Head Teacher Pay
Monday 12th July 2010
GMB OUTRAGE AT LONDON HEAD
TEACHER PAY OF £231,400 TO GIVE REMUNERATION PACKAGE OF
£276,523
It is outrageous that a Head Teacher in a local
community school should earn more money than the Prime Minister
says GMB
A GMB analysis of the 2009/10 accounts for Lewisham Borough
Council reveals that the Headteacher of Tidmill School,
Lewisham, a M Elms had a salary £231,400 in 2009/10 and that
the total remuneration package including employers pension
contributions was £276,523. The school has expressed an interest in
academy status. (See note 1 below for source.)
GMB research also reveals that Ms Jacqui Vallin the Head of
Southfields Community College in Wandsworth, which has expressed an
interest in academy status, received a pay rise of £20,594 to give
her a total remuneration package of £226,381 in the year 2009/10.
This is made up of a salary of £198,406 plus her employers pension
contribution £27,975. The £20,594 increase was on the salary of
£177,812 she was paid in 2008/09 when her total remuneration
package was £202,883. This was an 11.54% increase on her salary.
These figures are included in a council report published by
Wandsworth Council on 29 June 2010. (See Note below for
source.)
An GMB analysis of Hammersmith and Fulham Council accounts
reveals that the Headteacher of Phoenix High School - Sir
William Atkinson had a salary of £160,640 and a remuneration
package of £183,290 in 2009/10. (See Note below for
source.)
An analysis for Greenwich council shows that Headteacher of
Crown Woods School - Mr M Murphy had a salary of £150,292 and a
total remuneration package of £171,483. (See Note below for
source.)
An analysis of Lambeth Councils accounts shows that headteacher
of Rosendale Primary School - Wendy Jacobs had a salary of £148,504
and total reumeration package of £169,443. The headteacher
Lansdowne Special School - Ginni Bealing had a salary of £138,006
and total remuneration package of £153,328. Executive Headteacher
Federation of Kingswood & Elmwood Primary Schools &
Children's Centres - Craig Tunstall with salary of £137,881 and
total remuneration package of £151,835. This federation has
expressed an interest in academy status. Headteacher &
Executive Director of the Stockwell & Jessop Primary Schools
Federation - Janet Mulholland with salary of £137,841 and total
remuneration package of £157,277. (See Note below for source.)
GMB are in contact with Barking and Dagenham Council for an
explanation as to why they've not named the 3 teachers earning over
£150,000 as the new rules requires.
Ted Purcell GMB, Public Services Officer said "It is
outrageous that a Head Teacher in a local community school should
earn more money than the Prime Minister. An pay rise of over
£20,000 for one head in Wandsworth is a downright disgrace and a
slap in the face for GMB members now facing a pay
freeze.
There is a complete lack of accountability when schools
are opted out of local authority control.
This demonstrates that opposition to academy status is
well founded as these new schools will be a law unto themselves.
GMB want to see all schools being excellent local schools
accountable to parents, the community and locally elected
politicians".
End
Contact: Ted Purcell
on 07866 441 656 or Avril Chambers 07974 251766 Press Office: Rose
Conroy on 07974 251823 or Steve Pryle on 07921 289880.
Notes to Editors
1 Source
A change in accounting requirements means that this type of
information has to be included in more detail in the Council's
accounts.
A ) Lewisham link Page 49 of the statement of accounts.
http://www.lewisham.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/D0A38EB2-E62B-4D21-A816-FB1D8FB0FC5F/0/913c415dd65c47a9a64e93a1e79188d2Item4a0910StatementofAccountsAuditPanel17June10.PDF
B Wandsworth accounts were submitted to the Council's General
Purposes Committee on 29th June and below is a link the relevant
Appendix to the main committee paper. The staff remuneration
details are shown in Note 5 on pages 24-26.
http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/moderngov/Published/C00000302/M00003381/AI00017667/$10527AppendixAAccounts200910.docA.ps.pdf
C Hammersmith and Fulham
http://democracy.lbhf.gov.uk/Published/C00000338/M00001594/AI00003156/StatementofAccounts.pdf#search=%22%20Accounts%202009-2010%20%22
D Greenwich
http://committees.greenwich.gov.uk/mgConvert2PDF.aspx?ID=9361
E Lambeth
http://www.lambeth.gov.uk/moderngov/mgConvert2PDF.aspx?ID=22797