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Definiton of Members

New Members

Definition of a New Member on 1 April 2007

  • Teachers who enter the scheme with no previous pensionable service to their credit.
  • Teachers who re-enter pensionable service after 31 March 2008, following a break of service of more than five years will be subject to the provisions that apply to new entrants (benefits already accrued would still be payable at age 60).

Existing Members

Definition of an Existing Member on 1 April 2007

  • Teachers who are current scheme members on 31 March 2007.
  • Teachers who have been out of pensionable service for more than five years, but who return to teaching by 31 March 2008 will retain a Normal Pension Age of 60 (irrespective of the length of break in service).

There will be a minimum period of 30 days reckonable service or 60 days pensionable employment that must be undertaken after a break in service. This is to allow teachers who have a subsequent break in service to return at a later date and retain Normal Pension Age (NPA) 60 in respect of their future service.