Teacher salaries
Teachers engage in inspiring interactions every day. Add in excellent training and career development opportunities and teaching is like no other job. You will also benefit from very competitive financial rewards, please see the information below.
Teachers earn a very competitive salary, complemented by other benefits.
Teaching offers fantastic career prospects and development opportunities.
This is the pay scale for all teachers who have not yet received qualified teacher status (QTS).
The starting pay for teaching compares well with other graduate professions.
This page outlines the basic salary scales for all teachers.
Where you fit into these scales will depend on your individual school, position, experience and location.
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- 30% more people are training to teach physics than in 2010
- New: Physics with mathematics PGCE available – September 2012 start
- £20k scholarships awarded by the Institute of Physics for PGCE courses
- Every 5.5 minutes someone applies for postgraduate teacher training
- 11 people apply for postgraduate teacher training every hour
- Salaries for newly qualified teachers start from £21k–£27k
- Bursaries: You could get £20k tax-free for courses starting in 2012
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