Teachers earn an average of pound;28,600 a year, schools minister Stephen Timms has claimed.
In answer to a question from Liberal Democrat MP Stephen Webb, Mr Timms said that the average weekly wage of teachers in state schools in England and Wales from April 2001 is pound;550 per week. The figure includes staff on the leadership pay scale.
Primary heads earn an average of pound;39,000 per annum and secondary heads’ average salary is more than pound;50,000 per year.