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Who is the highest paid headteacher in the UK?
Colin Hall
England’s highest-paid headteacher of a single school is Colin Hall, at Holland Park School in west London. He received between £280,000 and £290,000 in 2019-20, according to recently published school accounts, compared with between £270,000 and £280,000 the year before.
What is an associate headteacher?
An associate headteacher is more senior than a deputy, but less senior than the head. They are in effect the headteacher in the head’s absence or in some cases serve as the headteacher of a school being overseen by an executive headteacher.
What are the groups on the headteacher pay scale?
The headteacher pay scale uses the leadership scale but begins at L6, and groups the spine points together into eight different groups. Group 1 is L6-18, Group 2 L8-21, Group 3 L11-24, Group 4 L14-27, Group 5 L18-31, Group 6 L21-35, Group 7 L24-39, and Group 8 L28-43.
How much do headteachers make in the UK?
For the 2019-20 school year, this will be between £41,064 for leaders on spine point one of the scale outside of London up to £121,749 for headteachers in inner London. As a senior leadership teacher, you’ll start on the leadership pay scale, which ranges from point L1 to L43.
What are the groups of headteachers in TES?
Group 1 is L6-18, Group 2 L8-21, Group 3 L11-24, Group 4 L14-27, Group 5 L18-31, Group 6 L21-35, Group 7 L24-39, and Group 8 L28-43. The groups are organised in this way, with overlapping spine points, in order to pay headteachers a salary that reflects the size of the school.
Do you get dedicated headship time as a headteacher?
However, headteachers and senior leaders are entitled to dedicated headship or senior leader time, which is a reasonable amount of time in order to carry out the responsibilities connected to their role. The headteacher pay scale uses the leadership scale but begins at L6, and groups the spine points together into eight different groups.