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Gamingsince1989 posted...

It's different here in the US for public schools. Every teacher is placed in a certain column on the salary schedule based on education level. A new teacher with a BA/BS would be in the lowest column making the bare minimum, whereas a teacher with a MA/MS would be placed a couple columns higher and make more money. Even further would be if they had a PhD/EdD.

Every school district is different when it comes to job security, but the district I was in has over 300,000 students and nowhere close to enough teachers. Job security was pretty much guaranteed after you finished the three-year probationary period.

I feel much more secure in my job now than I ever did at home.

The pay scale for teachers in the UK has everybody start on the same salary and go up increments at the same pace. Experience teaching is valued far more than qualifications in that regard. However, the gap between the starting salary and the top of the scale has been closing in recent years, as pay rises have been applied to the lower increments but not the higher ones.

You could argue that a higher level of qualification might see you climb the ladder into leadership positions there, but Ive worked under several head teachers and never met one with any more than a bachelors.