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Teachers: Pay

Mr. Jenkins: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the pay scale was of a qualified teacher with seven years’ experience in each year since 1996. [148819]

Jim Knight: The basic pay for a full-time qualified classroom teacher with seven years' experience, and a good honours degree, in each year since 1996 is set out in the following table.

£
Spine point Annual salary England and Wales (excluding the London area)
Pay spine A (until 30 November) Pay Spine B (from 1 December)

1996

9

20,700

20,901

1997

9

21,318

21,591

1998

9

22,023

22,410

1999

9

23,193

2000

9

23,958

2001

9

24,843

2002

U1

27,861

2003

U1

28,668

2004

U1

29,385

2005

U1

30,339

2006

U1

31,098


The table reflects the structural changes to teachers' pay over the years in question, including the introduction of the upper pay scale in 2000, and assumes a rate of progression achieved by the majority of classroom teachers. Some teachers could have progressed to higher pay levels due to excellent performance or relevant previous experience attracting a higher starting point, or may have moved to the Advanced Skills Teacher or Leadership Group spines. The figures are based on the pay rates for England and Wales. Pay rates are higher for the London area. The figures do not include the additional pay teachers may receive which currently include:


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Mr. Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the average salary was of (a) a primary school teacher, (b) a primary school head teacher, (c) a secondary school teacher and (d) a secondary school head teacher in (i) cash terms and (ii) real terms in each year since 1995; and if he will make a statement. [149061]


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Jim Knight: The following table shows the average salary of nursery, primary and secondary classroom and head teachers in each March between 1995 and 2005, the latest year available. The figures are given in cash terms and adjusted for inflation using the HM Treasury GDP deflator.

Average salary of full-time regular qualified classroom( 1) and head teachers in nursery, primary and secondary schools, March of each year—England and Wales
£
Nursery and primary schools Secondary schools
Classroom teachers Head teachers Classroom teachers Head teachers
Cash Adjusted( 2) Cash Adjusted( 2) Cash Adjusted( 2) Cash Adjusted( 2)

1995

19,300

25,100

28,000

36,300

21,400

27,800

38,500

50,000

1996

19,800

24,900

28,900

36,400

21,900

27,600

39,800

50,200

1997

20,400

24,900

30,100

36,600

22,600

27,600

41,500

50,700

1998

20,900

24,800

31,100

36,900

23,300

27,600

43,000

50,900

1999

21,700

25,100

32,500

37,600

24,200

27,900

44,800

51,700

2000

22,500

25,500

35,100

39,800

25,000

28,300

48,200

54,600

2001

24,000

26,800

37,300

41,600

26,600

29,800

50,600

56,500

2002

25,200

27,500

39,400

43,000

28,000

30,600

54,100

58,900

2003

26,800

28,300

41,800

44,200

29,700

31,400

57,600

60,900

2004(3)

27,800

28,600

44,000

45,200

30,800

31,600

60,500

62,200

2005(3)

28,800

28,800

46,000

46,000

31,800

31,800

63,600

63,600

(1) Classroom teachers include teachers on the main, upper and AST pay scales.
(2) Adjusted for inflation using HM Treasury GDP deflator where 2004/05 = 100
(3) Provisional estimates.
Note:
Figures are rounded to the nearest £100.
Source:
Database of Teacher Records

Mr. Jenkins: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the pay scales for a newly qualified teacher were in each year since 1996. [149268]

Jim Knight: The minimum pay rate for full-time newly-qualified classroom teachers, in each year since 1996, is set out in the following tables:

Spine p oint Annual s alary England and Wales (excluding the London area) (£)
Pay s pine A ( u ntil 30 November) Pay s pine B ( f rom 1 December)

1996

0

12,342

12,462

1997

0

12,711

12,873

1998

0

13,131

13,362

1999

1

14,658


Scale point Annual salary England and Wales (excluding the London area) (£)
Pay spine A (until 30 November) Pay spine B (from 1 December)

2000

1

15,141

2001

1

16,038


Annual salary England and Wales (excluding the London area) (£)
Scale point From 1 April 2002 From 1 September 2002

2002

1

(1) 16,599

(M1) 17,595

2003

M1

18,105

2004

M1

18,558

2005

M1

19,161

2006

M1

19,641


The table reflects the structural changes to teachers' pay over the years in question, including the shortening of the pay scale and assimilation to the new shortened pay scale in 2002. It assumes that all newly-qualified classroom teachers started on the lowest point of the pay scale, though until September 2002 all newly-qualified teachers would have started above the minimum point if they had a good honours degree. In addition, those with relevant previous experience may receive one or more additional points. The figures are based on the pay rates for England and Wales. Pay rates are higher for the London area. No allowances or incentives are included.

Teachers: Qualifications

Mr. Jenkins: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what assessment he has made of the effect on the educational attainment of pupils of being taught by teachers who have no formal qualification in the subject they are teaching; and how many such teachers there are, broken down by (a) region and (b) subject. [148698]


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Jim Knight: No assessment has been made of the effect on the educational attainment of pupils of being taught by teachers who have no formal qualifications in the subjects they are teaching.

The following table shows the number of teachers teaching each subject and their highest post A-level qualification in that subject. For example, it shows that in November 2002 an estimated 28,200 teachers were teaching maths and, of these, between 22 per cent. and 26 per cent. held no post A-level qualification in maths. The same information is not available by region.


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