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Pay in sixth form colleges - England and Wales
This page displays the most recent pay scales for sixth form colleges in England and Wales.
This includes college teachers' pay spine, management ranges, professional standards payments and London allowances, all from 1 September 2008. This reflects the phased offer of 1.5 per cent from 1 September 2009 rising to 2.3 per cent from 1 April 2010.
No nationally agreed pay scales exist for sixth form colleges in Northern Ireland and Scotland.
Sixth form college teachers' pay spine
| Spine point | From 01/09/08 | From 01/09/09 | From 01/04/10 |
| 1 | £20,624 | £20,933 | £21,098 |
| 2 | £22,257 | £22,591 | £22,769 |
| 3 | £24,018 | £24,378 | £24,570 |
| 4 | £25,920 | £26,309 | £26,516 |
| 5 | £27,927 | £28,392 | £28,615 |
| 6 | £30,185 | £30,638 | £30,879 |
Professional standards payments
| Spine point | From 01/09/08 | From 01/09/09 | From 01/04/10 |
| P1 | £32,702 | £33,193 | £33,454 |
| P2 | £33,887 | £34,395 | £34,666 |
| P3 | £35,119 | £35,727 | £36,009 |
Management ranges from 01/09/08
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| A | £35,093 | £36,306 | £37,557 |
| B | £36,746 | £37,958 | £39,210 |
| C | £39,706 | £40,916 | £42,169 |
| D | £42,020 | £43,097 | £44,322 |
| E | £44,766 | £45,976 | £47,228 |
Management ranges from 01/09/09
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| A | £35,619 | £36,851 | £38,120 |
| B | £37,297 | £38,527 | £39,798 |
| C | £40,302 | £41,530 | £42,802 |
| D | £42,650 | £43,743 | £44,987 |
| E | £45,437 | £46,666 | £47,936 |
Management ranges from 01/04/10
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| A | £35,900 | £37,141 | £38,421 |
| B | £37,591 | £38,831 | £40,112 |
| C | £40,619 | £41,857 | £43,139 |
| D | £42,986 | £44,088 | £45,341 |
| E | £45,796 | £47,033 | £48,314 |
London and fringe area allowances
| Area | From 01/09/08 | From 01/09/09 | From 01/04/10 |
| Inner London | £3,508 | £3,561 | £3,589 |
| Outer London | £2,338 | £2,373 | £2,392 |
| Fringe | £926 | £940 | £947 |
Need further advice?
Your first point of contact is your ATL rep in your school or college. Your local ATL branch is also available to help with queries, or you can contact ATL's member advisors on tel: 020 7930 6441 or email us. Please have your membership number to hand when telephoning and include it with any correspondence - this will help us to answer your query more quickly.