The pay ranges proposed are based on research throughout the 150 local authorities in England, where we found an enormous range of salaries. Basic grade inspectors doing the same job are currently being paid anything between 13,000 and 27,000, depending on location.
Key points of the Ofsted proposals are that nobody transferring will earn less than they do now; about one in five will get a pay increase to bring them into our existing pay ranges; all staff would be able to join the non-contributory civil service pension scheme - worth an additional five per cent take-home pay; and they would be eligible for rewards under Ofsted's performance bonus scheme.
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