- Statutory Instrument 1997 No. 755
The Education (School Teachers' Pay and Conditions) Order 1997
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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS
1997 No. 755
| Made | 13th March 1997 | ||
| Laid before Parliament | 14th March 1997 | ||
| Coming into force | 4th April 1997 |
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 her 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 1997 and shall come into force on 4th April 1997.
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 1996[2] shall be amended with effect from 1st April 1997 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 1996," there shall be substituted the words "During the period 1st April 1997 to 30th November 1997 a head teacher or deputy head teacher shall";
(b) in paragraph 4.1(b), for the words "From 1st December 1996" there shall be substituted the words "From 1st December 1997";
(c) the following tables shall be substituted for the tables in paragraph 4.3 -
"Pay Spine A - 1st April 1997 to 30th November 1997
| Spine point | Annual salary |
| £ | |
| 1 | 25,056 |
| 2 | 25,464 |
| 3 | 25,878 |
| 4 | 26,289 |
| 5 | 26,700 |
| 6 | 27,105 |
| 7 | 27,522 |
| 8 | 27,927 |
| 9 | 28,344 |
| 10 | 28,755 |
| 11 | 29,160 |
| 12 | 29,571 |
| 13 | 29,979 |
| 14 | 30,399 |
| 15 | 30,804 |
| 16 | 31,215 |
| 17 | 31,626 |
| 18 | 32,037 |
| 19 | 32,448 |
| 20 | 32,859 |
| 21 | 33,411 |
| 22 | 33,951 |
| 23 | 34,503 |
| 24 | 35,049 |
| 25 | 35,598 |
| 26 | 36,141 |
| 27 | 36,690 |
| 28 | 37,239 |
| 29 | 37,788 |
| 30 | 38,481 |
| 31 | 39,159 |
| 32 | 39,840 |
| 33 | 40,527 |
| 34 | 41,214 |
| 35 | 41,898 |
| 36 | 42,582 |
| 37 | 43,266 |
| 38 | 44,223 |
| 39 | 45,180 |
| 40 | 46,143 |
| 41 | 47,097 |
| 42 | 48,054 |
| 43 | 49,017 |
| 44 | 49,974 |
| 45 | 50,931 |
| 46 | 51,891 |
| 47 | 52,848 |
| 48 | 53,811 |
| 49 | 54,768 |
| 50 | 55,719 |
| 51 | 56,676 |
Pay Spine B - From 1st December 1997
| Spine point | Annual salary |
| £ | |
| 1 | 25,374 |
| 2 | 25,791 |
| 3 | 26,208 |
| 4 | 26,625 |
| 5 | 27,039 |
| 6 | 27,450 |
| 7 | 27,873 |
| 8 | 28,281 |
| 9 | 28,707 |
| 10 | 29,121 |
| 11 | 29,529 |
| 12 | 29,949 |
| 13 | 30,360 |
| 14 | 30,786 |
| 15 | 31,197 |
| 16 | 31,614 |
| 17 | 32,028 |
| 18 | 32,448 |
| 19 | 32,862 |
| 20 | 33,276 |
| 21 | 33,837 |
| 22 | 34,383 |
| 23 | 34,941 |
| 24 | 35,496 |
| 25 | 36,051 |
| 26 | 36,603 |
| 27 | 37,158 |
| 28 | 37,716 |
| 29 | 38,271 |
| 30 | 38,970 |
| 31 | 39,657 |
| 32 | 40,350 |
| 33 | 41,043 |
| 34 | 41,739 |
| 35 | 42,432 |
| 36 | 43,125 |
| 37 | 43,818 |
| 38 | 44,787 |
| 39 | 45,756 |
| 40 | 46,731 |
| 41 | 47,697 |
| 42 | 48,666 |
| 43 | 49,644 |
| 44 | 50,610 |
| 45 | 51,579 |
| 46 | 52,554 |
| 47 | 53,523 |
| 48 | 54,495 |
| 49 | 55,467 |
| 50 | 56,430 |
| 51 | 57,399 |
(d) the following tables shall be substituted for the tables in paragraph 4.4.2 -
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"Period 1st April 1997 to 30th November 1997
| Head teachers Group | Spine point | Range | |
| £ | |||
| 1 | 3-15 | 25,878-30,804 | |
| 2 | 1(S) | 8-22 | 27,927-33,951 |
| 3 | 2(S) | 15-29 | 30,804-37,788 |
| 4 | 3(S) | 23-37 | 34,503-43,266 |
| 5 | 4(S) | 31-44 | 39,159-49,974 |
| 6 | 38-51 | 44,223-56,676 | |
| Deputy head teachers Group | Spine point | Range | |
| £ | |||
| 1 | 1-8 | 25,056-27,927 | |
| 2 | 1(S) | 2-10 | 25,464-28,755 |
| 3 | 2(S) | 4-13 | 26,289-29,979 |
| 4 | 3(S) | 8-20 | 27,927-32,859 |
| 5 | 4(S) | 15-26 | 30,804-36,141 |
| 6 | 22-34 | 33,951-41,214 | |
From 1st December 1997
| Head teachers Group | Spine point | Range | |
| £ | |||
| 1 | 3-15 | 26,208-31,197 | |
| 2 | 1(S) | 8-22 | 28,281-34,383 |
| 3 | 2(S) | 15-29 | 31,197-38,271 |
| 4 | 3(S) | 23-37 | 34,941-43,818 |
| 5 | 4(S) | 31-44 | 39,657-50,610 |
| 6 | 38-51 | 44,787-57,399 | |
| Deputy head teachers Group | Spine point | Range | ||
| £ | ||||
| 1 | 1-8 | 25,374-28,281 | ||
| 2 | 1(S) | 2-10 | 25,791-29,121 | |
| 3 | 2(S) | 4-13 | 26,625-30,360 | |
| 4 | 3(S) | 8-20 | 28,281-33,276 | |
| 5 | 4(S) | 15-26 | 31,197-36,603 | |
| 6 | 22-34 | 34,383-41,739 | ||
(e) in paragraph 9.1(a), for the words "During the period 1st September 1996 to 30th November 1996" there shall be substituted the words "During the period 1st April 1997 to 30th November 1997";
(f) in paragraph 9.1(b), for the words "From 1st December 1996" there shall be substituted the words "From 1st December 1997";
(g) the following tables shall be substituted for the tables in paragraph 9.2 -
"Pay Spine A - 1st April 1997 to 30th November 1997
Spine point
Annual salary
£
0
12,711
0.5
13,089
1
13,473
1.5
13,872
2
14,280
2.5
14,667
3
15,057
3.5
15,459
4
15,876
4.5
16,341
5
16,824
5.5
17,322
6
17,838
6.5
18,363
7
18,906
7.5
19,464
8
20,040
8.5
20,667
9
21,318
9.5
21,972
10
22,638
10.5
23,301
11
23,985
11.5
24,924
12
25,899
12.5
26,751
13
27,627
13.5
28,710
14
29,832
14.5
30,495
15
31,173
15.5
31,866
16
32,580
16.5
33,303
17
34,044
Pay Spine B - From 1st December 1997
";
Spine point
Annual salary
£
0
12,873
0.5
13,254
1
13,644
1.5
14,049
2
14,463
2.5
14,853
3
15,249
3.5
15,657
4
16,077
4.5
16,548
5
17,037
5.5
17,544
6
18,063
6.5
18,597
7
19,146
7.5
19,713
8
20,295
8.5
20,931
9
21,591
9.5
22,251
10
22,926
10.5
23,598
11
24,291
11.5
25,242
12
26,229
12.5
27,090
13
27,978
13.5
29,076
14
30,213
14.5
30,885
15
31,569
15.5
32,274
16
32,994
16.5
33,726
17
34,476
(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 1997 to 30th November 1997 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 15.6 and 17:
Period 1st April 1997 to 30th November 1997
| Scale point | Annual salary |
| £ | |
| 1 | 10,689 |
| 2 | 11,166 |
| 3 | 11,634 |
| 4 | 12,114 |
| 5 | 12,600 |
| 6 | 13,074 |
| 7 | 13,557 |
| 8 | 14,676 |
| 9 | 15,942 |
| 10 | 16,902 |
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(b) From 1st December 1997 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 15.6 and 17:
From 1st December 1997
| Scale point | Annual salary |
| £ | |
| 1 | 10,824 |
| 2 | 11,307 |
| 3 | 11,781 |
| 4 | 12,270 |
| 5 | 12,762 |
| 6 | 13,242 |
| 7 | 13,728 |
| 8 | 14,862 |
| 9 | 16,146 |
| 10 | 17,118 |
(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, £2,061 per annum until 30th November 1997 and £2,088 per annum on and after 1st December 1997;
(b) if he is serving in the Outer London Area, £1,356 per annum until 30th November 1997 and £1,374 per annum on and after 1st December 1997;
(c) if he is serving in the Fringe Area, £525 per annum until 30th November 1997 and £534 per annum on and after 1st December 1997.".
Gillian Shephard
Secretary of State for Education and Employment
13th March 1997
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the School Teachers' Pay and Conditions Document 1996 ("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 1997 to 30th November 1997 and the second as from 1st December 1997.
The Document is published by The Stationery Office Limited and is obtainable from Government book shops 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 270952 4; the Document was given effect by the Education (School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions) (No. 2) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/1816). back
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