Article 10 School Teachers' Pay and Conditions

For paragraph 17 there shall be substituted—

“17.1

A classroom teacher who—

(a)

was appointed to his first post following his qualification as a teacher on or after 1st September 1999; or

(b)

with effect from 1st September 1999 did not have any experience points; or

(c)

was not entitled to be paid under paragraph 17 of the Document at any time during the period starting on 1st September 1999 and ending immediately before 1st April 2000,

shall be paid such salary based on pay spine A set out in paragraph 17.7 as the relevant body shall determine in accordance with paragraphs 17.9, 17.10 and 27.1 (unqualified teacher becoming qualified).

17.2

The relevant body shall re-determine the award of experience points in accordance with paragraph 17.3 in the case of all classroom teachers who are entitled to be paid under paragraph 17 of the amended Document at any time during the period starting on 1st April 2000 and ending on 31st August 2000 except those who—

(a)

were appointed to their first post following their qualification as a teacher on or after 1st September 1999; or

(b)

with effect from 1st September 1999 did not have any experience points; or

(c)

were not entitled to be paid under paragraph 17 of the Document at any time during the period starting on 1st September 1999 and ending immediately before 1st April 2000.

17.3

The award of experience points shall be re-determined in accordance with paragraph 18.2 of the Amended Document on the basis of a classroom teacher’s service as of 1st September 1999, and

(a)

in the case of a teacher who is in service on 1st April 2000 and entitled to be paid under paragraph 17 of the amended Document, the re-determination shall have effect from 1st April 2000; and

(b)

in all other cases, the re-determination shall have effect from the first date following 1st April 2000 on which the teacher resumes service and is entitled to be paid under paragraph 17 of the amended Document.

17.4

Except as provided for in paragraph 17.6.2, paragraph 17.5 shall apply to a classroom teacher—

(a)

who was entitled to be paid under paragraph 17 of the Document for any part of the period starting on 1st September 1999 and ending immediately before 1st April 2000; and

(b)

the re-determination of whose experience points in accordance with paragraphs 17.2 and 17.3 results in a reduction in the number of experience points to which he is entitled.

17.5

A classroom teacher to whom this paragraph applies—

(a)

shall, subject to paragraph 17A, be entitled to be paid such salary based on pay spine B set out in paragraph 17.7 as the relevant body shall determine in accordance with paragraphs 17.9 and 17.10 on the basis of—

(i)

the teacher’s experience points as re-determined in accordance with paragraphs 17.2 and 17.3, and

(ii)

any points which he held in respect of a good honours degree, responsibility, excellence, recruitment and retention or special educational needs immediately before 1st April 2000, or in the case of a teacher who was not in service on that date, on his last day in service before 1st April 2000,

for the relevant period; and

(b)

following the expiry of such period he shall be paid such salary based on pay spine A set out in paragraph 17.7 as the relevant body shall determine in accordance with paragraphs 17.9 and 17.10.

17.6.1

Where—

(a)

a classroom teacher was entitled to be paid under paragraph 17 of the Document for any part of the period starting on 1st September 1999 and ending immediately before 1st April 2000; and

(b)

the re-determination of his experience points in accordance with paragraphs 17.2 and 17.3 does not result in a reduction in the number of experience points to which he is entitled,

he shall be paid such salary based on pay spine A set out in paragraph 17.7 as the relevant body shall determine in accordance with paragraphs 17.9 and 17.10.

17.6.2

Where—

(a)

the re-determination of a classroom teacher’s experience points in accordance with paragraphs 17.2 and 17.3 results in a reduction in the number of experience points to which he is entitled; and

(b)

at any time during the period starting on 1st September 1999 and ending immediately before 1st April 2000 he was paid a salary calculated by reference to the spine point on the pay spine set out in paragraph 17.2 of the Document at which he was entitled to be paid for that period,

he shall be paid such salary based on pay spine A set out in paragraph 17.7 as the relevant body shall determine in accordance with paragraphs 17.9 and 17.10.

17.7

The pay spines for classroom teachers are—

Pay Spine A

Spine point Annual Salary
£

1 15,141
1.5 15,591
2 16,050
2.5 16,485
3 16,923
3.5 17,376
4 17,844
4.5 18,366
5 18,906
5.5 19,467
6 20,046
6.5 20,640
7 21,249
7.5 21,879
8 22,524
8.5 23,226
9 23,958
9.5 24,693
10 25,443
10.5 26,190
11 26,958
11.5 28,014
12 29,109
12.5 30,063
13 31,050
13.5 32,268
14 33,531
14.5 34,275
15 35,034
15.5 35,817
16 36,618
16.5 37,428
17 38,262

Pay Spine B

Spine point Annual Salary
£

1 13,920.64
1.5 14,391.46
2 14,875.45
2.5 15,285.46
3 15,685.98
3.5 16,047.35
4 16,415.38
4.5 16,883.24
5 17,373.26
5.5 17,892.61
6 18,429.96
6.5 18,973.98
7 19,537.16
7.5 20,067.20
8 20,595.58
8.5 21,255.93
9 21,962.94
9.5 22,681.28
10 23,406.29
10.5 23,736.78
11 24,067.45
11.5 25,260.90
12 26,501.67
12.5 27,101.64
13 27,713.79
13.5 29,569.04
14 31,510.95
14.5 32,200.80
15 32,905.65
15.5 33,655.33
16 34,406.35
16.5 36,303.43

17.8

The relevant body shall determine the period starting on or after 1st April 2000 (“the relevant period”) during which a classroom teacher shall be paid a salary based on pay spine B as follows:

the period (expressed in days or fractions of days rounded to two decimal places) during which a classroom teacher shall be paid a salary based on pay spine B is
$\frac{153A}{213}$
where

A is the number of days for which the teacher was entitled to be paid in accordance with paragraph 17 of the Document during the period starting on 1st September 1999 and ending immediately before 1st April 2000.

17.9

Subject to paragraphs 19 to 21 and 27.1, the relevant body shall determine the point above the minimum point on the pay spine on which each individual classroom teacher shall be paid on the basis of the criteria in paragraph 18 only. If a classroom teacher is not entitled to any points on the basis of the criteria in paragraph 18, he shall be paid at the minimum point on the pay spine.

17.10

In awarding points under paragraphs 18.2.1(e), 18.3, 18.4, 18.5 and 18.6.4, the relevant body may award a half point provided the number of points awarded does not exceed the maximum specified in those paragraphs.

17.11

In any case where paragraph 4A, 17, 17A or 23A of the amended Document operates so that a classroom teacher receives during the period starting on 1st September 1999 and ending on 31st August 2000 (taking such period as a whole) less salary than he would have done if the provision contained in paragraph 18 of the amended Document had been included in the Document with effect from 1st September 1999, he shall be entitled on 31st August 2000 to a balancing payment equal to such shortfall.

17.12

In paragraph 17—

“the Document” means the School Teachers' Pay and Conditions Document 1999 before its amendment by the Education (School Teachers' Pay and Conditions) Order 2000;

“the amended Document” means the School Teachers' Pay and Conditions Document 1999 following its amendment by the Education (School Teachers' Pay and Conditions) Order 2000; and

“the relevant period” means the period determined by the relevant body under paragraph 17.8.”.

Spine point	Annual Salary
	£
1	15,141
1.5	15,591
2	16,050
2.5	16,485
3	16,923
3.5	17,376
4	17,844
4.5	18,366
5	18,906
5.5	19,467
6	20,046
6.5	20,640
7	21,249
7.5	21,879
8	22,524
8.5	23,226
9	23,958
9.5	24,693
10	25,443
10.5	26,190
11	26,958
11.5	28,014
12	29,109
12.5	30,063
13	31,050
13.5	32,268
14	33,531
14.5	34,275
15	35,034
15.5	35,817
16	36,618
16.5	37,428
17	38,262

Spine point	Annual Salary
	£
1	13,920.64
1.5	14,391.46
2	14,875.45
2.5	15,285.46
3	15,685.98
3.5	16,047.35
4	16,415.38
4.5	16,883.24
5	17,373.26
5.5	17,892.61
6	18,429.96
6.5	18,973.98
7	19,537.16
7.5	20,067.20
8	20,595.58
8.5	21,255.93
9	21,962.94
9.5	22,681.28
10	23,406.29
10.5	23,736.78
11	24,067.45
11.5	25,260.90
12	26,501.67
12.5	27,101.64
13	27,713.79
13.5	29,569.04
14	31,510.95
14.5	32,200.80
15	32,905.65
15.5	33,655.33
16	34,406.35
16.5	36,303.43