how does pay compare with that for teachers in maintained schools and lecturers in further education?
The NJC has negotiated and agreed pay scales for staff in sixth-form colleges. The main aim of the NJC is to maintain broad parity between schools and colleges. The pay covers main scales, threshold (professional standard payments equivalent to the upper pay spine in schools), and management points. All colleges normally accept these scales but in the past year one or two have dragged their heels so it is always worth asking about the national pay scales. FE colleges also have agreed national pay scales but implementation has been patchy and many lecturers receive salaries considerably below those of their counterparts in schools and sixth-form colleges.FE colleges also have agreed national pay scales but implementation has been patchy and many lecturers receive salaries considerably below those of their counterparts in schools and sixth-form colleges. Pensions: do sixth-form colleges belong to or operate a pension scheme? It may seem strange to be thinking about pensions at the beginn
