Pay Scale

Plato not Playdoh

So what can you expect to earn as a Specialist working in schools?

There is full time work available out there as the increase in demand for philosophy in schools and philosophy with children grows. All of our Specialists are self-employed which means they can dictate the amount of work they do per week. Here is a rough guide to our pay scheme.

There are 4 levels of pay for our specialist before becoming a Senior Specialist. Each level of pay is reached through observation and feedback from us:

Level 1 (£20 per session) is after you have successfully completed Stage 1 training

Level 2 (£25 per session)

Level 3 (£30 per session) is after successful observation and completion of Stage 2

Level 4 (£40 per session)

A Senior Specialist (£42 per session) is able to run Inset training as well as teach philosophy in schools

Part Time work (8 sessions a week), per annum:

Level 2: £10,400

Level 3: £12,480

Level 4: £16,640

Senior Specialist: £17,472 plus Inset (£200 per half day)

Full Time work (18 sessions a week), per annum:

Level 2: £23,400

Level 3: £28,080

Level 4: £37,440

Senior Specialist: £39,312 plus Inset (£200 per half day)