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TLR payments for part-time teachers: values and calculations

Understand how to calculate teaching and learning responsibility (TLR) payments for part-time teachers based on the amount of responsibility they take on.

Updated
on 23 October 2026See updates
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Contents
  1. Part-time teachers' TLR 1 and 2 payments must be pro-rated
  2. TLR3 payments are not pro-rated for part-time teachers
  3. Determine the value of TLR payments fairly and appropriately
  4. Part-time teachers with a larger proportion of TLR responsibilities 
  5. Full-time teachers sharing responsibilities with part-time teachers
  6. Keep staff workload in mind
  7. You must review TLRs regularly 

FusionHR advised us on this article. FusionHR is part of The Key Group.

Part-time teachers' TLR 1 and 2 payments must be pro-rated

Since 1 September 2026, you must determine the value of any new or existing TLR1 or TLR2 payments for a part-time teacher based on the proportion of the TLR they're taking on, regardless of the amount of hours they work (i.e. the proportion of the full-time equivalent responsibility).

This is explained on page 28 of the School Teachers' Pay and Conditions Document (STPCD) 2026, with some additional detail on pages 84 and 85.

Any annual increase to existing TLRs or new TLRs awarded as part of the September review cycle is backdated to 1 September 2026.

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