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SEO updates to teacher pay page
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Sarah-DfE authored Jan 6, 2025
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You may also receive additional payments on top of your regular salary for taking on extra responsibilities.

This could be a one-off payment for a specific project, for example, creating a timetable.
You could get a one-off payment for a specific project, for example, creating a timetable, or for taking on extra responsibility attached to your job role, for example, being the head of department.

Or it might be an extra responsibility attached to your job role, for example, being the head of department.
These additional payments are called teaching and learning responsibility (TLR) payments.

Depending on your responsibilities, you could earn up to an extra $salaries_tlr_max$. Your school will determine how much you receive.

Teachers who [take on a special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) role](/life-as-a-teacher/age-groups-and-specialisms/special-educational-needs) may also receive additional payments. These are known as SEN allowances.

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## Career progression
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### Headteacher salary

You could also go into a leadership position, such as a headteacher.
You could also go into a leadership position, such as a headteacher or assistant headteacher.

A headteacher is the most senior person in a school. They are ultimately responsible for all teachers and pupils.

Their role is wide ranging, but includes leading and motivating teachers, and ensuring all pupils get a good education.
Their role is wide-ranging, but includes leading and motivating teachers, and ensuring all pupils get a good education. The salary of a headteacher reflects this responsibility and can vary depending on the size and location of the school.

| Area | Minimum | Maximum |
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If you do not have QTS (for example, if you just have a PGCE), you can work in some schools as an unqualified teacher.

This means you will be on a lower pay range and will not be entitled to the same benefits as a teacher with QTS.
This means you will be on a lower pay range and will not be entitled to the same benefits as a teacher with QTS.

If you're already working as an unqualified teacher and have the right experience, you could be eligible for the [assessment only route to qualified teacher status (QTS)](/train-to-be-a-teacher/assessment-only-route-to-qts).

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| Outer London | $salaries_unqualifiedteacher_outerlondonmin$ | $salaries_unqualifiedteacher_outerlondonmax$ |
| Inner London | $salaries_unqualifiedteacher_innerlondonmin$ | $salaries_unqualifiedteacher_innerlondonmax$ |

## Holidays
## Teacher holidays

You'll get more days holiday than people in many other professions. In school, full-time teachers work 195 days per year.

For comparison, you'd work 227 days per year (on average) if you worked full time in an office.


## Teachers' pension scheme

One of the great benefits of a teaching career is a secure pension with employer contributions of 28.6%.
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As a teacher with QTS:

* you'll receive a package of [support for early career teachers](/life-as-a-teacher/teaching-as-a-career/early-career-teachers), including a reduced timetable
* you'll be on the qualified teacher pay range and receive a higher salary than teachers without QTS
* you'll be on the qualified teacher pay range and [receive a higher salary than teachers without QTS](/life-as-a-teacher/pay-and-benefits/teacher-pay)

You can also get other academic awards through teacher training such as a postgraduate certificate in education (PGCE) or Bachelor of Education (BEd).

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