When a teacher working in a Local Authority (LA) or Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) moves to a new post, either in the same school or at another school within the LA or MAT, they must be contractually enrolled for that new post.

There are implications for both you and the teacher if contractual enrolment does not take place:

Arrears of contributions:

If the teacher had opted out of their previous post and isn’t contractually enrolled for their new post, this will result in arrears of contributions for you as well as them.

Scheme flexibilities:

The teacher may not be eligible to buy-out the actuarial reduction that could be made to the pension for that post if they decide to retire before their normal pension age. This election must be made within six months of starting a post.

 Guidance on contractual enrolment can be found on our website.