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Primary teachers retiring

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  • 23-01-2022 8:32pm
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    Sammy2012
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    I'm just curious if anyone knows of primary teachers availing of the new work until your 70 rule?



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    rainbowtrout
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    Can't say I do personally, but given that a lot of teachers approaching retirement age would have started in teaching when less people went to college, they would probably have their 40 years done in their 60s. There wouldn't be much incentive to stay on until 70. Particularly when the pension maxes out at 40 years service.


    Down the line I can't see anyone staying in teaching until they are 70 unless they have to for financial reasons. Even now (I'm secondary) teachers staying past 60 in my school are a rarity. Generally they are retiring between 55-60. I've only seen one teacher work to 65 in 20 years teaching.



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    RealJohn
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    If I pretended for a second that I had any intention of still being in a classroom when I’m 65-68, and I was a year or two short of maxing out my pension, I could see why someone might consider staying on.

    As rbt said though, I imagine very few would other than for that reason (or because they feel that they still need their full salary rather than their full pension).



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