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Unqualified teachers: pay

Make sure you know how much unqualified teachers should be paid in your school. Take a look at our overview of the pay range and allowances for unqualified teachers, and how to manage their pay progression.

Last reviewed on 23 October 2024See updates
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Contents
  1. Pay ranges are set out in the STPCD
  2. Additional allowances
  3. Pay progression

Pay ranges are set out in the STPCD

The pay range for unqualified teachers is set out on page 24 of the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document (STPCD) 2024. You should set pay for unqualified teachers within this range.

The STPCD applies to all unqualified teachers in maintained schools.

Academies are free to determine their own pay arrangements, although unqualified teachers whose employment transferred to an academy at the point of conversion will still be covered by the STPCD.

 

England
(excluding London area)

Inner London area

Outer London area

Fringe area

Minimum

£21,731

£27,252

£25,758

£23,140

Maximum

£33,902

£39,417

£37,932

£35,305

Part-time unqualified teachers should be paid on a pro-rata basis from the pay ranges above.

Additional allowances

To determine whether to pay such an allowance, consider whether, in the