Soulbury pay offer 2025-26

Soulbury Committee has reached an agreement on a pay award for 2025 which is as follows: 

• An increase of 3.2% on all spinal column points (SCPs) with effect from 1 September 2025.
• An increase of 3.2% on all allowances with effect from 1 September 2025.  

If requested by an ex-employee to do so, we recommend that employers should pay any monies due to that employee from 1 September 2025 to the employee’s last day of employment. 

The Soulbury Committee has also agreed to continued Joint Secretariat discussions on reviews of the SPA System and London Area Payments. 

Notes to Educational Improvement Professionals above

Salary scales to consist of not more than four consecutive points based on the duties and responsibilities attaching to posts and the need to recruit and motivate staff. 

*normal minimum point for EIP undertaking the full range of duties at this level.  

**normal minimum point for senior EIP undertaking the full range of duties at this level.  

***normal minimum point for leading EIP undertaking the full range of duties at this level.  

****extension to range to accommodate structured professional assessments. 

Notes to Young People's / Community Service Manager above

The minimum Youth and Community Service Officers' scale is 4 points.  

Other salary scales to consist of not more than four consecutive points based on duties and responsibilities attaching to posts and the need to recruit retain and motivate staff.  

*normal minimum point for senior youth and community service officers undertaking the full range of duties at this level (see paragraph 5.6 of the Soulbury Report).  

**normal minimum point for principal youth and community service officer undertaking the full range of duties at this level (see paragraph 5.8 of the Soulbury Report).  

***extension to range to accommodate discretionary scale points and structured professional assessments. 

Notes to Educational Psychologists - Scale A above

Salary scales to consists of up to six points based on the duties and responsibilities attaching to posts and the need to recruit retain and motivate staff.

*Extension to scale to accommodate structured professional assessment points.

Notes to Senior and Principal Educational Psychologists above

Salary scales to consist of not more than four consecutive points based on the duties and responsibilities attaching to posts and the need to recruit retain and motivate staff.

*Normal minimum point for the principal educational psychologist undertaking the full range of duties at this level.

**Extension to range to accommodate discretionary scale points and structured professional assessments

London Area payments

With effect from 1 September 2025 staff in the London area shall receive the following:  

1. at the rate of £3803 (2025) per annum to officers serving in the Inner area.
2. at the rate of £2509(2025) per annum to officers serving in the Outer area.
3. at the rate of £970 (2025) per annum to officers serving in the Fringe area.
4. officers normally serving in the London area but temporarily employed elsewhere shall continue to receive London area payments at the rate appropriate to their normal area of employment.
5. in the case of officers required to serve in different parts of the London areas or partly outside that area officers shall be deemed to be serving in the area in which they are required to spend more than one half of their time.
6. for the purpose of this paragraph –  

The “Inner Area” means the area of the London Boroughs of:  

Camden, City of London, Greenwich, Hackney, Hammersmith & Fulham, Islington, Kensington & Chelsea, Lambeth, Lewisham, Southwark, Tower Hamlets, Wandsworth, Westminster (the former Inner London Education Authority), and the London Boroughs of Barking and Dagenham, Brent, Ealing, Haringey, Merton and Newham.  

The “Outer Area” means Greater London excluding the Inner area.  

The “Fringe Area” means: 

Berkshire: the districts of Bracknell, Slough, Windsor and Maidenhead.  

Buckinghamshire: the districts of Beaconsfield and Chiltern.  

Essex: the districts of Basildon, Brentwood, Epping Forest, Harlow and Thurrock. 

Hertfordshire: the districts of Broxbourne, Dacorum, East Hertfordshire, Hertsmere, St. Albans, Three Rivers, Watford and Welwyn Hatfield. 

Kent: the districts of Dartford and Sevenoaks.  

Surrey: the whole County.  

West Sussex: the district of Crawley.  

The “London Area” comprises the Inner area