§ Chris RuaneTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the pay bands are for(a) school teachers and (h) further education college lecturers. [2994]
§ Margaret Hodge[holding answer 9 July 2001]: Main scale classroom teachers are paid on a scale from £17,001 to £24,843. We do not collect information on pay bands for further education college lecturers, however, a national review of staffing and pay in further education, undertaken by ORC International, indicates that the mean salary for full-time teachers in FE is £22,769.