Your pension is one of the biggest financial assets you'll ever have, but how well do you really understand the Teachers' Pension Scheme (TPS)? And is it still fit for purpose in a changing profession?
Teachers and their pensions, unpacked
We asked 500 educators and brought together industry experts to uncover how teachers are navigating the TPS today. This whitepaper goes beyond the headlines to:
- Help you sense check your own assumptions
- Avoid common pitfalls
- Make confident decisions about your future
What you’ll learn
Teaching professionals and financial specialists shared their views on the Teachers’ Pension Scheme, and the real-world challenges teachers face when making pension decisions.
Key findings include:
- 71% believe TPS benefits are not as generous as they used to be
- 65% said that their salary was as important as their pension
- 27% feel negatively about their current financial wellbeing
- 19% found information about their TPS benefits unclear
But what do these findings mean for you? Inside, you’ll discover:
- The most common TPS blind spots teachers overlook
- Where teachers often make costly or irreversible decisions (opting out, reducing hours, making early retirement assumptions)
- How the TPS does (and doesn’t) flex to modern teaching careers
- The fundamentals for every teacher to know when planning their retirement
Download the report to read an in-depth breakdown of all the findings from our research and what they could mean for you.
Download the report
To download our whitepaper on the Teachers' Pension Scheme, simply fill in this short form: