Pay scales, grading, and pay policies

• Removal of Spinal column point 1 (SCP1) FAQs (MS Word, 90KB)
• Removal of Spinal column point 1 - Soulbury (MS Word, 175KB)
• Payroll submission schedule 2025-2026 (MS Excel, 58KB)
• Centrally employed teachers pay points (MS Excel, 29KB)

Pay structures and frameworks

To view grades and spinal column points (SCP) or spot salaries against their equivalent salaries, refer to the current:

• NJC pay and grading structure (MS Excel, 43KB)
• NJC pay structure FAQs (MS Word, 40KB)
• Senior managers' pay structure (MS Excel, 65KB)
• Pay Framework for Centrally Employed Teachers 2024-2025 (PDF, 132KB)
• Pay Framework for Centrally Employed Teachers 2023-2024 (MS Word, 145KB)
• Pay award updates

National insurance contributions

We would like to inform you about an upcoming change to National Insurance (NI) contributions that will take effect from April 2025. The key points are as follows:

Increase in Employer NI Contributions: The rate of NI paid by employers will increase by 1.2 percentage points, bringing it to 15%.

Threshold Adjustment: The threshold at which businesses are required to pay NI on workers' earnings will drop from £9,100 to £5,000.

It is important to note that these changes only affect employer contributions. Employees and workers will not see any impact on their take-home pay, as the NI rates for employees remain unchanged.

Grading policy, procedure and forms

• Grading policy (MS Word, 50KB)
• Grading procedure (MS Word, 360KB)
• Request for grading review form (MS Word, 35KB)
• Grading appeal form (MS Word, 30KB)

Pay policies and payroll guidance

• Pay Policy Statement 2025/26 (PDF, 231KB)
• Benefits in kind (MS Word, 42KB)
• Pay and allowances policy (MS Word, 85KB)
• Pay protection policy (MS Word, 90KB)
• Pay policy statement 2024/2025 (PDF, 200KB)
• Pay policy statement 2023/2024 (PDF, 190KB)
• Good practice guide for managers - payroll (MS Word, 45KB)
• Claim form for additional hours (MS Word, 100KB) 
• Pay Rules (PDF, 195KB)
• Bankruptcy - Manager Guidance (PDF, 190KB)
• Overpayments Underpayment Guidance Note (PDF, 170KB)

Payment of a Market Supplement

• Market Supplement Management Guidance and Approval Procedure (MS Word, 30KB)
• Market Supplement Request Form – Appendix 1 (MS Word, 30KB)

Part-year / part-time pay calculator

If you work or plan to work part-time or for part of the year, you can calculate an estimate of your gross pay using the part year pay calculator (MS Excel, 30KB).

To download a copy, click the link to open and then click: file > save as > download. Once you've opened the download, save it to a convenient location.

On cost schedules

• Oncost Schedule - LGO's - Contracted out 2025-26 (MS Excel, 58KB)
• Oncost Schedule - LGO's - Not contracted out 2025-26 (MS Excel, 56KB)
• Oncost Schedule - LGO's - 2024-25 (MS Excel, 30KB)
• Oncost Schedule - LGO's - Not contracted out - ex ANSA staff 2025-26 (MS Excel, 50KB)
• Oncost Schedule - LGO's - Contracted out - ex ANSA staff 2025-26 (MS Excel, 48KB)

Contact payroll

• Recruitment and Pay