- Statutory Instrument 1998 No. 903
The Education (School Teachers' Pay and Conditions) Order 1998
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| Made | 30th March 1998 | ||
| Laid before Parliament | 30th March 1998 | ||
| Coming into force | 20th April 1998 |
Whereas the review body appointed under section 1(1) of the School Teachers' Pay and Conditions Act 1991[1] ("the Act") have made a report following the reference to them of certain matters;
And whereas the Secretary of State has consulted, in accordance with section 2(1) and (2) of the Act, such associations of local education authorities, such bodies representing the interests of governors of voluntary, grant-maintained and grant-maintained special schools and such bodies representing school teachers as appeared to him to be concerned;
Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 2(1), (3) and (4) and 5(4) of the Act hereby makes the following Order:
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Education (School Teachers' Pay and Conditions) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 20th April 1998.
Application
2. This Order applies to school teachers (as defined in section 5(1) and (2) of the School Teachers' Pay and Conditions Act 1991) in England and Wales.
School Teachers' Pay and Conditions
3. The School Teachers' Pay and Conditions Document 1997[2] shall be amended with effect from 1st April 1998 as follows:
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(a) in paragraph 4.1(a), for the words "A head teacher or deputy head teacher shall, until 30th November 1997," there shall be substituted the words "During the period 1st April 1998 to 30th November 1998 a head teacher or deputy head teacher shall";
(b) in paragraph 4.1(b), for the words "From 1st December 1997" there shall be substituted the words "From 1st December 1998";
(c) the following tables shall be substituted for the tables in paragraph 4.3 -
Pay Spine A - 1st April 1998 to 30th November 1998
| Spine point | Annual salary |
| £ | |
| 1 | 25,881 |
| 2 | 26,307 |
| 3 | 26,733 |
| 4 | 27,159 |
| 5 | 27,579 |
| 6 | 27,999 |
| 7 | 28,431 |
| 8 | 28,848 |
| 9 | 29,280 |
| 10 | 29,703 |
| 11 | 30,120 |
| 12 | 30,549 |
| 13 | 30,966 |
| 14 | 31,401 |
| 15 | 31,821 |
| 16 | 32,247 |
| 17 | 32,670 |
| 18 | 33,096 |
| 19 | 33,519 |
| 20 | 33,942 |
| 21 | 34,515 |
| 22 | 35,070 |
| 23 | 35,640 |
| 24 | 36,207 |
| 25 | 36,771 |
| 26 | 37,335 |
| 27 | 37,902 |
| 28 | 38,469 |
| 29 | 39,036 |
| 30 | 39,750 |
| 31 | 40,449 |
| 32 | 41,157 |
| 33 | 41,865 |
| 34 | 42,573 |
| 35 | 43,281 |
| 36 | 43,989 |
| 37 | 44,694 |
| 38 | 45,684 |
| 39 | 46,671 |
| 40 | 47,667 |
| 41 | 48,651 |
| 42 | 49,638 |
| 43 | 50,637 |
| 44 | 51,621 |
| 45 | 52,611 |
| 46 | 53,604 |
| 47 | 54,594 |
| 48 | 55,584 |
| 49 | 56,577 |
| 50 | 57,558 |
| 51 | 58,548 |
Pay Spine B - From 1st December 1998
| Spine point | Annual salary |
| £ | |
| 1 | 26,337 |
| 2 | 26,772 |
| 3 | 27,204 |
| 4 | 27,636 |
| 5 | 28,065 |
| 6 | 28,494 |
| 7 | 28,932 |
| 8 | 29,355 |
| 9 | 29,799 |
| 10 | 30,228 |
| 11 | 30,651 |
| 12 | 31,086 |
| 13 | 31,515 |
| 14 | 31,956 |
| 15 | 32,382 |
| 16 | 32,814 |
| 17 | 33,246 |
| 18 | 33,681 |
| 19 | 34,110 |
| 20 | 34,539 |
| 21 | 35,124 |
| 22 | 35,691 |
| 23 | 36,270 |
| 24 | 36,846 |
| 25 | 37,422 |
| 26 | 37,995 |
| 27 | 38,571 |
| 28 | 39,150 |
| 29 | 39,726 |
| 30 | 40,452 |
| 31 | 41,163 |
| 32 | 41,883 |
| 33 | 42,603 |
| 34 | 43,326 |
| 35 | 44,043 |
| 36 | 44,763 |
| 37 | 45,483 |
| 38 | 46,488 |
| 39 | 47,496 |
| 40 | 48,507 |
| 41 | 49,509 |
| 42 | 50,514 |
| 43 | 51,531 |
| 44 | 52,533 |
| 45 | 53,538 |
| 46 | 54,552 |
| 47 | 55,557 |
| 48 | 56,565 |
| 49 | 57,576 |
| 50 | 58,575 |
| 51 | 59,580"; |
(d) the following tables shall be substituted for the tables in paragraph 4.4.2 -
Period 1st April 1998 to 30th November 1998
Head teachers Group
Spine point
Range
£
1
3-15
26,733-31,821
2 1(S)
8-22
28,848-35,070
3 2(S)
15-29
31,821-39,036
4 3(S)
23-37
35,640-44,694
5 4(S)
31-44
40,449-51,621
6
38-51
45,684-58,548
Deputy head teachers Group
Spine point
Range
£
1
1-8
25,881-28,848
2 1(S)
2-10
26,307-29,703
3 2(S)
4-13
27,159-30,966
4 3(S)
8-20
28,848-33,942
5 4(S)
15-26
31,821-37,335
6
22-34
35,070-42,573
From 1st December 1998
Head teachers Group
Spine point
Range
£
1
3-15
27,204-32,382
2 1(S)
8-22
29,355-35,691
3 2(S)
15-29
32,382-39,726
4 3(S)
23-37
36,270-45,483
5 4(S)
31-44
41,163-52,533
6
38-51
46,488-59,580
Deputy head teachers Group
Spine point
Range
£
1
1-8
26,337-29,355
2 1(S)
2-10
26,772-30,228
3 2(S)
4-13
27,636-31,515
4 3(S)
8-20
29,355-34,539
5 4(S)
15-26
32,382-37,995
6
22-34
35,691-43,326";
(e) in paragraph 9.1(a), for the words "A classroom teacher shall, until 30th November 1997," there shall be substituted the words "During the period 1st April 1998 to 30th November 1998 a classroom teacher shall";
(f) in paragraph 9.1(b), for the words "From 1st December 1997" there shall be substituted the words "From 1st December 1998";
(g) the following tables shall be substituted for the tables in paragraph 9.2 -
Pay Spine A - 1st April 1998 to 30th November 1998
Spine point
Annual salary
£
0
13,131
0.5
13,518
1
13,917
1.5
14,331
2
14,751
2.5
15,150
3
15,555
3.5
15,969
4
16,398
4.5
16,878
5
17,379
5.5
17,895
6
18,423
6.5
18,969
7
19,530
7.5
20,106
8
20,700
8.5
21,351
9
22,023
9.5
22,695
10
23,385
10.5
24,069
11
24,777
11.5
25,746
12
26,754
12.5
27,633
13
28,539
13.5
29,658
14
30,816
14.5
31,503
15
32,199
15.5
32,919
16
33,654
16.5
34,401
17
35,166
Pay Spine B - From 1st December 1998
Spine point
Annual salary
£
0
13,362
0.5
13,758
1
14,163
1.5
14,583
2
15,012
2.5
15,417
3
15,828
3.5
16,251
4
16,689
4.5
17,178
5
17,685
5.5
18,210
6
18,750
6.5
19,305
7
19,875
7.5
20,463
8
21,066
8.5
21,726
9
22,410
9.5
23,097
10
23,796
10.5
24,495
11
25,215
11.5
26,202
12
27,225
12.5
28,119
13
29,040
13.5
30,180
14
31,362
14.5
32,058
15
32,769
15.5
33,501
16
34,248
16.5
35,007
17
35,787";
(h) for paragraph 15.1 there shall be substituted -
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"
15.1
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(a) During the period 1st April 1998 to 30th November 1998 an unqualified teacher (except one to whom paragraph 18 applies) shall be paid such salary based on the following pay scale as the relevant body shall determine in accordance with paragraphs 15.2 to 15.7 and 17:
Period 1st April 1998 to 30th November 1998
| Scale point | Annual salary |
| £ | |
| 1 | 11,040 |
| 2 | 11,532 |
| 3 | 12,018 |
| 4 | 12,516 |
| 5 | 13,017 |
| 6 | 13,506 |
| 7 | 14,004 |
| 8 | 15,159 |
| 9 | 16,470 |
| 10 | 17,460 |
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15.1
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(b) From 1st December 1998 an unqualified teacher (except one to whom paragraph 18 applies) shall be paid such salary based on the following pay scale as the relevant body shall determine in accordance with paragraphs 15.2 to 15.7 and 17:
| Scale point | Annual salary |
| £ | |
| 1 | 11,235 |
| 2 | 11,736 |
| 3 | 12,228 |
| 4 | 12,735 |
| 5 | 13,248 |
| 6 | 13,746 |
| 7 | 14,250 |
| 8 | 15,426 |
| 9 | 16,761 |
| 10 | 17,769"; |
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(i) for paragraph 21.1 there shall be substituted -
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"
21.1.
A teacher serving in the London Area shall receive a London Area allowance of:
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(a) if he is serving in the Inner London Area, £2,130 per annum until 30th November 1998 and £2,166 per annum on and after 1st December 1998;
(b) if he is serving in the Outer London Area, £1,401 per annum until 30th November 1998 and £1,425 per annum on and after 1st December 1998;
(c) if he is serving in the Fringe Area, £546 per annum until 30th November 1998 and £555 per annum on and after 1st December 1998.".
Stephen Byers
Minister of State, Department for Education and Employment
30th March 1998
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the School Teachers' Pay and Conditions Document 1997 ("the Document") by uprating the amounts of salary and certain allowances. The following are increased:
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(a) the head and deputy head teachers' pay spine and ranges set out in paragraph 4 of the Document;
(b) the classroom teachers' pay spine set out in paragraph 9 of the Document;
(c) the unqualified teachers' pay scale set out in paragraph 15 of the Document;
(d) the London Area allowances set out in paragraph 21.1 of the Document.
In each case there are two increases, the first for the period 1st April 1998 to 30th November 1998 and the second as from 1st December 1998.
The Document is published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office and is obtainable from book shops of The Stationery Office Limited and through booksellers.
The retrospective effect of these changes is authorised by section 2(4)(f) of the School Teachers' Pay and Conditions Act 1991.
Notes:
[1] 1991 c.49. The provisions of the Act extend to grant-maintained special schools by virtue of S.I. 1994/653.back
[2] ISBN 0 11 271012 3; the Document was given effect by the Education (School Teachers' Pay and Conditions (No. 2) Order 1997 (S.I. 1997/1789).back
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