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Popular Questions: When do I apply for retirement benefits? 21/05/2022 Racheal Smith When considering when to apply for your retirement benefits, there are three significant considerations. First, have you reached your Normal Pension Age, so are you eligible for retirement? Second, ar[...] Tagged in Retirement Benefits Read more Popular Questions: What is Teaching Service History? 12/05/2022 Racheal Smith Whenever you read about pensions, you will see the phrase pensionable service. This pensionable service directly influences the pension benefits you receive upon retirement. Your teaching service hist[...] Tagged in Pensionable Service Read more Popular Questions: What are family benefits? 05/05/2022 Racheal Smith When we pay into a teacher’s pension each month, we contribute more than our benefits in retirement. There are safeguards within your pension that can support your family in the event of your death.[...] Read more Popular Questions: AVCs 28/04/2022 Racheal Smith Some questions are continually raised with the Teachers’ Pension Scheme. These questions reveal much about how we use our pensions and what we are concerned about in our life. One of the most popula[...] Tagged in AVC Scheme Read more Popular Questions: Cutting hours 21/04/2022 Racheal Smith Some questions are continually raised with the Teachers’ Pension Scheme. These questions reveal much about how we use our pensions and what we are concerned about in our life. Top of the list of the[...] Tagged in Part-Time Teaching, Pension Benefits Read more Can you return to teaching? 14/04/2022 Racheal Smith The Government has launched multiple schemes to encourage teachers back to the classroom. The pandemic has put a massive strain on the school system, and teachers have left the profession in numbers n[...] Tagged in Return To Teaching Read more Teachers’ Pensions Calculators 07/04/2022 Racheal Smith When you are looking to plan for the future, you need to be fully aware of your financial health. You might want to figure something out about your Teachers’ Pension and can use the calculators prov[...] Tagged in Lump Sum, Pension Calculators Read more Guard against fraud 25/03/2022 Racheal Smith The Teachers’ Pension Scheme recently released an online security alert. Fraudsters are sending communications to the Teachers’ Pension Scheme members requesting their personal information. Thi[...] Tagged in Pension Fraud Read more Supporting teacher wellbeing 18/03/2022 Racheal Smith In a survey by Education Support, 62% of education professionals described themselves as stressed. While teaching has always been a profession that saps emotional and psychological energy, the pandemi[...] Tagged in Teacher Wellbeing Read more New videos resource from the Teachers’ Pension Scheme 11/03/2022 Racheal Smith While one of the best ways to manage your teacher pension is with independent financial advice, you can learn more from the recently released Teachers’ Pension Scheme members’ video collection. [...] Tagged in Benefits Teachers' Pension Scheme Read more Transitional Protection Changes 04/03/2022 Racheal Smith The McCloud judgement has meant that pensions have needed to change to prevent unfairness in applying rules. From April 1st 2022 The Transitional Protection changes are a consequence of this jud[...] Tagged in McCloud Judgement Read more A Family-Friendly Pension Scheme 24/02/2022 Racheal Smith When you are in teaching, you will always balance the commitments at home with your desire to do the best job at work. While being a teacher incurs many compromises on your family life, the Teacher Pe[...] Tagged in Family Benefits Read more Making best use of your lump sum 17/02/2022 Racheal Smith When you retire, the Teacher Pension Scheme offer you the option of converting up to 25% of your benefits into a lump sum payment. For every £1 you give up in benefits, you receive £12 in a lump sum[...] Tagged in Lump Sum, Teachers Pension Scheme Read more Why do you need an independent financial advisor? 10/02/2022 Racheal Smith It might not make sense immediately to contact an independent financial advisor as a teacher. Your salary is fixed to national levels, and your pension payments are taken automatically. You are aware [...] Tagged in Independent Financial Advice Read more A new challenge in retirement 03/02/2022 Racheal Smith Working day in day out in the classroom is an activity for the young and energetic. While older teachers bring much wisdom to the classroom, it is common for the levels of fatigue to push people to a [...] Tagged in Early Retirement Read more New Year New You: investing in the future 28/01/2022 Racheal Smith As the New Year comes around, we are all still considering the same stresses. The pandemic has made us all feel a little uncertain about what the future might bring, and it makes us all wonder how we [...] Tagged in Flexibilities Read more Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24