HC Deb 18 January 1988 vol 145 cc192-3W
Mr. Ian Taylor

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what discretion is allowed to local education authorities in determining teachers' salaries.

Mrs. Rumbold

The 1988 school teachers' pay and conditions document gives LEAs discretion in certain circumstances over the scale point on which an individual teacher should be paid. It also allows LEAs to award incentive allowances, which may be given to teachers in shortage subjects or hard to fill posts, in relation to the assumption of extra responsibilities or in recognition of classroom excellence.

Mr. Ian Taylor

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will give the present salary scales for secondary school teachers.

Mrs. Rumbold

All qualified teachers except head and deputy head teachers are paid on a single incremental scale as follows:

Scale point Salary

(£)
1 7,920
2 8,235
3 8,547
4 8,859

Scale point Salary

(£)
5 9,591
6 10,422
7 11,049
8 11,673
9 12,351
10 13,134
11 13,863

A teacher may, in addition, receive one of five incentive allowances:

Rate Amount (£)
A 801
B 1,200
C 2,400
D 3,201
E 4,401
Source: School Teachers' Pay and Conditions Document 1988