1 April 1986, which has yet to be negotiated.

(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) (h)
Category New Entrant Graduate Top of Scale 1 Mid-point Scale 2 Bottom Scale 3 Top of Scale 2 Top of Scale 3 Head Group 2 Head Group 12
1 November 1985 7,975 10,184 9,889 9,594 11,297 12,830 12,875 23,173
1 April 1986 8,075 10,321 10,017 9,718 11,451 13,007 13,052 23,504
1 November 1986 8,342 10,321 10,321 10,022 11,451 13,007 13,052 23,504

Notes:

1 New entrants assumed to have entered at point 4 of scale 1 on 1 September 1984.

2 Top of scale 1 and top of scale 2 teachers assumed not to be entitled to good honours graduate additions.

3 Mid-point scale 2 taken as point 7.

4 Headteachers assumed to be at their salary maximum throughout.

5 All examples assume assimilation without promotion to the new scales envisaged in the 12 September package.

6 Examples assume that the 14 October informal offer comprised 6.9 per cent on all scales from 1 April 1985 rising to 7.5 per cent on all scales on 31 March 1986.

7 The January agreement consists of a 6.9 per cent. increase on all scales with effect from 1 April 1985 and an additional 1.6 per cent. on all scales from 31 March 1986, calculated on the 31 March 1985 base.

8 The London area allowance has been added in all cases at the rate of £1,038 per annum.

This applies to teachers serving in "the Inner Area" of London which is defined as "the area of the Inner London education authority and of the London boroughs of Barking and Dagenham, Brent, Ealing, Haringey, Merton and Newham". This rate was set on 1 April 1984.