Archive

Our news archive is updated regularly with all the information you need to know about the Teachers' Pension Scheme.

May 2019

Member Retirement applications

Do you have any members of staff who are coming up to retirement age? If so, please encourage them to start thinking about completing their retirement application sooner rather than later.

28/05/2019 | Employer News

New category in Debt Avoidance Routine

We told you in the last Bulletin that we would direct you to a ‘Missing service’ category within the Debt Avoidance Routine when a retirement application has been submitted but the member has missing service.

28/05/2019 | Employer News

Benefit Statements

We’re currently delivering a campaign to all active and deferred members to remind them that their Benefit Statement is available online and that it’s updated monthly.

28/05/2019 | Employer News

Training

Due to recent popularity, we've added to our webinar scedule.

28/05/2019 | Employer News

Monthly Contributions Reconciliation (MCR) update

Following the introduction and success of Monthly Data Collection (MDC), we’re introducing the next stage of simplifying and bringing greater accuracy to the data you submit.

28/05/2019 | Employer News

Employing part-time staff

If you have any members of staff who are employed part-time, it’s good practice to enquire whether they are also currently working part-time in another school.

28/05/2019 | Employer News

McCloud Update

We explained in a previous Bulletin that the‎ member benefit changes are on hold until the outcome of the Government’s legal challenge in the McCloud case is settled.

28/05/2019 | Employer News

Academy and Multi-Academy Trust Stakeholder group

Do you work in an academy or Multi-Academy Trust (MAT)? Would you like to work with us to improve processes, systems and ultimately member data?

28/05/2019 | Employer News

Help us to shape the Employer Portal dashboard

We’d like your help as we conduct a research study.

28/05/2019 | Employer News

Teachers’ Pensions Action Forum

On 15 May we held our first bi-annual Teachers’ Pensions Action Forum (TPAF) of event in York. We had around 30 employers from Academies, Local Authorities, Independent Schools & Higher Education/Further Education Establishments join us.

28/05/2019 | Employer News

Employer Portal Actions

As employers, there’ll be times where you have actions to complete within the Employer Portal in relation to web forms for your staff.

28/05/2019 | Employer News

Dorset, Bournemouth and Poole LA boundary change

The Department for Education (DfE) wrote to a number of employers recently (14 March 2019) regarding a change by The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government to the boundaries for Dorset, Bournemouth & Poole.

10/05/2019 | Employer News