Saturday, February 16, 2008

Teaching in England/the UK - Teacher's Salaries for Unqualified Teachers

This post deals with the salary and wage you get teaching in England/the UK.

You will not have QTS (Qualified Teacher Status) if you come from Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, America or anywhere else outside of Europe. You are considered unqualified. You will be paid on the unqualified pay scale.

You cannot gain QTS before you come to England. You cannot gain QTS when you arrive in England. You can only be eligible to take a QTS training course once you are hired by a school, or if you take the teacher's training course again. Do not think anyone will care about your qualifications. They count for nothing.

The pay scale for unqualified teachers is divided into four zones. Distance from London determines what zone you are in. The zones are "inner London", "outer London", "London fringe", and "the rest of England and Wales". Inner London is central London. Outer London is the area surrounding central London. London fringe are the towns outside London like Essex and Sussex. The rest of England and Wales is the rest of England and Wales.

Remember, everything costs double in England. If McDonalds costs $4.00 in Australia, it costs 4 pounds in England. If the McDonalds worker makes 7 dollars in Australia, she'll make 7 pounds in England. She makes twice as much in England, but you, the teacher, will not make twice as much money. You will make the same or less money, but all of your expenses will double. Don't think that twenty thousand pounds equals forty thousand dollars. Living off twenty thousand pounds in England is like living off twenty thousand dollars in Australia.

In other words, teachers don't make shit in England. See for yourself.


Pay scale/salary for unqualified teachers living in England and Wales.

01 year experience - 13,483 pounds
02 years experience - 14,112 pounds
03 years experience - 14,505 pounds
04 years experience - 15,352 pounds
05 years experience - 16,035 pounds
06 years experience - 16,879 pounds
07 years experience - 17,342 pounds
08 years experience - 18,710 pounds
09 years experience - 20,302 pounds
10 years experience - 21,690 pounds



Pay scale/salary for unqualified teachers living in Inner London.

01 year experience - 17,090 pounds
02 years experience - 17,690 pounds
03 years experience - 18,290 pounds
04 years experience - 18,899 pounds
05 years experience - 19,620 pounds
06 years experience - 20,237 pounds
07 years experience - 20,759 pounds
08 years experience - 22,164 pounds
09 years experience - 23,689 pounds
10 years experience - 25,001 pounds


Pay scale/salary for unqualified teachers living in Outer London.

01 year experience - 15,879 pounds
02 years experience - 16,610 pounds
03 years experience - 17,220 pounds
04 years experience - 17,809 pounds
05 years experience - 18,220 pounds
06 years experience - 18,900 pounds
07 years experience - 19,500 pounds
08 years experience - 20,919 pounds
09 years experience - 22,589 pounds
10 years experience - 23,789 pounds


Pay scale/salary for unqualified teachers living in the fringe of London.

01 year experience - 14,470 pounds
02 years experience - 15,080 pounds
03 years experience - 15,680 pounds
04 years experience - 16,390 pounds
05 years experience - 16,990 pounds
06 years experience - 17,624 pounds
07 years experience - 18,139 pounds
08 years experience - 19,598 pounds
09 years experience - 21,109 pounds
10 years experience - 22,401 pounds