Part-Time Teacher Salary Calculator
Example: M6 Rest of England at 0.6 FTE (about 3 days a week)
Gross (annual)
£27,211
Net (TPS on)
£21,501
Net (monthly)
£1,792
About this pay scale
Part-time teacher pay under STPCD uses the FTE (full-time equivalent) model: your school calculates your FTE from your timetabled commitment against the school's full-time timetable, and your salary is your full-time pay point multiplied by that FTE. Working 3 days a week is approximately 0.6 FTE — but not exactly, because FTE follows timetabled sessions rather than days, so two teachers both "doing 3 days" can have slightly different FTEs.
Two things work in part-timers' favour: pay progression is unaffected (you move up the pay points on the same annual-review basis as full-time colleagues, and your pay point is always quoted full-time-equivalent), and the tax system is progressive — at 0.6 FTE you earn 60% of the pay but usually take home more than 60% of the full-time net, because more of your income sits in the personal allowance and lower TPS tier.
Worked examples — M6 (Rest of England) at different FTEs
Part-time pay is your full-time pay point × your FTE. Tax, NI and TPS then apply to the actual (pro-rated) salary — which often means a lower TPS tier and a lower effective tax rate than the full-time figures suggest.
| FTE | Approx. days/week | Gross (annual) | TPS tier | Net (annual) | Net (monthly) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0 | 5 days | £45,352 | 8.9% | £32,944 | £2,745 |
| 0.8 | 4 days | £36,282 | 8.9% | £27,060 | £2,255 |
| 0.6 | 3 days | £27,211 | 7.4% | £21,501 | £1,792 |
| 0.5 | 2.5 days | £22,676 | 7.4% | £18,504 | £1,542 |
| 0.4 | 2 days | £18,141 | 7.4% | £15,508 | £1,292 |
Days/week is indicative — your contract's FTE is calculated from timetabled sessions against the school's full-time timetable, so 3 days can be slightly more or less than 0.6 FTE. TPS contribution tiers are set by your actual (pro-rated) pensionable pay, so dropping to part-time can also drop your contribution rate — at M6, going from 1.0 to 0.6 FTE moves you from the 8.9% tier to the 7.4% tier.
FAQ
How is my FTE actually calculated?
From your timetabled commitment as a fraction of the school timetable — under STPCD, part-time teachers' pay and directed time must be calculated against the school's timetabled teaching week. If the full-time timetable is 25 teaching sessions and you're contracted for 15, you're 0.6 FTE. Days per week is a good approximation but the session-level calculation governs.
Do part-time teachers still get TPS?
Yes, automatically. Contributions are a percentage of your actual (pro-rated) pay, and your contribution tier is set by that actual pay — so a part-timer often pays a lower percentage than a full-time colleague on the same point. Pension accrual (1/57th of earnings per year) is correspondingly pro-rated.
What about directed time and PPA for part-timers?
Directed time is pro-rated by FTE (full-time is 1,265 hours over 195 days). You can't be directed to attend on days you don't work, and you're entitled to the same 10% PPA (planning, preparation and assessment) time as full-time teachers, applied to your timetabled teaching.
Does going part-time affect my pay point?
No. Your pay point is always expressed as the full-time value and progression reviews happen on the same cycle. If you later return to full-time, you return at your current point — there's no penalty to the underlying scale position.
Try the calculator
The figures on this page assume a full-time teacher (1.0 FTE) on TPS at the appropriate contribution tier, no student loan, no salary sacrifice. Real life is more nuanced — use the calculator to layer in your specific situation (part-time FTE, TLR / SEN allowances, student loan, exact pay point) and see your real take-home.