TEACHERS’ SALARIES

Hokitika Guardian, 13 January 1925, Page 1

TEACHERS’ SALARIES

INCREASES UNDER NEW SCHEME. [by TELEGItArH —PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] WELLINGTON, January 12. Last session tile Minister of Education secured a grant oT £50,000 for the purpose of granting increases in the salaries of teachers, a.s from April L last. Alter consulting the N.Z.K.T. and the Boards, the Minister has decided upon the following distribution of the vote: — (I) The annual salary increments which hitherto have been only £lO are being increased in most cases to £bj, in order to provide a more rapid increase ni salary a.s tbe teacher becomes more experienced and proficient. <2i The s- ale of salaries of sole and head teachers have beo.il revised as follows: - Grade I. average 9-20 : £T7O-£2of>: Grade 11. 23-33: £2lO-£270; 111 A. MO-30 : £203-0203: I H I!. 51-So:_£2Bo -CHID; lIIC. 81-120: - £2GO-£325 : IV. 121-210: C325-£355: AT 241-350: £3Ol >-£405; AT. 301-180 : ATI , 181-435: C4GS.

New sub-grades (lIIA and TUB) have been created, and greater increases arc provided for the sole teacher of n i bcol of Grade IT "ho may have to leach 30 to 111 pupils single-handed, (hail for the head-teacher of a school of tirade TTTA, a,ho lias an assistant for from 10 to 50 pupils. (3) In addition to the above, remote allowances "ill he provided during the coming year for sole lonelier,s of Grade f. and a lew teachers of Grade 11, schools that- are situated at a distance from centres of population. (I) The house allowance for a married teacher has been increased from £'. , to £SO m Grade i schools, and from £4O to £SO in the schools of Grades II and NT. (3) The married allowances of assistant teachers have been increased from CIO 1,. CSO. (6) The scab's of salaries of assistant teachers have been made:—Males, Grade 1 £IGO-£203, annual increments £l3; (2)~ C23D-.C2BD, two of £lO and two of £l3; (3)— £3OO-.C330. £l3. Females. Grade I £l4O- Cl 75. two of CIO. one of £l3; (21—£205- C2GO, one of £lO. three of £l3; (3)—£233-.C315, £l3. (3) Infant mistresses of schools of Grade IITC will receive £23 extra, and the country or remote allowance to assistants in Grade 111 schools has been increased by £5, so that now the maximum is £3O. and second assistants in these schools may now participate. (8) Assistant- female teachers of Grades IT and ITT, previously graded in Group ft and JH respectively, will now he graded, in Group 111 and IA . Ibis will reduce the grading salary addition in many cases, but- this reduction is compensated for by granting women greater increases in scale salaries than men. AVouion will now he placed m the same grading group as men ill corresponding positions, and will thus have the greater scope they have asked for with regard to increased grading. (ID In future, temporary teachers will he paid salaries according to position as follows:- Grade I. assistants. C 120-£!GO : Grade 11, assistants and Grade I. sole teachers, £IOO-£109; Grade IN. assistants anil Grade II sole teachers, or higher positions £2OO-C2-.io. '. lie annual increments ate £lO. and higher sain riot may be paid in c uses of special mv.ticiency.

(tin l'rnvi-i a is made for the -.ubstiuilinn of student assistants for pupil teachers, hut this ,-uhsliiution will he gradual, and "ill not be effected for Hi roe- or four years. Meantime, in order lo iodine large classes, an assistant replaces a ] upil teacher on tlm stall' of s Is of Grades A'. AT. and VII. (ID The '-■rude of .salary of third assistants of lino's of grades \A. I'Jie foilrt!i assistants of Grade AT A. and fifth assistants of Grades AT. VIC have been raised from Grade 1 to Grade IT. and (bus several positions with higher salaries are provided for women. (12) The schedule of stall's. which previously did not indicate which positions should he filled by men and which by Women (ex-opt tlint < ertain positions were reserved for women) now assigns certain positions to men, and others to women; lint pro\ ision is made lor the substitution of men for women and vice (13) A new provision requires assistant teachers of Grade 1 to serve two vsgtri ill ennui ry schools, or six years as adult teacher--, before hermining entitled to positions salaries above £lO9 in the case of a woman, or Cl,o. in the case of a man. The new regulations, which were made l,v Ordor-iu-Unuoeil je-thiy. operate from April 1 last and the Boards have requested I<> pav the i»-orea-.ed salaries along with the monthly cheque-'.! for January.