Pay and benefits

At Outwood, we believe in rewarding our people for great work. Along with competitive salaries, we offer fantastic perks and recognition programmes, including a benefits platform, sabbaticals, and salary sacrifice schemes. You may want to check out the holiday and wellbeing sections, as these show some other benefits you’ll receive!

Support staff can refer to the National Joint Council (NJC) “Green Book” terms and conditions.

Teachers can refer to the School Teachers Pay and Conditions Document (STPCD) and the “Burgundy Book” terms and conditions.

Salary grading

Our support staff roles are graded into job grades, ranging from Grade 1 to Grade 13. Your job grade determines your salary and other benefits. We follow the nationally negotiated salary points and pay awards negotiated under the National Joint Council (NJC) terms and conditions.

Similarly, we follow the nationally negotiated Teachers’ Pay and Conditions for teaching staff, including annual pay awards.

Current grades and pay scales can be found on the pay scales page. For full details of our approach to pay and grading, refer to the pay policy.

We understand how important pay and grading are, so please speak to your school business manager or HR team if you have any questions.

 Pay policy

Your pay

Our paydays vary depending on your base school.

If your pay date falls on a weekend or bank holiday, you will receive your pay on the previous working day. You’ll be paid:

• Two weeks in arrears and two weeks in advance.
• By direct transfer to your bank account (or most building societies).

You can update your bank details and download your payslip on Oracle.

We’ll try our very best to make sure there aren’t any problems with your pay, but if you think there are, you should speak to your manager or contact the payroll team.

If you have a tax query, you should check your personal tax account or contact HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

Pension scheme

If you’re new to Outwood, we’ve likely auto-enrolled you into either:

• The Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS) for teachers.
• The Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) for support staff.

Their websites provide information on your contribution rates.

Reward and benefit site

Outwood Plus is our rewards and benefits site. It’s where you can access many employee benefits and wellbeing services.

Discounts

Outwood Plus has exclusive discounts to help make your hard-earned cash go further. Enjoy discounts on supermarket essentials, high street treats, days out, and holidays—over 1,000 offers and counting. The site is updated regularly, and fantastic new offers are added all the time.

Salary sacrifice schemes

• Cycle to work. Whether you want a new bike, equipment or both, top-of-the-range or entry-level, cycle to work can save you 28% to 47% on the total cost.
• We’re planning to introduce a car lease scheme soon.

Team-building

At the end of each term, if you have been involved in the delivery of after-school enrichment activities, you will be encouraged to participate in a team-building activity alongside colleagues in your team. Your school pays for this. Please speak to your Head of Department for more details.

Lunch

If you undertake a lunch duty (over and above your normal working hours), you’ll receive a complimentary lunch on each day that week. Meals are provided in the school restaurant, up to the value of the daily meal deal.

Laptop and mobile phone

Depending on your role within Outwood, we may provide you with a laptop, tablet, and/or mobile phone. We expect you to treat this property like your own, including using it professionally and reporting any theft or loss to the IT helpdesk immediately. For more information, check out our IT acceptable use policy.

 IT acceptable use policy