§ Mr. Ian BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will make a statement on the basic starting salary for a newly graduated teacher(a) inside and (b) outside London; and if he will list the average earnings of teachers (i) inside and (ii) outside London in relation to length of service (1) in cash terms and (2) as a proportion of average earnings. [16430]
§ Mr. ByersThe basic starting salary at 1 April 1997 for a newly qualified teacher with a good honours degree in inner London was £16,341; in outer London it was £15,636; in the London fringe area it was £14,805; and outside London it was £14,280.
The average earnings of full-time teachers (including heads and deputies) in the maintained nursery, primary 33W secondary and special sector at 31 March 1996 by five-year intervals of length of experience were, in cash terms:
Length of service (years) Greater London £ England and Wales excluding Greater London £ 0: 1 16,200 14,300 5: 6 22,500 19,600 10: 11 25,100 22,100 15: 16 26,100 22,900 20: 21 26,900 23,900 25: 26 28,200 25,100 30: 31 29,200 26,600 Over 31 30,200 27,800 Average full-time teacher salary as a percentage of average full-time earnings for all employees:
Percentage Length of service (years) Greater London England and Wales excluding Greater London 0: 1 68 82 5: 6 95 113 10: 11 106 128 15: 16 110 132 20: 21 114 138 25: 26 119 145 30: 31 123 154 Over 31 127 161
Greater London figures are the percentage of the average Greater London earnings for April 1996. England and Wales excluding Greater London figures are the percentage of the average England and Wales excluding Greater London earnings for April 1996.