{
  "id": "teachers_pay",
  "name": "School Teachers' Pay (England)",
  "sector": "Education",
  "organisation": "Schools",
  "currency": "GBP",
  "versionNote": "Illustrative; based on STPCD 2024/25 (Main, Upper, Leadership). Support staff use NJC. Check gov.uk school teachers pay or your employer.",
  "payBands": [
    {
      "band": "Support (NJC)",
      "min": 24413,
      "max": 32000,
      "increment": 800,
      "typicalRole": "Teaching Assistant, School Business Manager",
      "spinePoints": [24413, 25200, 26000, 26800, 27600, 28400, 29200, 32000],
      "yearsPerPoint": 1
    },
    {
      "band": "Main Pay Range (M1–M6)",
      "min": 31650,
      "max": 43607,
      "increment": 2400,
      "typicalRole": "Classroom Teacher, ECT",
      "spinePoints": [31650, 33483, 35674, 38034, 40439, 43607],
      "yearsPerPoint": 1
    },
    {
      "band": "Upper Pay Range (U1–U3)",
      "min": 45646,
      "max": 49084,
      "increment": 1720,
      "typicalRole": "UPS Teacher",
      "spinePoints": [45646, 47338, 49084],
      "yearsPerPoint": 2
    },
    {
      "band": "Leading Practitioner",
      "min": 50025,
      "max": 76050,
      "increment": 4000,
      "typicalRole": "Leading Practitioner",
      "spinePoints": [50025, 54000, 58000, 62000, 66000, 70000, 76050],
      "yearsPerPoint": 2
    },
    {
      "band": "Leadership L1–L8",
      "min": 49781,
      "max": 80000,
      "increment": 4000,
      "typicalRole": "Head of Department, Assistant Head, Deputy Head, Headteacher",
      "spinePoints": [49781, 55000, 60000, 65000, 70000, 75000, 80000],
      "yearsPerPoint": 1
    }
  ],
  "allowances": [
    { "id": "london_weighting", "label": "London / Fringe allowance", "type": "percentage", "defaultPercent": 0, "maxPercent": 25 },
    { "id": "tlr", "label": "Teaching and Learning Responsibility (TLR)", "type": "percentage", "defaultPercent": 0, "maxPercent": 15 }
  ],
  "roleToBand": {
    "teaching-assistant": "Support (NJC)",
    "ect": "Main Pay Range (M1–M6)",
    "classroom-teacher": "Main Pay Range (M1–M6)",
    "ups-teacher": "Upper Pay Range (U1–U3)",
    "send-teacher": "Main Pay Range (M1–M6)",
    "head-of-department": "Leadership L1–L8",
    "assistant-head": "Leadership L1–L8",
    "deputy-head": "Leadership L1–L8",
    "headteacher": "Leadership L1–L8",
    "school-business-manager": "Support (NJC)",
    "cover-supervisor": "Support (NJC)",
    "higher-level-teaching-assistant": "Support (NJC)",
    "nursery-practitioner": "Support (NJC)"
  }
}