Teachers’ pay and allowances from 1st September 2017 and 1st September 2018.
These pay increases came into effect from the 28th April 2020. The NASUWT is now in the process of submitting a pay claim for 2019/20 and 2020/21.
FE pay scales can be accessed on the right/below.
Classroom Teachers
Teaching Allowances
Special Needs Allowances
Recruitment and Retention Allowances
Rates of Pay for Unqualified Teachers
Leadership Spine
Pay Ranges for Principals
Classroom Teachers
Pt |
From 1 September 2017 |
From 1 September 2018 |
Main Pay Scale |
M1 |
£22,744 |
£23,199 |
M2 |
£24,542 |
£25,033 |
M3 |
£26,515 |
£27,046 |
M4 |
£28,555 |
£29,127 |
M5 |
£30,805 |
£31,422 |
M6 |
£33,241 |
£33,906 |
Upper Pay Scale (UPS) |
UPS1 |
£36,010 |
£36,731 |
UPS2 |
£37,343 |
£38,090 |
UPS3 |
£38,723 |
£39,498 |
Teaching Allowances
Pt |
From 1 September 2017 |
From 1 September 2018 |
TA1 |
£1,946 |
£1,985 |
TA2 |
£3,932 |
£4,011 |
TA3 |
£6,751 |
£6,887 |
TA4 |
£9,299 |
£9,485 |
TA5 |
£12,549 |
£12,800 |
Recruitment and Retention Allowances
Annual Allowance From |
From 1 September 2017 |
From 1 September 2018 |
Recruitment and Retention 1 |
£1,262 |
£1.288 |
Recruitment and Retention 2 |
£2,479 |
£2,529 |
Special Needs Allowances
Pt |
From 1 September 2017 |
From 1 September 2018 |
SEN1 |
£2,109 |
£2,152 |
SEN2 |
£4,167 |
£4,251 |
Rates of Pay for Unqualified Teachers
|
From 1 September 2017 |
From 1 September 2018 |
The salary rate for unqualified teachers: |
£14,470 |
£14,760 |
The Hourly Rates Unqualified Part-Time Teachers (Paid in accordance with the Teachers’ Salaries Regulations (NI) 1993 No 318) as follows |
Unqualified Teacher Regulation 15(1)(b) |
£15.59 |
£15.91 |
Teacher treated by the Department as
Qualified for purposes of Regulation 15(2) |
£20.10 |
£20.51 |
Teachers employed in 'Homework Centres' Regulation 15(5) |
£20.10 |
£20.51 |
Leadership Spine
Spine point |
From 1 September 2017 |
From 1 September 2018 |
L1 |
£39,466 |
£40,256 |
L2 |
£40,455 |
£41,265 |
L3 |
£41,465 |
£42,295 |
L4 |
£42,498 |
£43,348 |
L5 |
£43,555 |
£44,427 |
L6 |
£44,647 |
£45,540 |
L7 |
£45,849 |
£46,766 |
L8 |
£46,908 |
£47,847 |
L9 |
£48,078 |
£49,040 |
L10 |
£49,313 |
£50,300 |
L11 |
£50,593 |
£51,605 |
L12 |
£51,759 |
£52,795 |
L13 |
£53,054 |
£54,116 |
L14 |
£54,375 |
£55,463 |
L15 |
£55,730 |
£56,845 |
L16 |
£57,210 |
£58,355 |
L17 |
£58,525 |
£59,696 |
L18 |
£59,997 |
£61,197 |
L19 |
£61,484 |
£62,714 |
L20 |
£63,009 |
£64,270 |
L21 |
£64,567 |
£65,859 |
L22 |
£66,172 |
£67,496 |
L23 |
£67,811 |
£69,168 |
L24 |
£69,492 |
£70,882 |
L25 |
£71,219 |
£72,644 |
L26 |
£72,981 |
£74,441 |
L27 |
£74,789 |
£76,285 |
L28 |
£76,645 |
£78,178 |
L29 |
£78,543 |
£80,114 |
L30 |
£80,497 |
£82,107 |
L31 |
£82,487 |
£84,137 |
L32 |
£84,537 |
£86,228 |
L33 |
£86,637 |
£88,370 |
L34 |
£88,779 |
£90,555 |
L35 |
£90,986 |
£92,806 |
L36 |
£93,238 |
£95,103 |
L37 |
£95,556 |
£97,468 |
L38 |
£97,920 |
£99,879 |
L39 |
£100,307 |
£102,314 |
L40 |
£102,811 |
£104,868 |
L41 |
£105,379 |
£107,487 |
L42 |
£108,018 |
£110,179 |
L43 |
£110,719 |
£112,934 |
Pay Ranges for Principals
Group |
Range of spine points |
From 1 September 2017 |
From 1 September 2018 |
1 |
L6 – L18 |
£44,647 - £59,997 |
£45,540 - £61,197 |
2 |
L8 – L21 |
£46,908 - £64,567 |
£47,847 - £65,859 |
3 |
L11 – L24 |
£50,593 - £69,492 |
£51,605 - £70,882 |
4 |
L14 – L27 |
£54,375 - £74,789 |
£55,463 - £76,285 |
5 |
L18 – L31 |
£59,997 - £82,487 |
£61,197 - £84,137 |
6 |
L21 – L35 |
£64,567 - £90,986 |
£65,859 - £92,806 |
7 |
L24 – L39 |
£69,492 - £100,307 |
£70,882 - £102,314 |
8 |
L28 – L43 |
£76,645 - £110,719 |
£78,178 - £112,934 |