The Government has implemented a pay freeze for all qualified teachers in England and the 2021/22 qualified teacher pay scales are identical to the 2020/21 pay scales for this reason.
The Government’s teachers’ pay freeze is completely unacceptable to the NASUWT and the Union is campaigning and organising against it. Materials relating to the NASUWT campaign on teachers’ pay are available on our England Pay Award page.
Some unqualified teachers have received a pay increase for 2021/22 and the NASUWT’s unqualified teacher pay scales have been updated below.
The following salary scales apply in Inner London, Outer London and the Fringe in England. These areas are defined by the DfE and can be found in the STPCD under Annex 2: Interpretation.
Qualified Teachers
Teaching and Learning Responsibilities
Special Educational Needs Allowances
Lead Practitioners
Unqualified Teachers
Leadership Group
Ranges for Headteachers
Qualified Teachers in the Fringe
Spine point |
1 Sept 2020 to 31 Aug 2021 |
1 Sept 2021 to 31 Aug 2022 |
Main Pay Range |
Min M1 |
£26,948 |
£26,948 |
M2 |
£28,828 |
£28,828 |
M3 |
£30,883 |
£30,883 |
M4 |
£32,999 |
£32,999 |
M5 |
£35,307 |
£35,307 |
Max M6 |
£38,174 |
£38,174 |
Upper Pay Range |
Min U1 |
£39,864 |
£39,864 |
U2 |
£41,295 |
£41,295 |
Max U3 |
£42,780 |
£42,780 |
Qualified Teachers in Outer London
Spine point |
1 Sept 2020 to 31 Aug 2021 |
1 Sept 2021 to 31 Aug 2022 |
Main Pay Range |
Min M1 |
£29,915 |
£29,915 |
M2 |
£31,604 |
£31,604 |
M3 |
£33,383 |
£33,383 |
M4 |
£35,264 |
£35,264 |
M5 |
£38,052 |
£38,052 |
Max M6 |
£41,136 |
£41,136 |
Upper Pay Range |
Min U1 |
£42,559 |
£42,559 |
U2 |
£44,133 |
£44,133 |
Max U3 |
£45,766 |
£45,766 |
Qualified Teachers in Inner London
Spine point |
1 Sept 2020 to 31 Aug 2021 |
1 Sept 2021 to 31 Aug 2022 |
Main Pay Range |
Min M1 |
£32,157 |
£32,157 |
M2 |
£33,658 |
£33,658 |
M3 |
£35,226 |
£35,226 |
M4 |
£36,866 |
£36,866 |
M5 |
£39,492 |
£39,492 |
Max M6 |
£42,624 |
£42,624 |
Upper Pay Range |
Min U1 |
£46,971 |
£46,971 |
U2 |
£49,279 |
£49,279 |
Max U3 |
£50,935 |
£50,935 |
Teaching and Learning Responsibilities (TLRs)
Payment 1 (TLR1) |
1 Sept 2020 to 31 Aug 2021 |
1 Sept 2021 to 31 Aug 2022 |
Minimum
Maximum |
£8,291
£14,030 |
£8,291
£14,030 |
Payment 2 (TLR2) |
1 Sept 2020 to 31 Aug 2021 |
1 Sept 2021 to 31 Aug 2022 |
Minimum
Maximum |
£2,873
£7,017 |
£2,873
£7,017 |
Payment 3 (TLR) (Fixed Term) |
1 Sept 2020 to 31 Aug 2021 |
1 Sept 2021 to 31 Aug 2022 |
Minimum
Maximum |
£571
£2,833 |
£571
£2,833 |
The NASUWT recommends that if the relevant body awards TLRs of different annual values to two or more teachers, the minimum difference in the annual value between each award of a TLR1 is £1,500 and between each award of a TLR2 is £1,500.
Special Educational Needs Allowances
|
1 Sept 2020 to 31 Aug 2021 |
1 Sept 2021 to 31 Aug 2022 |
SEN (Min)
SEN (Max) |
£2,270
£4,479 |
£2,270
£4,479 |
Lead Practitioners Pay Range in the Fringe
Spine point |
1 Sept 2020 to 31 Aug 2021 |
1 Sept 2021 to 31 Aug 2022 |
Min L1 |
£43,570 |
£43,570 |
L2 |
£44,634 |
£44,634 |
L3 |
£45,719 |
£45,719 |
L4 |
£46,833 |
£46,833 |
L5 |
£47,971 |
£47,971 |
L6 |
£49,143 |
£49,143 |
L7 |
£50,436 |
£50,436 |
L8 |
£51,567 |
£51,567 |
L9 |
£52,828 |
£52,828 |
L10 |
£54,153 |
£54,153 |
L11 |
£55,527 |
£55,527 |
L12 |
£56,785 |
£56,785 |
L13 |
£58,175 |
£58,175 |
L14 |
£59,593 |
£59,593 |
L15 |
£61,042 |
£61,042 |
L16 |
£62,640 |
£62,640 |
L17 |
£64,059 |
£64,059 |
Max L18 |
£65,631 |
£65,631 |
Lead Practitioners Pay Range in Outer London
Spine point |
1 Sept 2020 to 31 Aug 2021 |
1 Sept 2021 to 31 Aug 2022 |
Min L1 |
£45,766 |
£45,766 |
L2 |
£46,830 |
£46,830 |
L3 |
£47,911 |
£47,911 |
L4 |
£49,026 |
£49,026 |
L5 |
£50,164 |
£50,164 |
L6 |
£51,333 |
£51,333 |
L7 |
£52,628 |
£52,628 |
L8 |
£53,763 |
£53,763 |
L9 |
£55,019 |
£55,019 |
L10 |
£56,349 |
£56,349 |
L11 |
£57,718 |
£57,718 |
L12 |
£58,978 |
£58,978 |
L13 |
£60,370 |
£60,370 |
L14 |
£61,782 |
£61,782 |
L15 |
£63,236 |
£63,236 |
L16 |
£64,832 |
£64,832 |
L17 |
£66,245 |
£66,245 |
Max L18 |
£67,828 |
£67,828 |
Lead Practitioners Pay Range in Inner London
Spine point |
1 Sept 2020 to 31 Aug 2021 |
1 Sept 2021 to 31 Aug 2022 |
Min L1 |
£50,415 |
£50,415 |
L2 |
£51,480 |
£51,480 |
L3 |
£52,570 |
£52,570 |
L4 |
£53,677 |
£53,677 |
L5 |
£54,821 |
£54,821 |
L6 |
£55,989 |
£55,989 |
L7 |
£57,285 |
£57,285 |
L8 |
£58,418 |
£58,418 |
L9 |
£59,673 |
£59,673 |
L10 |
£60,999 |
£60,999 |
L11 |
£62,372 |
£62,372 |
L12 |
£63,630 |
£63,630 |
L13 |
£65,019 |
£65,019 |
L14 |
£66,439 |
£66,439 |
L15 |
£67,888 |
£67,888 |
L16 |
£69,486 |
£69,486 |
L17 |
£70,899 |
£70,899 |
Max L18 |
£72,480 |
£72,480 |
Unqualified Teachers Pay Range in the Fringe
Scale point |
1 Sept 2020 to 31 Aug 2021 |
1 Sept 2021 to 31 Aug 2022 |
Min 1 |
£19,363 |
£19,613 |
2 |
£21,473 |
£21,723 |
3 |
£23,587 |
£23,837 |
4 |
£25,699 |
£25,699 |
5 |
£27,812 |
£27,812 |
Max 6 |
£29,924 |
£29,924 |
Unqualified Teachers Pay Range in Outer London
Scale point |
1 Sept 2020 to 31 Aug 2021 |
1 Sept 2021 to 31 Aug 2022 |
Min 1 |
£21,582 |
£21,832 |
2 |
£23,696 |
£23,946 |
3 |
£25,809 |
£26,059 |
4 |
£27,926 |
£27,926 |
5 |
£30,037 |
£30,037 |
Max 6 |
£32,151 |
£32,151 |
Unqualified Teachers Pay Range in Inner London
Scale point |
1 Sept 2020 to 31 Aug 2021 |
1 Sept 2021 to 31 Aug 2022 |
Min 1 |
£22,849 |
£23,099 |
2 |
£24,962 |
£25,212 |
3 |
£27,075 |
£27,325 |
4 |
£29,187 |
£29,187 |
5 |
£31,298 |
£31,298 |
Max 6 |
£33,410 |
£33,410 |
Leadership Group Pay Range for the Fringe
Spine point |
1 Sept 2020 to 31 Aug 2021 |
1 Sept 2021 to 31 Aug 2022 |
L1 |
£43,356 |
£43,356 |
L2 |
£44,415 |
£44,415 |
L3 |
£45,495 |
£45,495 |
L4 |
£46,604 |
£46,604 |
L5 |
£47,737 |
£47,737 |
L6 |
£48,901 |
£48,901 |
L7 |
£50,190 |
£50,190 |
L8 |
£51,314 |
£51,314 |
L9 |
£52,568 |
£52,568 |
L10 |
£53,888 |
£53,888 |
L11 |
£55,254 |
£55,254 |
L12 |
£56,506 |
£56,506 |
L13 |
£57,890 |
£57,890 |
L14 |
£59,302 |
£59,302 |
L15 |
£60,744 |
£60,744 |
L16 |
£62,333 |
£62,333 |
L17 |
£63,746 |
£63,746 |
L18 |
£65,310 |
£65,310 |
L19 |
£66,900 |
£66,900 |
L20 |
£68,536 |
£68,536 |
L21 |
£70,204 |
£70,204 |
L22 |
£71,914 |
£71,914 |
L23 |
£73,661 |
£73,661 |
L24 |
£75,466 |
£75,466 |
L25 |
£77,307 |
£77,307 |
L26 |
£79,195 |
£79,195 |
L27 |
£81,124 |
£81,124 |
L28 |
£83,105 |
£83,105 |
L29 |
£85,139 |
£85,139 |
L30 |
£87,221 |
£87,221 |
L31 |
£89,357 |
£89,357 |
L32 |
£91,549 |
£91,549 |
L33 |
£93,795 |
£93,795 |
L34 |
£96,083 |
£96,083 |
L35 |
£98,443 |
£98,443 |
L36 |
£100,848 |
£100,848 |
L37 |
£103,327 |
£103,327 |
L38 |
£105,855 |
£105,855 |
L39 |
£108,402 |
£108,402 |
L40 |
£111,086 |
£111,086 |
L41 |
£113,828 |
£113,828 |
L42 |
£116,653 |
£116,653 |
L43 |
£118,356 |
£118,356 |
Leadership Group Pay Range for Outer London
Spine point |
1 Sept 2020 to 31 Aug 2021 |
1 Sept 2021 to 31 Aug 2022 |
L1 |
£45,542 |
£45,542 |
L2 |
£46,601 |
£46,601 |
L3 |
£47,676 |
£47,676 |
L4 |
£48,785 |
£48,785 |
L5 |
£49,919 |
£49,919 |
L6 |
£51,082 |
£51,082 |
L7 |
£52,371 |
£52,371 |
L8 |
£53,499 |
£53,499 |
L9 |
£54,750 |
£54,750 |
L10 |
£56,072 |
£56,072 |
L11 |
£57,436 |
£57,436 |
L12 |
£58,688 |
£58,688 |
L13 |
£60,073 |
£60,073 |
L14 |
£61,479 |
£61,479 |
L15 |
£62,926 |
£62,926 |
L16 |
£64,514 |
£64,514 |
L17 |
£65,921 |
£65,921 |
L18 |
£67,496 |
£67,496 |
L19 |
£69,087 |
£69,087 |
L20 |
£70,713 |
£70,713 |
L21 |
£72,383 |
£72,383 |
L22 |
£74,090 |
£74,090 |
L23 |
£75,842 |
£75,842 |
L24 |
£77,643 |
£77,643 |
L25 |
£79,489 |
£79,489 |
L26 |
£81,372 |
£81,372 |
L27 |
£83,305 |
£83,305 |
L28 |
£85,290 |
£85,290 |
L29 |
£87,316 |
£87,316 |
L30 |
£89,406 |
£89,406 |
L31 |
£91,539 |
£91,539 |
L32 |
£93,724 |
£93,724 |
L33 |
£95,975 |
£95,975 |
L34 |
£98,263 |
£98,263 |
L35 |
£100,620 |
£100,620 |
L36 |
£103,026 |
£103,026 |
L37 |
£105,509 |
£105,509 |
L38 |
£108,037 |
£108,037 |
L39 |
£110,584 |
£110,584 |
L40 |
£113,266 |
£113,266 |
L41 |
£116,010 |
£116,010 |
L42 |
£118,828 |
£118,828 |
L43 |
£120,513 |
£120,513 |
Leadership Group Pay Range for Inner London
Spine point |
1 Sept 2020 to 31 Aug 2021 |
1 Sept 2021 to 31 Aug 2022 |
L1 |
£50,167 |
£50,167 |
L2 |
£51,229 |
£51,229 |
L3 |
£52,313 |
£52,313 |
L4 |
£53,414 |
£53,414 |
L5 |
£54,552 |
£54,552 |
L6 |
£55,715 |
£55,715 |
L7 |
£57,003 |
£57,003 |
L8 |
£58,132 |
£58,132 |
L9 |
£59,380 |
£59,380 |
L10 |
£60,701 |
£60,701 |
L11 |
£62,066 |
£62,066 |
L12 |
£63,319 |
£63,319 |
L13 |
£64,700 |
£64,700 |
L14 |
£66,114 |
£66,114 |
L15 |
£67,556 |
£67,556 |
L16 |
£69,146 |
£69,146 |
L17 |
£70,552 |
£70,552 |
L18 |
£72,125 |
£72,125 |
L19 |
£73,715 |
£73,715 |
L20 |
£75,345 |
£75,345 |
L21 |
£77,011 |
£77,011 |
L22 |
£78,725 |
£78,725 |
L23 |
£80,472 |
£80,472 |
L24 |
£82,277 |
£82,277 |
L25 |
£84,119 |
£84,119 |
L26 |
£86,001 |
£86,001 |
L27 |
£87,933 |
£87,933 |
L28 |
£89,919 |
£89,919 |
L29 |
£91,953 |
£91,953 |
L30 |
£94,039 |
£94,039 |
L31 |
£96,168 |
£96,168 |
L32 |
£98,355 |
£98,355 |
L33 |
£100,604 |
£100,604 |
L34 |
£102,894 |
£102,894 |
L35 |
£105,253 |
£105,253 |
L36 |
£107,658 |
£107,658 |
L37 |
£110,142 |
£110,142 |
L38 |
£112,664 |
£112,664 |
L39 |
£115,215 |
£115,215 |
L40 |
£117,898 |
£117,898 |
L41 |
£120,645 |
£120,645 |
L42 |
£123,461 |
£123,461 |
L43 |
£125,098 |
£125,098 |
Please also see the pay ranges for headteachers below if you are at the top of a headteacher pay range.
Ranges for Headteachers in the Fringe
Group |
Range of spine points |
Salary range 1 Sept 2020 to 31 Aug 2021 |
Salary range 1 Sept 2021 to 31 Aug 2022 |
1 |
L6-L18 |
£48,901 - £64,663 |
£48,901 - £64,663 |
2 |
L8-L21 |
£51,314 - £69,509 |
£51,314 - £69,509 |
3 |
L11-L24 |
£55,254 - £74,718 |
£55,254 - £74,718 |
4 |
L14-L27 |
£59,302 - £80,320 |
£59,302 - £80,320 |
5 |
L18-L31 |
£65,310 - £88,472 |
£65,310 - £88,472 |
6 |
L21-L35 |
£70,204 - £97,468 |
£70,204 - £97,468 |
7 |
L24-L39 |
£75,466 - £107,328 |
£75,466 - £107,328 |
8 |
L28-L43 |
£83,105 - £118,356 |
£83,105 - £118,356 |
Ranges for Headteachers in Outer London
Group |
Range of spine points |
Salary range 1 Sept 2020 to 31 Aug 2021 |
Salary range 1 Sept 2021 to 31 Aug 2022 |
1 |
L6-L18 |
£51,082 - £66,827 |
£51,082 - £66,827 |
2 |
L8-L21 |
£53,499 - £71,666 |
£53,499 - £71,666 |
3 |
L11-L24 |
£57,436 - £76,874 |
£57,436 - £76,874 |
4 |
L14-L27 |
£61,479 - £82,480 |
£61,479 - £82,480 |
5 |
L18-L31 |
£67,496 - £90,632 |
£67,496 - £90,632 |
6 |
L21-L35 |
£72,383 - £99,624 |
£72,383 - £99,624 |
7 |
L24-L39 |
£77,643 - £109,489 |
£77,643 - £109,489 |
8 |
L28-L43 |
£85,290 - £120,513 |
£85,290 - £120,513 |
Ranges for Headteachers in Inner London
Group |
Range of spine points |
Salary range 1 Sept 2020 to 31 Aug 2021 |
Salary range 1 Sept 2021 to 31 Aug 2022 |
1 |
L6-L18 |
£55,715 - £71,411 |
£55,715 - £71,411 |
2 |
L8-L21 |
£58,132 - £76,249 |
£58,132 - £76,249 |
3 |
L11-L24 |
£62,066 - £81,461 |
£62,066 - £81,461 |
4 |
L14-L27 |
£66,114 - £87,062 |
£66,114 - £87,062 |
5 |
L18-L31 |
£72,125 - £95,216 |
£72,125 - £95,216 |
6 |
L21-L35 |
£77,011 - £104,211 |
£77,011 - £104,211 |
7 |
L24-L39 |
£82,277 - £114,074 |
£82,277 - £114,074 |
8 |
L28-L43 |
£89,919 - £125,098 |
£89,919 - £125,098 |
The School Teachers’ Review Body (STRB) recommended that no pay uplift be applied to the maximum values on the Leadership Group Pay Range (LGPR) or to maximum values on any of the eight head teacher group pay ranges in 2015.
This restriction was applied to the maximum of each the eight head teacher group pay ranges only. It does not apply where a head/deputy/assistant head teacher is not earning the maximum on a head teacher group pay range, but is placed on one of the corresponding points on the LGPR - L18, L21, L24, L27, L31, L35 or L39, which have all increased by 1% in each year between 2014 and 2017, by 1.5% in 2018, by 2.75% in 2019, and by 2.75% in 2020.
The NASUWT salary scales are completely consistent with the DfE's national advisory pay points.
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