Teachers’ Contractual Obligations

Produced as part of the Partnership Development Schools (PDS) Strategy Phase 3 2008-09 (Lead PDS: The Park Community School. Contact Chris Ley (cley@parkcommunity.devon.sch.uk)

• Classroom teachers are paid on a single spine salary scale

• The incremental date for progression up the spine is 1 September

• Placement on the spine is determined by School Governors

SALARIES

SALARY SCALE – Classroom TeachersAs at September 2008

(outside London and the fringe)M1 £20,627

M2 £22,259

M3 £24,048

M4 £25,898

M5 £27,939

M6 £30,148

EXCELLENT TEACHER

• Minimum - £37,672

• Maximum - £48,437

SEN ALLOWANCES

• Special Needs 1 - £1,912

• Special Needs 2 - £3,778

PLACEMENT ON SCALE

• Experience (extra points on the pay scale for classroom teachers - discretionary)

• Mainly working with SEN pupils

• Recruitment and retention payment can be awarded as a lump sum or periodic payments

THRESHOLD

• On reaching the top of the Main Scale teachers may apply to cross the threshold onto the upper pay scales

• Assessment against national standards

• Teachers will be required to have completed the previous two performance management reviews to show how they meet the post-threshold standards

UPPER PAY SCALE

• U1 - £32,660

• U2 - £33,870

• U3 - £35,121

TEACHING AND LEARNING RESPONSIBILITIES (TLR)

• Awarded to teachers undertaking additional responsibility – e.g. Head of Department

• 2 payments – TLR 1 & TLR 2

• TLR2 - £2,422 - £5,920

• TLR1 - ££6,997 - £11,841

CONDITIONS OF SERVICE

• Professional duties as required

• Specific duties as may reasonably be required by the Head

PROFESSIONAL DUTIES (subject to amendments/limits as a result of the

National Agreement)• Teaching• “Other related

activities”• Assessment and

reports• Performance

management• Development and

training• Educational methods

• Discipline• Health and safety• Staff meetings• Cover for absent

colleagues• Public examinations• Management

administration

WORKING TIME

• 195 days of which 190 teaching days

• 1265 hours directed time

• The additional work clause which currently states “such additional hours as may be needed”

The National Agreement

Raising Standards and Tackling Workload’

Objectives of the Agreement

• To secure significant and sustainable reductions in the workload of teachers

• To continue to raise standards

• To confirm and enhance the crucial pedagogic role of teachers

• To recognise the significant contribution to raising standards made by other staff in schools

Changes to a teacher’s contract with effect on 1 September 2003

• Removal of the requirement routinely to undertake clerical/administrative tasks

• Provision of time within school sessions for teachers with leadership/management responsibilities

• Requirement that provision be made for teachers to enjoy a reasonable work/life balance

Changes to a teacher’s contract with effect on 1 September 2004

• A limit on the amount of cover to absence a teacher can be required to undertake

• This is an initial limit

• The objective is for teachers at a school rarely to cover at all

Changes to a teacher’s contract with effect on 1 September 2005

• Guaranteed minimum of 10% planning, preparation and assessment time within the timetabled teaching day

• The removal of the requirement for teachers to invigilate external examinations

• The introduction of dedicated headship time

NO DETRIMENT‘Where the Agreement specifies a phased timescalefor contractual change and implementation of otherprovisions, no steps should be taken in advance as aresult of the Agreement, which would result in aworsening of current working conditions.’

‘However, implementation of the provisions of theAgreement at an early stage or in advance of thestatutory target date will be supported by theSignatories.’

DISCIPLINARY AND GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES

• Written procedures for:– Disciplinary– Competency– Grievance– Appeal

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

• Sex Discrimination Act (SDA)

• Racial Relations (Amendment)

Act (RRA)

• Disability Discrimination Act (DDA)

• Equal Pay Act

SEX DISCRIMINATION ACT 1975

• Sex discrimination unlawful– employment, training and related matters– education– provision of goods, facilities and services– management and disposal of premises

• Gave right of access to civil courts or industrial tribunals for legal redress

RACE RELATIONS (AMENDMENT) ACT 2000

• Racial discrimination unlawful– employment, training and related matters– education– provision of goods, facilities and services– management and disposal of premises

• Gave right of access to civil courts or industrial tribunals for legal redress

Disability Discrimination Act (2005)

• Places a duty on employers to make reasonable adjustments to the workplace to enable employees with a disability to continue to carry out the role for which they were employed

• Places a responsibility on service providers to make reasonable adjustments in order to allow equal access to the service

• Right of access to civil courts or industrial tribunals for legal redress

Equal Pay Act (1970)

• Prohibits less favourable treatment between men and women in terms of pay and conditions of employment

TYPES OF DISCRIMINATION

• Direct

• Indirect

• Victimisation

RECRUITMENT

• Advertising

• Shortlisting

• Interview

• Terms of appointment

• Selection

EMPLOYEES

• Salary

• Promotion

• Access to training

• Disciplinary procedures

• Dismissal

EDUCATION

• Unlawful to discriminate in:– admission of pupils (except single sex

schools)– provision of teaching– standards of conduct, dress and appearance– criteria for exclusions– allocation of resources– other benefits and provisions

• Complaints

SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS

• Legislation gives an exception to meet the special needs of particular racial groups in:– Education– Welfare– Training