Things you need to consider when looking for a teaching job in London
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Things you need to consider when looking for a teaching job in London
London spans a huge geographical area
and with it comes a fantastic array of teaching opportunities in a set of
vastly different locations.
The city is as large as it is diverse,
and those with teaching jobs in the capital can expect to teach pupils from a
range of backgrounds and social circles.
While this can present some
challenges, London also has all of the ingredients to craft a highly successful
career in teaching, as we reveal here...
Why consider a London teaching job?
Firstly, you’ll have the best of Britain’s culture at your
finger-tips, from the capital’s captivating museums and galleries to its
award-winning theatre shows, bouncing gig venues and varied nightlife.
But it does come at a cost – the price of living in London is
higher than elsewhere and property is more expensive too.
This shouldn’t put you off a London teaching job though, as
the average salary in the heart of the city is also higher than the national
average to compensate.
Diverse opportunities
Many of the capital’s boroughs are very different to each
other, and it won’t be surprising to hear that so are the schools within them.
From leafy suburbs to the buzzing surrounds of Soho, different
opportunities can be found all over the city, and this diversity of choice
helps make teaching in the capital an appealing prospect.
The number of pupils per teacher tends to be lower in inner
London too, although this does vary depending on where in the capital you look.
Salary weighting
Salaries for maintained schools in England are set by the School
Teachers’ Pay and Conditions document, while teachers in academies,
independent and free schools will have their salary set by their school’s
respective pay policy.
Qualified teachers will see their pay fall within either the
Main Pay Range or the Upper Pay Range.
From September 2021, those on the main pay range in central
London can expect a salary of between £32,157 and £42,624.
This compares to between £29,915 and £41,136 for those in
teaching jobs in outer London, and between £25,714 and £36,961 for teachers
across the rest of England.
It’s a similar situation when looking at the upper pay range
from 2021 too – teachers in central London will take home between £6,000 and
£9,000 more annually than their peers in roles outside of the capital.
Whether you fancy a fresh challenge, or want to experience
the city in all its glory, you’ll find an array of teaching jobs in London to
match your skills.
Find our teaching jobs in London.
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