The Education (School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions) Order 1997

• Citation: S.I. 1997/755
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Education (School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions) Order 1997 and shall come into force on 4th April 1997.

Section 2 Application

This Order applies to school teachers (as defined in section 5(1) and (2) of the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Act 1991) in England and Wales.

Section 3 School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions

The School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document 1996 shall be amended with effect from 1st April 1997 as follows:

(a) in paragraph 4.1(a), for the words “A head teacher or deputy head teacher shall, until 30th November 1996,” there shall be substituted the words “During the period 1st April 1997 to 30th November 1997 a head teacher or deputy head teacher shall”;

(b) in paragraph 4.1(b), for the words “From 1st December 1996” there shall be substituted the words “From 1st December 1997”;

(c) the following tables shall be substituted for the tables in paragraph 4.3—

(d) the following tables shall be substituted for the tables in paragraph 4.4.2—

Head teachers

Deputy head teachers

Head teachers

Deputy head teachers

(e) in paragraph 9.1(a), for the words “During the period 1st September 1996 to 30th November 1996” there shall be substituted the words “During the period 1st April 1997 to 30th November 1997”;

(f) in paragraph 9.1(b), for the words “From 1st December 1996” there shall be substituted the words “From 1st December 1997”;

(g) the following tables shall be substituted for the tables in paragraph 9.2—

(h) for paragraph 15.1 there shall be substituted—

(15.1)

(a) During the period 1st April 1997 to 30th November 1997 an unqualified teacher (except one to whom paragraph 18 applies) shall be paid such salary based on the following pay scale as the relevant body shall determine in accordance with paragraphs 15.2 to 15.6 and 17:

(15.1)

(b) From 1st December 1997 an unqualified teacher (except one to whom paragraph 18 applies) shall be paid such salary based on the following pay scale as the relevant body shall determine in accordance with paragraphs 15.2 to 15.6 and 17:

(i) for paragraph 21.1 there shall be substituted—

(21.1) A teacher serving in the London Area shall receive a London Area allowance of:

(a) if he is serving in the Inner London Area, £2,061 per annum until 30th November 1997 and £2,088 per annum on and after 1st December 1997;

(b) if he is serving in the Outer London Area, £1,356 per annum until 30th November 1997 and £1,374 per annum on and after 1st December 1997;

(c) if he is serving in the Fringe Area, £525 per annum until 30th November 1997 and £534 per annum on and after 1st December 1997.