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What Hours Will I Work?
You'll have a 35-hour week, and the most time you’ll spend teaching is 22.5 hours. Probationer teachers, who are on the teacher induction scheme, work 0.7 of the week or 15.75 hours. This means you'll have enough time in the working day for classroom preparation, marking and Continual Professional Development.
What about holidays?
Every year you'll get 13 weeks holiday at full pay. That means your total working year is 195 days over 39 weeks, with five days for in-service training.
What about the pension?
You might not be thinking about your pension right now, but the Scottish Teachers' Superannuation Scheme is very generous.
Currently it's a final salary pension, where you pay 6.4% of your salary (there's tax relief too). There are also extra benefits for you and your dependents.
