Pay is determined locally
There isn't a national pay scale for support staff, including SBMs. Instead, it’s the employer’s responsibility to agree pay and progression based on a range of factors.
Your employer depends on your school type
Community or voluntary-controlled (VC) schools:
- Your local authority (LA) is the legal employer, so pay is typically set by the LA’s pay grades
- Pay usually follows National Joint Council (NJC) scales, to help ensure fair pay across similar roles and help protect the school against discrimination claims
- Your main input will be using the role's specific responsibilities to decide where the SBM fits within these existing LA bands (explained below)
- If you disagree with the LA's grading, there is usually an appeal process, and you'll likely need to amend the SBM's job description to prove the role falls outside the scope of a standard SBM (read more on this below)
Your governing board acts as the employer and