Human resources policies for schools
In line with statutory guidance, we provide the following core employment (Human Resource) policies written specifically for maintained schools in North Northamptonshire:
In addition, the following policies are also available:
These policies have been consulted with the council's recognised trade unions and are recommended for adoption by maintained schools. Individual school Governing Bodies must decide whether to adopt these policies and they should seek advice from their HR provider on the adoption and application of these and other employment policies.
The following information and documents are also provided for NNC maintained schools:
Governing bodies of voluntary aided and foundation schools may also adopt this pay structure.
The pay values reflect the National Joint Council for Local Government Services pay award agreed for 2024/25
| SCP | Per annum from 1 April 2024 | £ per hour from 1 April 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| B2 | £23,656 | £12.26 |
| C2 | £23,656 | £12.26 |
| C3 | £24,027 | £12.45 |
| D3 | £24,027 | £12.45 |
| D4 | £24,404 | £12.65 |
| E4 | £24,404 | £12.65 |
| E5 | £24,790 | £12.85 |
| F6 | £25,183 | £13.05 |
| F7 | £25,584 | £13.26 |
| G8 | £25,992 | £13.47 |
| G9 | £26,409 | £13.69 |
| G10 | £26,835 | £13.91 |
| G11 | £27,269 | £14.13 |
| G12 | £27,711 | £14.36 |
| H14 | £28,624 | £14.84 |
| H15 | £29,093 | £15.08 |
| H16 | £29,572 | £15.33 |
| H17 | £30,060 | £15.58 |
| H18 | £30,559 | £15.84 |
| H19 | £31,067 | £16.10 |
| H20 | £31,586 | £16.37 |
| I22 | £32,654 | £16.93 |
| I23 | £33,366 | £17.29 |
| I24 | £34,314 | £17.79 |
| I25 | £35,235 | £18.26 |
| I26 | £36,124 | £18.72 |
| J27 | £37,035 | £19.20 |
| J28 | £37,938 | £19.66 |
| J29 | £38,626 | £20.02 |
| J30 | £39,513 | £20.48 |
| J31 | £40,476 | £20.98 |
| K32 | £41,511 | £21.52 |
| K33 | £42,708 | £22.14 |
| K34 | £43,693 | £22.65 |
| K35 | £44,711 | £23.17 |
| K36 | £45,718 | £23.70 |
| L37 | £46,731 | £24.22 |
| L38 | £47,754 | £24.75 |
| L39 | £48,710 | £25.25 |
| L40 | £49,764 | £25.79 |
| L41 | £50,788 | £26.32 |
| M42 | £51,802 | £26.85 |
| M43 | £52,805 | £27.37 |
| M44 | £53,852 | £27.91 |
| M45 | £54,888 | £28.45 |
| M46 | £55,952 | £29.00 |
| M47 | £57,003 | £29.55 |
Hourly rate calculated by dividing annual salary by 52.143 weeks (which is 365 days divided by 7) and then divided by 37 hours (the standard working week)
Governing bodies of voluntary aided and foundation schools may also adopt this pay structure.
The pay values reflect the National Joint Council for Local Government Services pay award agreed for 2023/24.
| SCP | Per annum | £ per hour |
|---|---|---|
| B2 | £22,366 | £11.59 |
| C2 | £22,366 | £11.59 |
| C3 | £22,737 | £11.79 |
| D3 | £22,737 | £11.79 |
| D4 | £23,114 | £11.98 |
| E4 | £23,114 | £11.98 |
| E5 | £23,500 | £12.18 |
| F6 | £23,893 | £12.38 |
| F7 | £24,294 | £12.59 |
| G8 | £24,702 | £12.80 |
| G9 | £25,119 | £13.02 |
| G10 | £25,545 | £13.24 |
| G11 | £25,979 | £13.47 |
| G12 | £26,421 | £13.69 |
| H14 | £27,334 | £14.17 |
| H15 | £27,803 | £14.41 |
| H16 | £28,282 | £14.66 |
| H17 | £28,770 | £14.91 |
| H18 | £29,269 | £15.17 |
| H19 | £29,777 | £15.43 |
| H20 | £30,296 | £15.70 |
| I22 | £31,364 | £16.26 |
| I23 | £32,076 | £16.63 |
| I24 | £33,024 | £17.12 |
| I25 | £33,945 | £17.59 |
| I26 | £34,834 | £18.06 |
| J27 | £35,745 | £18.53 |
| J28 | £36,648 | £19.00 |
| J29 | £37,336 | £19.35 |
| J30 | £38,223 | £19.81 |
| J31 | £39,186 | £20.31 |
| K32 | £40,221 | £20.85 |
| K33 | £41,418 | £21.47 |
| K34 | £42,403 | £21.98 |
| K35 | £43,421 | £22.51 |
| K36 | £44,428 | £23.03 |
| L37 | £45,441 | £23.55 |
| L38 | £46,464 | £24.08 |
| L39 | £47,420 | £24.58 |
| L40 | £48,474 | £25.13 |
| L41 | £49,498 | £25.66 |
| M42 | £50,512 | £26.18 |
| M43 | £51,515 | £26.70 |
| M44 | £52,538 | £27.23 |
| M45 | £53,549 | £27.76 |
| M46 | £54,587 | £28.29 |
| M47 | £55,612 | £28.83 |
Hourly rates are calculated by dividing annual salary by 52.143 weeks (which is 365 days divided by 7) and then divided by 37 hours (the standard working week).
Using these policies
The documents above are in PDF format - if you need to create word version:
- download the document you need
- right-click the PDF (if you're using a Mac and don't have a right mouse button, press 'Control' as you click the file to open a context menu)
- select 'Open with'. It's near the top of the menu. Another menu will expand
- select Word or Microsoft Word on the menu. This opens Word and attempts to display the PDF
- select OK to convert the file - Word will convert the file to its own format and display the results (if you're converting a larger file, it can take a few minutes to complete)
- select 'Enable Editing'
- select Save As to save a copy of the converted file to your chosen location
The policies, once adopted, should be shared with staff and may be published on the schools staff intranet, but may not be shared further or published on the school’s external website:
- Community, community special, voluntary controlled and local authority maintained nursery schools may adopt these policies without further trade union consultation because these schools are covered by the council’s Trade Union Recognition Agreement and we have consulted unions on these framework and model policies.
It is good practice to share the policies with staff and consider any feedback prior to the Governing Body formally adopting them. Should a schools wish to make amendments to the policy, the Governing Body will need to arrange their own consultation with local representatives of the relevant recognised trade unions
- Voluntary Aided and Foundation schools - The Governing Body is the employer and are not covered by the council’s trade union recognition agreement - these schools will need to consult with the relevant trade unions recognised by the school if they wish to adopt this policy
Last updated 25 March 2025