Sixth Form College Pay Scales
Latest Pay Update - September 2011
Following the extremely unsatisfactory increase of 0.75% from September last year, to which the NASUWT did not agree, the claim submitted by the teacher unions in 2011 was for increases that would at least restore parity with teachers on school teachers’ statutory pay and conditions. The sixth-form college employers refused to make any offer to increase pay for sixth-form college teachers from September 2011 despite the commitment given as part of last year’s offer to take part in discussions on pay in 2011 and 2012 and to restore comparability with school teachers as soon as funding permitted.
The employers sought to soften their refusal to make an offer for increases for 2011 by indicating that they were willing to discuss the possibility of taking a different position for 2012. The Staff Side rejected the employers’ position outright. In particular, the NASUWT rejects their refusal to even begin to repair the damage done last year and to address the pay comparability gap created with teachers in schools when financially viable.
As a result, the teacher unions will be considering the position within their respective national organisations and will continue to discuss jointly what steps should be taken in response. In an attempt to make some progress in National Negotiations for teachers in sixth form colleges, the NASUWT and the other Unions on the staff side of the National Joint Council (NJC) have asked local representatives to lobby their College Principal to support their staff in their pursuit of a reasonable cost of living increase to their pay. The three teacher unions are carrying out a joint survey of sixth form college representatives in order to gain up-to-date information on the impact of cuts to sixth form college funding including the impact on jobs, pay, workload, conditions of service and educational provision.
Pay Scales
In the 'Resources' section on the right-hand side of this page, you will find the salary scales for teacher and leadership posts in Sixth Form Colleges and the London and Fringe Area Allowances. An accessible web version is also available.
The main scale for teachers in sixth form colleges has six annual increase points followed by a 3-point Professional Standards Payment (PSP) range. Movement to the PSP range is after application for assessment under the Professional Standards (similar to the threshold in schools). Teachers with additional responsibilities are placed on one of the 5 levels of the management range. The management range has 3 PSP points for each of the 5 levels. The salary scale is contained in Appendix 2 of the Teaching Staff in Sixth Form Colleges Conditions of Service Handbook.
The Professional Standards Payment Manual is Appendix 8 of the Teaching Staff in Sixth Form Colleges Conditions of Service Handbook.
