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2002 No. 838

EDUCATION, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Education (School Teachers' Pay and Conditions) Order 2002

  Made 27th March 2002 
  Laid before Parliament 27th March 2002 
  Coming into force 1st April 2002 

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) of the Act[2], such associations of local education authorities, such bodies representing the interests of governors of foundation, voluntary, and foundation 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[3] hereby makes the following order:

Citation, commencement and revocation
     1. This Order may be cited as the Education (School Teachers' Pay and Conditions) Order 2002 and shall come into force on 1st April 2002.

Application
    
2. This Order applies to school teachers (as defined in section 5(1) and (2) of the Act[4]) in England and Wales.

School Teachers' Pay and Conditions
     3. The School Teachers' Pay and Conditions Document 2001[5] shall be amended with effect from 1st April 2002 as follows:

    (a) in paragraph 3.3(b) for "19" there shall be substituted "15" and for "18" there shall be substituted "16";

    (b) in paragraph 4.1 for the words "From 1st April 2001" there shall be substituted the words "From 1st April 2002";

    (c) in paragraph 4.2 for the words "From 1st April 2001" there shall be substituted the words "From 1st April 2002";

    (d) in paragraph 4.3 for the words "From 1st April 2001" there shall be substituted the words "From 1st April 2002";

    (e) the following table shall be substituted for the table in paragraph 4.5 - 


    "Pay Spine from 1st April 2002
    Spine point Annual Salary
         £
    L1 30,531
    L2 31,296
    L3 32,079
    L4 32,880
    L5 33,699
    L6 34,542
    L7 35,478
    L8 36,291
    L9 37,197
    L10 38,154
    L11 39,144
    L12 40,047
    L13 41,049
    L14 42,069
    L15 43,116
    L16 44,265
    L17 45,285
    L18 46,422
    L19 47,571
    L20 48,753
    L21 49,959
    L22 51,198
    L23 52,467
    L24 53,769
    L25 55,101
    L26 56,469
    L27 57,867
    L28 59,301
    L29 60,774
    L30 62,283
    L31 63,825
    L32 65,412
    L33 67,035
    L34 68,694
    L35 70,401
    L36 72,144
    L37 73,938
    L38 75,768
    L39 77,613
    L40 79,554
    L41 81,540;"


(f) the following table shall be substituted for the table in paragraph 6.3 - 

"Group Range of spine points Salary range
          £
1 L6-L16 34,542-44,265
2 L8-L19 36,291-47,571
3 L11-L22 39,144-51,198
4 L14-L25 42,069-55,101
5 L18-L29 46,422-60,774
6 L21-L33 49,959-67,035
7 L24-L37 53,769-73,938
8 L28-L41 59,301-81,540;"


(g) in paragraph 7.3(b) for "8.2" there shall be substituted "7.2";

(h) in paragraph 7.3(c) for "8.2" there shall be substituted "7.2";

(i) in paragraph 15.2 for the words "From 1st April 2001" there shall be substituted the words "From 1st April 2002";

(j) the following table shall be substituted for the table in paragraph 15.3 - 


"Pay scale from 1st April 2002
Scale point Annual Salary
     £
1 16,599
2 17,595
3 18,519
4 19,491
5 20,514
6 21,591
7 22,806
8 24,177
9 25,713;"


(k) in paragraph 17.1 for the words "From 1st April 2001" there shall be substituted the words "From 1st April 2002" and for "17.3" there shall be substituted "17.5";

(l) the following table shall be substituted for the table in paragraph 17.5 - 


"Pay Scale from 1st April 2002
Scale point Annual Salary
     £
1 27,861
2 28,893
3 29,961
4 31,068
5 32,217;"


(m) in paragraph 22.1 for the words "From 1st April 2001" there shall be substituted the words "From 1st April 2002";

(n) the following table shall be substituted for the table in paragraph 22.1 - 


"Management Allowances
Allowance Amount
     £
1st 1,593
2nd 3,219
3rd 5,529
4th 7,611
5th 10,275;"


(p) in paragraph 23.1 for the words "From 1st April 2001" there shall be substituted the words "From 1st April 2002" in both places;

(q) the following table shall be substituted for the table in paragraph 23.1 - 


"Recruitment and retention allowances
Allowance Amount
     £
1st 975
2nd 1,914
3rd 2,901
4th 4,041
5th 5,262;"


(r) for paragraph 24.1 there shall be substituted the following - 

         " 24.1 From 1st April 2002, the annual value of a first special educational needs allowance referred to in paragraph 24 is £1,626, and the annual value of a second special educational needs allowance referred to in paragraph 24 is £3,219.";

    (s) in paragraph 26.4 for "17.3" there shall be substituted "17.5";

    (t) in paragraph 27.1 for the words "From 1st April 2001" there shall be substituted the words "From 1st April 2002";

    (u) the following table shall be substituted for the table in paragraph 27.1 - 


    "Pay Spine from 1st April 2002
    Spine point Annual Salary
         £
    1 28,917
    2 29,433
    3 29,952
    4 30,465
    5 30,981
    6 31,500
    7 32,019
    8 32,535
    9 33,051
    10 33,564
    11 34,083
    12 34,773
    13 35,460
    14 36,147
    15 36,834
    16 37,524
    17 38,214
    18 38,904
    19 39,591
    20 40,281
    21 40,968
    22 41,826
    23 42,690
    24 43,548
    25 44,412
    26 45,267
    27 46,131;"


(v) in paragraph 29.2 for "29.11" there shall be substituted "29.10";

(w) paragraph 29.11 shall be deleted;

(x) in paragraph 31.1 for the words "From 1st April 2001" there shall be substituted the words "From 1st April 2002";

(y) the following table shall be substituted for the table in paragraph 31.1 - 


"Pay Scale from 1st April 2002
Scale point Annual Salary
     £
1 12,891
2 13,470
3 14,031
4 14,616
5 15,204
6 15,771
7 16,350
8 17,703
9 19,236
10 20,388;"


(z) for paragraph 36.1 there shall be substituted the following:

         " 36.1 A teacher serving in the London Area shall receive a London Area allowance of:

      (a) if he is serving in the Inner London Area, £3,105 per annum from 1st April 2002;

      (b) if he is serving in the Outer London Area, £2,043 per annum from 1st April 2002; and

      (c) if he is serving in the Fringe Area, £792 per annum from 1st April 2002.";

        (aa) in paragraph 39.5(c) for "22" there shall be substituted "23";

        (bb) after paragraph 46A there shall be inserted the following paragraph:

    " General Teaching Councils' Fee Allowance
         46B.1 The relevant body in relation to a teacher liable to pay a fee in respect of their registration with the General Teaching Council for England or the General Teaching Council for Wales shall, in respect of the fee due in the year 1st April 2002 to 31st March 2003, determine that a single payment of £33 shall be paid to that teacher.

        
    46B.2 Before making a determination under paragraph 46B.1 the relevant body shall take reasonable steps to satisfy itself that the teacher has not received a payment under paragraph 46B.1 from any other relevant body.

        
    46B.3 A local education authority shall upon request take reasonable steps to provide a relevant body with information as to whether or not a teacher who is or has been employed at a school or as an unattached teacher within that authority has received a payment under paragraph 46B.1.

        
    46B.4 Paragraph 40 of this Document shall not apply to this allowance."; and

    (cc) in paragraph 47.1 after "advanced skills teachers" there shall be inserted "and fast track teachers".


Stephen Timms
Minister of State, Department for Education and Skills

27th March 2002



EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)


This Order amends the School Teachers' Pay and Conditions Document 2001 (the Document) by uprating the amounts of salary and certain allowances. The following are increased - 

    (a) the leadership group pay spine set out in paragraph 4.5 of the Document;

    (b) the head teacher groups' pay ranges set out in paragraph 6.3 of the Document;

    (c) the pay scale for classroom teachers set out at paragraph 15.3 of the Document;

    (d) the pay scale for post-threshold teachers set out at paragraph 17.5 of the Document;

    (e) the management allowances set out at paragraph 22.1 of the Document;

    (f) the recruitment and retention allowances set out at paragraph 23.1 of the Document;

    (g) the special educational needs allowance set out at paragraph 24.1 of the Document;

    (h) the pay spine for advanced skills teachers set out at paragraph 27.1 of the Document;

    (i) the pay scale for unqualified teachers set out at paragraph 31.1 of the Document; and

    (j) the London area allowances set out at paragraph 36.1 of the Document.

The increases take effect from 1st April 2002.

The Order also removes the requirement which was due to take effect from 1st April 2002 that applicants for a certificate of eligibility for appointment as an advanced skills teacher must have passed the threshold.

The Order makes provision for a freestanding allowance to be paid to all teachers who are required to pay a fee in respect of registration with the General Teaching Council for England or the General Teaching Council for Wales.

The Order corrects some minor typographical errors in the Document.

The Document is published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office and is obtainable from book shops of The Stationery Office Limited and through booksellers.


Notes:

[1] 1991 c. 49.back

[2] Section 2(1) is amended by paragraphs 24 and 26(a) of Schedule 30 to the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (c. 31).back

[3] Section 2(3) and (4) is amended by paragraphs 24 and 26(c) and (d) of Schedule 30 to the School Standards and Framework Act 1998.back

[4] The definition of "school teacher" in section 5(1) is amended by paragraphs 24 and 28(2)(a) of Schedule 30 to the School Standards and Framework Act 1998.back

[5] ISBN 0 11 271107 3; the Document was given effect by the Education (School Teachers' Pay and Conditions) (No. 5) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/2962) and amended by the Education (School Teachers' Pay and Conditions) (No. 6) Order 2001 (2001/3243) and the School Teachers' Pay and Conditions (No. 7) Order 2001 (2001/3435).back



ISBN 0 11 039820 3


  Prepared 26 April 2002

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