2006 No. 1274
The Education (School Teachers' Pay and Conditions) Order 2006
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Secretary of State for Education and Skills has consulted the Chairman of the School Teachers' Review Body1 in accordance with section 125(2)(b) of the Education Act 20022 about disapplying section 125(1) of that Act; and has consulted, in accordance with section 126 of that Act, such associations of local education authorities, such bodies representing the interests of governing bodies of schools and such bodies representing the interests of teachers as appeared to her to be appropriate to consult having regard to the content of this Order.
In exercise of the powers conferred on the Secretary of State by sections 122(1), 123, 124 and 210(7) of that Act, the Secretary of State for Education and Skills makes the following Order:
Citation and commencement1
This Order may be cited as The Education (School Teachers' Pay and Conditions) Order 2006 and shall come into force on 1st June 2006.
Amendments to the Document
2
1
The School Teachers' Pay and Conditions Document 20053 is amended in accordance with the following paragraphs.
2
After paragraph 55.4 insert the following—
Salary sacrifice arrangements
55A
For the purposes of this paragraph, the term “salary sacrifice arrangement” means any arrangement under which the teacher gives up the right to receive part of his gross salary in return for the employer’s agreement to provide him with a benefit-in-kind under any of the following schemes—
a
a child care voucher or other child care benefit scheme;
b
a cycle or cyclist’s safety equipment scheme; or
c
a mobile telephone scheme; and
that benefit in-kind is exempt from income tax 4.
55A.2
Where the employer operates a salary sacrifice arrangement, the teacher may participate in any such arrangement and his gross salary may be reduced accordingly for the duration of his participation in it.
55A.3
Participation in any salary sacrifice arrangement shall have no effect upon the determination of any safeguarded sum to which the teacher may be entitled under any provision of the Document.
3
After Annex 6 of the Document (Changes taking effect from 1st January 2006) insert the following Annex—
ANNEX 7
PART 1 – CHANGES TAKING EFFECT FROM 1st SEPTEMBER 2006
In paragraph 30.1—
a
insert the following heading above the pay spine—
“Previous Pay Spine - Effective until 31 August 2006
”;
and
b
insert the following table after the pay spine—
New Pay Spine - Effective from 1 September 2006
Spine Point
Annual Salary England and Wales (excluding the London Area)
Annual Salary Inner London Area
Annual Salary Outer London Area
Annual Salary Fringe Area
AST1
34,083
40,527
36,789
35,025
AST2
34,938
41,385
37,644
35,880
AST3
35,811
42,258
38,514
36,750
AST4
36,705
43,149
39,411
37,647
AST5
37,617
44,067
40,323
38,562
AST6
38,559
45,006
41,265
39,501
AST7
39,600
46,050
42,306
40,545
AST8
40,512
46,959
43,218
41,451
AST9
41,523
47,970
44,229
42,468
AST10
42,591
49,038
45,297
43,533
AST11
43,695
50,139
46,398
44,637
AST12
44,703
51,150
47,409
45,648
AST13
45,822
52,269
48,528
46,767
AST14
46,962
53,409
49,665
47,904
AST15
48,132
54,576
50,835
49,071
AST16
49,413
55,860
52,116
50,355
AST17
50,547
56,997
53,253
51,495
AST18
51,819
58,266
54,525
52,761
2
After paragraph 30.8 insert the following sub-paragraphs—
30.9
Subject to paragraphs 30.9A and 30.9B, the relevant body shall transfer its advanced skills teachers from the previous pay spine to the new pay spine with effect from 1st September 2006, in accordance with the following table—
Previous Spine Point
New Spine Point
(All Regions)
1
AST1
2
AST1
3
AST1
4
AST1
5
AST2
6
AST3
7
AST3
8
AST4
9
AST5
10
AST5
11
AST6
12
AST7
13
AST7
14
AST8
15
AST9
16
AST10
17
AST11
18
AST11
19
AST12
20
AST13
21
AST13
22
AST14
23
AST15
24
AST16
25
AST17
26
AST17
27
AST18
30.9A
Where the relevant body determines that an advanced skills teacher shall move up the pay spine in accordance with paragraph 30.7, it shall make and give effect to that determination using the previous pay spine and before the teacher is assimilated onto the new pay spine in accordance with paragraph 30.9.
30.9B
Where it is not possible to make and give effect to the determination referred to in paragraph 30.9A in accordance with paragraph 30.7 before the advanced skills teacher is assimilated onto the new pay spine in accordance with paragraph 30.9, the relevant body shall make the determination using the previous pay spine, as though assimilation had not taken place, and re-assimilate him onto the new pay spine thereafter in accordance with paragraph 30.9.
PART 2 – CHANGES TAKING EFFECT FROM 1st SEPTEMBER 2007
2
In paragraph 30.1 substitute the pay spines with the following pay spine—
Spine Point
Annual Salary England and Wales (excluding the London Area)
Annual Salary Inner London Area
Annual Salary Outer London Area
Annual Salary Fringe Area
AST1
34,938
41,541
37,710
35,901
AST2
35,814
42,420
38,586
36,777
AST3
36,708
43,317
39,477
37,671
AST4
37,623
44,229
40,398
38,589
AST5
38,559
45,171
41,334
39,528
AST6
39,525
46,134
42,297
40,491
AST7
40,590
47,202
43,365
41,559
AST8
41,526
48,135
44,301
42,489
AST9
42,564
49,170
45,336
43,530
AST10
43,656
50,265
46,431
44,622
AST11
44,790
51,393
47,559
45,753
AST12
45,822
52,431
48,597
46,791
AST13
46,968
53,577
49,743
47,937
AST14
48,138
54,747
50,907
49,104
AST15
49,338
55,941
52,107
50,298
AST16
50,649
57,258
53,421
51,615
AST17
51,813
58,422
54,585
52,785
AST18
53,115
59,724
55,890
54,081
(This note is not part of the Order)