Newly Qualified Primary Teachers

Pay and Benefits

We seek to pay our teachers as well as we can, as a way of demonstrating that we value you highly. Our salary package is one of the best in London.

Start in July
Newly Qualified Primary Teachers are offered three weeks paid work (at Instructor level) in July. As well as the financial benefit, this gives you the opportunity to meet colleagues and get to know the school and the LEA before you officially start in September.

Inner London Payscale
We pay inner London Payscale, over £1500 a year higher than Outer London boroughs.

Extra salary point
You will receive one extra recruitment and retention allowance in your salary assessment of ­ £1027.

Golden hello
You will receive a £1000 Golden Hello in your September salary.

Relocation
If you have to move more than 20 miles in order to start working with us, we will help you with expenses please see the Relocation page for more details.

Help with loans
We offer NQTs an interest free loan of up to £3000 to enable you to repay a student loan. Repayments will be deducted from your salary.

This will particularly help you if you have a bank loan, which typically charge between 8% and 12% interest. The interest payments plus loan protection can cost between £385-£700 for a £3000 loan over three years. The LEA will not charge you interest.

We will also offer you a repayment holiday for the first year. So by the time you have to start repaying this loan, your salary will have gone up anyway, and you will hopefully be on surer financial footing.

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