Tag Archives: Teachers

What’s happening to your public sector pension?

Posted on November 2, 2022 by henry tapper

This blog is written for those in public sector pensions who are interested in how their pensions in retirement are likely to be affected by Government interventions. It looks at  the difficult areas for those in defined benefit schemes, the … Continue reading →

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The Teacher’s Pension Scheme is changing -what does this mean?

Posted on February 19, 2022 by henry tapper

Teacher Pensions are changing (again). For a scheme that has its foundations in the 19th Century and 2 million members it is remarkably flexible , responding to the changing needs of members , participating employers and the ultimate sponsor- the … Continue reading →

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Can CDC offer private school pensions?

Posted on April 15, 2019 by henry tapper

The Department of Education has a cunning plan. Put money behind pensions for teachers in state education and ransome private schools and colleges of higher education for higher pension costs. The policy is justified as an end to a tax-payer … Continue reading →

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Could pensions yet break state education?

Posted on April 13, 2019 by henry tapper

The Teachers’ Pension Scheme is one of only eight guaranteed by the Government; provides additional benefits linked to salary; is inflation-proof to offer teachers a secure retirement; and offers the typical teacher around £7,000 in employer contributions every year. This … Continue reading →

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Schools staring into a pension “abyss”

Posted on October 2, 2018 by henry tapper

  Contrary to indications that the Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS) employer contributions for 2019-20 would be set at 19.1%, schools have now been told  that the figure from September 2019 will be 23.6%. The Teachers Pension Scheme, along with all … Continue reading →

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The role of Cambridge Colleges in the University teacher’s strike

Posted on February 21, 2018 by henry tapper

This article by Mike Otsuka, is designed to be read together with my blog on the emotional intelligence of the teaching staff at Girton College Cambridge. Mike’s article has been widely read and quoted around Cambridge (this is how the … Continue reading →

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Not the time to butcher teacher’s pension benefits.

Posted on October 1, 2017 by henry tapper

My little break in France was rather spoiled when I read Jo Cumbo’s articles on the potential “remedies”  Universities UK are considering to correct their supposed pension funding deficit. For those who can’t follow this link, these include Lowering the salary … Continue reading →

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Don’t make the teachers pay

Posted on September 3, 2017 by henry tapper

  I am  sad to read that “academics face a big rise in their pension payments”. That’s the headline in the FT and it may be true. Another set of spurious numbers? The University Superannuation Scheme has completed it’s three … Continue reading →

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