SBS Budgets update - NJC Support and Teacher Scales 2022

Posted  8th August 2022
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We have released support and teacher scales into SBS Budgets for users to factor into their planning. Please note that these scales are subject to change and any updates will be notified via this blog.

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Existing users: Guidance is provided below. As ever, if you have any questions about how SBS Budgets could help with these changes please feel free to contact our team on sbsonline@schoolbusinessservices.co.uk and 0345 222 1551 | Opt 8.


The National Joint Council (NJC) Support Scales for 2022

The latest scales include an uplift of £1925 across all scale points, this table is subject to change once finalised values have been released. Details of these scales can be found here: https://local.gov.uk/our-support/workforce-and-hr-support/local-government-services/green-book-payscales-and-other-7

The National Joint Council (NJC) Teacher Scales for 2022 and 2023

The government have also announced Teacher Scales for September 2022 and 2023. This has been designed to increase the beginning wage of a teacher to be £30,000 a year and is therefore not flat inflation rate for Teachers on the Main Scale. The upper and leadership scales have been proposed a flat 5% increase for 2022 and then 3% for 2023. These tables are subject to change once finalised details have been released.

For more information on this breakdown, you can find it here: https://www.nasuwt.org.uk/static/0763e56b-6f25-435d-8319b3582741f77f/Extract-from-STRB-32nd-Report-2022-Recommended-Pay-Scales.pdf


SBS Budgets Customers:

The scales are now available in SBS Budgets, instructions on how to apply these can be found on your Dashboard.

You can create Budget Comparisons to assess the impact the correct scales have on your budget.

For assistance on this and any other questions, please contact the Service Desk at sbsonline@schoolbusinessservices.co.uk or on 0345 222 1551, option 8.  


See also: Updating NI changes?

SBS Budgets provides standard calculation tables for you so that you can quickly apply the latest government NI changes to your budget scenario plan and our MAT level functionality also lets you apply these changes centrally to your whole trust in one go.

In our latest how-to video our Product Manager, Mike Ritchie explains how to apply NI changes to your SBS Budgets planner. If you have any questions please contact the Service Desk.


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