What is a golden hello?
Eligible secondary school teachers in England who began a postgraduate certificate in education (PGCE) or school-centred initial teacher training (SCITT) programme in maths or science from September 2006 can receive a golden hello payment of £5,000. Teachers of D&T, ICT, modern languages, English, RE and music can receive a golden hello of £2,500. This payment, which is taxable, is made to those teachers whose main teaching focus is on the subjects specified. It requires successful completion of the induction year and is paid at the start of the second year of teaching. There are similar arrangements in Wales.
