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Upper pay range

A higher pay range in England for experienced classroom teachers who apply and meet the criteria.

Also called
UPR
Used in
England
Topic
Teacher employment

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Main pay range (MPR) England
The pay range for classroom teachers in England who have not progressed to the upper pay range.
Threshold England Wales
The point at which a teacher moves from the main to the upper pay range after an assessment.

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