My Pension Online in a Teachers Pension portal that allows members to keep up to date with their teacher’s pension.
Please ensure you have encouraged all Teachers to register for a My Pension Online (MPO) account, if they have not already done so, as Teachers’ Pensions view this as an employer responsibility. Many establishments would have appointed new teachers in September so this is a great time to check those teachers and any existing teachers in your establishment, have registered.
Members are responsible for ensuring they check their pension statement regularly to ensure all the service they expect to see, is there, and it is important they do this. Just because pension is deducted on their payslip doesn’t necessarily mean service will accurately reflect with Teachers’ Pensions. Missing service can be difficult to resolve years after the event when a member reviews this near retirement due to data access and retention of information. This may result in the member’s benefits being impacted upon retirement which can be distressing. This is why it is important members register for My Pensions Online, and regularly check their benefit statement to avoid historical missing service.
In addition to ensuring their service is accurately recorded, MPO has many benefits, including:
Please ensure all teaching staff are aware of My Pension Online and register within the first month or two of joining the scheme. You receive a friendly reminder about My Pension Online from HR Connect when we resolve your New Appointment e-form for any new teacher placed into the scheme.
Access to My Pension Online or for new members to register, can be done by following the below link:
Log in to My Pension Online & check your statement | Teachers' Pensions (teacherspensions.co.uk)
For new members who have not yet registered, they need to click on ‘register now’ under ‘forgotten your login details’:
For you employee’s to register they’ll need their:
*Pleases encourage your staff to register with their personal e-mail rather than their work e-mail address, as this can cause problems once they have left your employment.