Support staff pay and progression

  • Annual salary statements for support staff
    Understand the requirements on pay statements for support staff and see an example annual salary statement.
  • Calculating pay for term-time only staff
    How you calculate this will depend on whether you're a maintained school or an academy. Understand how calculations are determined and remind yourself of the rules for holiday pay.
  • Pay award for school support staff
    The pay award for 2023-24 has been agreed. Understand what's changed, so you can reflect any increases in your budget.
  • Support staff: pay scales and progression
    Pay scales for support staff such as teaching assistants (TAs) are determined locally, as are their career progression arrangements. Understand how to set your pay scales and progression frameworks, and how to determine pay for support staff on the SLT.