TEACHERS' PAY.

Taranaki Daily News, 27 December 1918, Page 7

TEACHERS' PAY.

. EFFECTS OF NEW KBSOKSTIOSSi A. douse in. last session's Aptiujpriation Act provided for increases in ISie salaries of school teacher amounting in al Ito ome £IIB,OOO a year. The priiicijal eliangcs made ate as under; HEAD TEACHERS. , Present New .S Scale. Scale. £ £ Grade f ........ 110-140 130-100 Grade 2 140-190 160-220 Grade 3a 200-250 220#70 Grade 3b 200-250 230-290 Grade 4 266-310 *2BO-330 Grade 5 320-380 340-330 Grade 6 «... 3*o-400 380-4110 Grade 7 410-440 42»-450i The house allowances for head teachers will remain the same as at present,, except that in the case ol Grade 2 (awrage attendance of 21-35) it will lie £3O per annum, instead of £2O, as at present ASSISTANTS. In the case of assistant teachers thetwo.scales compare as follow: Present New Scale. Scale. £ £ Grade t 110-120 120-140 Grade 2 -J,.**,. 120-140 140-160 Grade 3 150-180 160-200] Grade 4 tT ..190-220 ' 210-240

Grade 5 . 230-250 250-270 Grade 0 260-280 270-290 Grade 7 290-310 300-320 Grade 8 <>«*•*« .. 320-360 330-370 Married male assistants, in addition to these salaries, are to receive an allowance of £3O (£lO more than at present), so that all married male assistants will receive immediate increases of £2O or £3O. The increases outlined above will be in addition to the annual increments (if any) tliat teacliers would be entitled to under the present Act.

STSSE OF CLASSES REDUCED. The regulations also provide for increasing th'e staffs of many of the larger schools. Hitherto, as the average attendance of a school increased or pupil teacher has been added to the staff for each increase of 50 in average attendance. Under the amended regulations as additional assistant (or junior teacher) will be allowed for each forty pupilsPROBATIONERS' PAY. Previously probationers received £3O per annum for the first year; in June this was increased to £45; under the new rate will be £55 For the second' year the rates were previously £35; they were increased in June to £SO, and now they are to be £6O. In each case they will be allowed £25 per annum if obliged to live away from home. MORE FOR PUPIL TEACHERS. Previously pupil teachers (or junior teachers) were granted:—'First year, £33, plus £2O lodging allowance; second year, £4o, plus £ls lodging allowance; third and fourth year, £55, plus £lO lodging allowance. These rates were increased in June to £4O, pins £25; £SO, plus £25; and £6O, plus £25, respectively. From January Ist the old "first-year" pupil teachership will, be abolished, and the rates will be: £,<!Q, £65, and £65 respectively, with an additional £25 for lodging allowance" if obliged to live away from home.