37,500 is the average salary for a Head Teacher. That's typically someone with a degree, possibly a post-graduate training (above primary) with likely 10 years experience in the job.

The equivalent role of a Head teacher, say Senior Project Manager or Product Manager pays a lot more than 37500. In fact you can find PM roles with a year or two experience that pay 40k a year, and no degree necessary.

I wouldn't say its very well paid at all, considering that you can get work in IT as trainer with a teaching background that pays 35-40k

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Ok, at 55k its not that badly paid by comparison to private counter parts. I think the term is some are earning into 6 figures, which is also on a par with private industry.

How many teachers get to be head teachers on 55k after five years? not many I'd hazard. My uni friend took eight years, and he was 'young for a head teacher'

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I'm out.
I've had enough.
I don't intend to go back.
The state of the profession now is untenable.

Now looking for something else.

I wouldn't wish the job on anybody.

So please, no more 'shouldn't you be marking' jibes.

My wife is a retired senior school teacher - she was in the classroom for 35 years.

My daughter left the profession after 2 years but is now working in an educational role away from the classroom.She tells me she is missing teaching her subject and would like to return on a part-time basis, spending the rest of her time tutoring.

As you can imagine I have heard a lot about "Teaching" over the years !!!!

My daughter did her degree, then her PGCE and I think went past the NQT stage.She told me that at times it was more like crowd control than teaching with some of the reprobates she had to deal with !
And yes I have heard about the "Drop-Ins", the assessments etc etc !!!!

And I have seen at first-hand how much time they spend at home marking, report writing, preparing lessons etc.
People go on about the long holidays - teachers need them.

Finally, teachers can only go on holiday when the schools break up and when they do the prices rocket ! No good deals around at this time !

In general, people outside the profession have NO idea of the pressures that teachers are under. All they see is teachers end of day at 16.00 (Or earlier) and that they get long holidays.
My wife has had "Full and frank" discussions with people who are ignorant of the reality.