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Appendix 3 - Salary scale codes

1. Maintained Schools

Post	Code	Notes

Unqualified teacher	U04	e.g. Instructors

Qualified teacher	W00 - W17	A teacher paid on the main scale to 31.08.00
	W00	A teacher paid on the main scale w.e.f. 01.09.00 with no management or retention allowances.
	W10 - W50	Main scale with management allowance 1 to 5.
	W01 - W05	Main scale with retention allowance 1 to 5. With effect from 1 January 2006
	W02 – W05	TLR2
	W06 – W09	TLR1

Advanced Skilled teacher	A00 - A26	A teacher paid on the AST's scale only
	A00 – A17	With effect from 1/9/2006
Excellent Teacher	X00	Excellent Teacher Scheme effective from 1 September 2006

Deputy head	V01 - V06	In a school other than a special school, below Group 4. A qualified Deputy Head in a school other than a special school,according to School Group.
	V00	From 01.09.00

Deputy head: special school	V01 - V06	Qualified Deputy Head Teacher Qualified Deputy Head teacher whose salary is appropriately related to the scale for Groups 3(s)-10(s)
	V00	From 01.09.00

Head teacher	H01 - H08	Qualified head teacher in a school other than a special school, according to the school group Qualified Head Teacher whose salary is appropriately related to the scale for Groups
Assistant Head teacher	L00	Paid on Leadership scale
Post Threshold	P00	Paid on post-threshold scale w.e.f. 1 Sept 00
	P10 - P50	Post-threshold with management allowance 1 to 5
	P01 - P05	Post-threshold with retention allowance 1 to 5
	P02 – P05	TLR2
	P06 – P09	TLR1

2. Establishments of further education and sixth form colleges

Post	Code	Notes

Lecturer	F00	Grade I

Senior Lecturer	F00 F00	on the lower part of the scale on the extended part of the scale

Principle Lecturers, Vice Principals, Readers, and Heads of Department	F00	Assimilated to the new management salary spine

Academic Post	F00 F00	Researcher A Researcher B

Principal	F00	Principals of Colleges other than Agricultural and Horticultural and Adult Education Establishments. (Codes H01 - H07 are to take into account the college groups A - G and the salary rates £21,500 - £45,500 which came into effect on 1.9.1989)

3. Farm Institutes

Post	Code	Notes

Lecturer Lecturer	F00 F00	Grade I Grade II

Vice Principal	F00

4. Other Types of Service

Post	Code	Notes

	T00	Principle of Adult Education Centres. (Also other types of school or establishment number e.g. Organisers, Youth Workers, etc.

With effect from 1 January 1991 qualified teachers on the standard scale (formerly known as the main scale) can - at the discretion of their LA or governing body - receive either an incremental enhancement if they are below the maximum of the standard scale, or a local scale addition if they are on the maximum of the standard scale.

The amount of any incremental enhancement or local scale addition must be included in the annual salary rate and also recorded as a separate item on the service and salary returns.

5. Independent Schools/Education Forums

Post	Code	Notes

	T00	All Teachers

6. Institutes of Higher Education

Post	Code	Notes

Lecturers	F00

Senior Lecturers	F00F00	On the lower part of the scale On the extended part of the scale

Principal Lecturers Head of Department Members of Directorate	F00F00D00

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Appendix 3 - Salary scale codes