Requirement for teachers who were at 2.8 last year to have to do 12 months at 2.9  as part of their eligibility for Senior Teacher Status.

We have had many enquiries on this issue. Teachers will have to complete 12 months at 2.9 to be eligible for senior teacher status.

However, the following should be borne in mind:

The introduction of the 2.9 increment coincides with the compaction of the Senior Teacher incremental salary scale whereby there is no longer an ST1 increment and an ST2 increment but a single increment equivalent to ST2.

ST1 has been removed and been replaced by 2.9  which is the  equivalent salary of the old ST1

This means that teachers at 2.9  are now accessing the equivalent of ST1 (pay rises included) without having to take on additional duties or complete the PD modules required for Senior Teacher Status.

When teachers gain Senior Teacher status they will go onto the equivalent salary  of  the old ST2.

From a salary point of view, teachers have not been disadvantaged by these changes. That is to say, if nothing had changed, teachers who had completed the required PD would now be on ST1 and  receiving a salary equivalent to 2.9.

Teachers  who have already completed the PD modules whilst  on 2.8 simply need to resubmit an application once they have completed 12 months at 2.9. There is no need for them to redo the PD  modules.