Salary overview showing how maternity pay, SPL pay and deductions combine — including the extra benefit gained from using SPL during school holidays.”

1. Salary Calculator — See Your Pay Clearly Across Maternity, OMP and SPL

The Salary Calculator is one of the core Plus features. It is designed specifically for teachers, taking into account:

• Your yearly salary

• Whether you’re paid monthly or weekly

• Your OMP policy

• SMP and SPL rates

• Your school holiday pattern

• Tax, pension and student loan deductions

How it helps

The calculator shows you:

• How your pay is made up across maternity, OMP, SMP and SPL

• Exactly when each type of pay starts and ends

• Where school holidays give you additional paid time off

• Whether shifting your return-to-work date increases your total pay

• How SPL can extend your time at home or increase your income

You’ll see clear month-by-month changes, including when OMP ends, when SMP begins, and where SPL provides additional flexibility.

Explore different scenarios

You can experiment with different decisions:

• What if you return to work in a school holiday?

• What if you take SPL in different blocks?

• What if your maternity end date changes?

• What if you shorten or lengthen OMP?

The calculator does all the maths for you — saving you hours of trying to work it out manually.

2. Monthly Pay Breakdown — Plan Ahead With Confidence

Example monthly breakdown showing how maternity pay, SPL, and holiday-based top-ups change each month during leave.

Every monthly payslip changes during maternity. Plus shows a clean, simple breakdown for every month including:

• Gross pay

• Type of pay (OMP/SMP/SPL)

• Tax deductions

• Pension deductions

• Student loan deductions

• Final estimated take-home pay

Why this matters

Seeing your income month by month helps you:

• Budget more accurately

• Spot the months where pay drops

• Plan savings and spending

• Make informed decisions about extending or shifting your leave

• Understand how return-to-work incentives work around holidays

Teachers often find this breakdown provides clarity they haven’t been able to get from school HR or online calculators.

3. Example Maternity Form PDF — A Ready-Made, Pre-Filled Summary

Once your plan is complete, you can export a sample maternity form PDF.

This includes:

• Your maternity leave start date

• Your end date

• OMP, SMP and SPL periods

• Any back-to-work blocks

• Notes or adjustments

• Your return-to-work date

• Key dates for HR or payroll

Why this is useful

School HR teams often ask for forms that teachers aren’t sure how to fill in. This PDF:

• Mirrors typical school maternity forms

• Uses the same structure HR expect

• Lets you copy and paste dates easily

• Gives you a reference to double-check before submitting official paperwork

• Can be shared with your partner or HR for review

It removes the guesswork and reduces the risk of errors or incorrect dates.

Example SPL & maternity form, pre-filled using your calculator results to help you complete your school’s official paperwork.

4. Calendar View — See Your Entire Leave at a Glance

Example calendar view showing how maternity leave, holiday-based return-to-work periods, and SPL blocks appear visually across your timeline.

The calendar view brings together:

• Maternity leave

• SPL blocks

• OMP periods

• School holidays

• Return-to-work blocks

• Your actual return date

Everything is displayed visually so you can scan by:

• Month

• Week

• Day

Why teachers love this view

It shows:

• Exactly how your leave aligns with term time

• Where SPL blocks sit

• Where maternity ends and SPL begins

• Where school holidays overlap with paid periods

• Where gaps might appear

• Whether your timeline fits cleanly without overlaps

Having everything in one view makes it easy to share with:

• Your partner

• Your school

• HR/payroll

• Your union

• A maternity advisor

Supported Image: Calendar timeline visual.

5. Edit Existing Calculations — Make Changes Without Starting Again

With Plus, you can revisit and update any previous plan you’ve created.

This is helpful if:

• Your due date changes

• Your school calendar is updated

• Your OMP policy changes

• You want to explore SPL options late into maternity

• You’re planning a second (or third) pregnancy

• You just want to tweak a few dates

The calculator automatically updates everything — you don’t need to re-enter earlier information.

6. Duplicate Calculations — Compare Options Easily

This feature lets you create copies of your plan to explore different options side by side.

Examples:

• Compare returning to work before vs after Christmas

• Test SPL blocks across different school holidays

• Compare maternity-only vs maternity + SPL paths

• Explore extending your leave length

• Test two different OMP policies if you are switching schools

Teachers often use this feature to create:

• A “best financial outcome” plan

• A “maximum time off” plan

• A “minimum disruption to school” plan

• A “partner shared leave” plan

You can duplicate as many versions as you need and switch between them instantly.

Is Plus Worth It?

Teachers often tell us that Plus pays for itself because:

• They discover ways to increase their total income

• They avoid returning earlier than they need to

• They identify school holidays that boost pay

• They prevent costly mistakes on forms

• They save hours of admin and maths

For the price of a few coffees, Plus provides tools designed specifically for the complexity of teacher maternity and SPL planning — tools you won’t find anywhere else.

Summary

SPL Teachers Plus gives you:

• ✔ A full salary calculator

• ✔ Month-by-month pay breakdowns

• ✔ A pre-filled maternity form PDF

• ✔ A complete calendar view

• ✔ Editable plans

• ✔ Duplicated versions for comparisons

• ✔ Full support for OMP, SPL, SMP and school holiday calculations

It’s designed to help you make informed, confident decisions about your leave — financially and practically.