Pay award for teachers in 2025/26

Find the pay ranges from the STPCD all in 1 place, including the teacher pay ranges and teaching and learning responsibility (TLR) payments for 2025/26. Be clear on how to apply them, and download our cheat sheet to keep the information to hand.

Last reviewed on 22 July 2025See updates
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Contents
  1. Who does this apply to?
  2. Pay ranges for 2025/26
  3. Additional allowances
  4. Download and share our cheat sheet
  5. What are my next steps?

Who does this apply to?

This article applies to all teachers employed under the School Teachers' Pay and Conditions Document (STPCD). This includes:

  • All teachers at maintained schools, including:
    • Senior leaders, such as headteachers
    • Special educational needs co-ordinators (SENCOs)
    • Part-time teachers
    • Non-agency supply teachers
  • Teachers whose employment transferred from a maintained school to an academy at the point of conversion and whose contracts haven't been further negotiated

Check your teachers' contracts if you're unsure whether or not they are employed under the STPCD.

Pay ranges for 2025/26

There's a partially funded 4% increase across all pay ranges.

Mainstream schools will receive the additional funding through the new schools budget support grant (SBSG) in autumn 2025. This will cover the period from September 2025 to