Pay scales

Teachers’ pay and conditions have substantially improved. A teacher with five years' experience will on average earn £10,000 more now than they did 10 years ago. Teachers can earn an extra £6,829 to £11,557 a year through teaching and learning responsibility (TLR) payments, which are awarded for taking on additional responsibilities.

For more information visit the TDA’s pay and benefits pages.

Career development

Continuing professional development (CPD)

Teaching is a rewarding profession, offering fantastic career prospects and development opportunities. There are several ways to progress in your teaching career, either within the classroom or in a leadership role.

Schools will encourage your professional development by offering on-the-job training and support to increase your skills, knowledge and understanding.

Find out how CPD can help progress your career on your return to teaching.

Read more about career development.

Fast track teaching

You may have gained valuable work experience in a leadership role outside your teaching career. This can provide essential transferable skills when you return to teaching.

Fast track teaching is an accelerated leadership development programme for teachers in the early years of their career. It provides a highly personalised programme of coaching, mentoring and development activities to help teachers develop the skills required to take on a senior leadership role in education such as:

• assistant head
• deputy head
• excellent teacher, or 
• advanced skills teacher.

Find out more about fast track teaching