Teachers in Scotland

Teachers Working Time Research: Action Plan, SNCT, October 2006 (pdf)

Research into teachers’ working time (Scottish Executive), October 2006

Teacher Working Time Research (report to SNCT, August 2006) (pdf)

SNCT Letter: Working Hours: Working Week (May 2006) (Word)

SNCT Statement on Collegiality (22 June 2005) (Word)

SNCT Circulars Archive

Other circulars from Scottish Negotiating Committee for Teachers

scotland@voicetheunion.org.uk

Pay deal for Scottish teachers

2008-2011 pay deal (from 1 April 2008 plus ’reopener’ clause from 1 December 2007)

2008 pay claim update (November 2007)

Four year pay deal for Scottish teachers from 2004:

Scottish Negotiating Committee for Teachers (SNCT): Circular 33 (24 May 2004): Salaries Agreement 2004-2008 (Teachers, Headteachers, Depute Headteachers, Music Instructors, Educational Pyschologists, Quality Improvement & Education Support Officers). (pdf)

Salary Scales for Teachers, Headteachers, Depute Headteachers (from 20/05/04) (Word doc)

Chartered Teachers & CPD

Teachers’ Agreement Communications Team (Tact)

CPD in Scotland (LTS)

Further information on Chartered Teachers:

Chartered Teacher Status: Frequently Asked Questions

Chartered Teacher duties: Annex B of A Teaching Profession for the 21st Century

Teaching in Scotland

McCrone (A Teaching Profession for the 21st Century)

For further information, contact Edinburgh Office

SNCT (Scottish Negotiating Committee for Teachers) circulars

Teachers’ Agreement Communications Team (Tact) (includes info on Chartered Teachers & CPD)

Teachers’ Agreement Documents (including A Teaching Profession for the 21st Century (McCrone))

CPD in Scotland (LTS)

21/06/01

Notice to All Music Instructors

I am pleased to inform members that, at a meeting of the SNCT held on Tuesday 19 June, it was agreed to pay music instructors a 10% increase with immediate effect. The wider issues concerning music instructors will be examined by a specialist sub-group. Therefore the unions have agreed to withdraw Tribunal action, and it is hoped that the increase will be in pay packets by July 2001.

Professional Officer, PAT (Scotland)

PAT Guidance on: McCrone - 35 Hour Working Week (June 2001)

General Principles (apply to Primary & Secondary)

3 Stages:

Determine the process.

Determine priorities and time allocations from list in Code of Practice (McCrone report Annex D).

Agree Annual Programme 2001/02. 38 or 39 Week - Different for different authorities. Depending on when holidays fall. (With agreement of all staff).

All unions must be involved at all 3 stages (McCrone paragraph 5.2)

Stages 1 & 2 - Can be done by a committee/representatives.

PRIMARY

Things to think about:

Parents Evenings:

How many

How long

When: 4.30 - 6.30 / 7.00 - 9.00 ?

Other evening events - concerts etc

Preparation time

Travelling time?

Forward Planning:

How many cycles

1 per term?

Suggest 2 hours preparation per cycle

Staff Meetings:

At least 1 per term

5-14 Reports:

Based on an average class size in school

45 minutes per report

Suggest not using whole of collegiate time - flexibility necessary to respond to the unforeseen.

Any remaining time:

Additional preparation correction

Formal assessment etc?

CPD Review Meetings:

Collegiate time. If done during working week it would not count towards additional 35 hours’ CPD.

Prep & Correction - At time and place of teacher’s choosing but some mechanism to indicate when teachers are in school for Health & Safety and good manners! Report writing/forward planning - not necessary to be done in school.

Primary schools will have little or no time for development work. School development plans will have to be slimmed down and be capable of being undertaken during Inset Days.

SECONDARY

See general principle bullet points above

Parents’ Evenings:

A maximum of six meetings, each with a notional duration of 5 hours, comprising: 2 hours for parent contact, 2 hours for preparation & 1 hour for travel

Remember the purpose for these meetings is for reporting to parents. Thus timing is important - there should be consensus amongst staff, but probably they should not start before 6pm. If there is no agreement stick to status quo.

Departmental Meetings

Suggest status quo for 2001/02 unless staff agree change

Principal Teacher Meetings:

One meeting of 1 hour per term

Staff Meetings:

At least one per term - inset days can be used (1 hour)

Whole school activities:

Suggest eight of one hour per session

Departmental Development:

38 or 39 of 1 hour

Guidance:

About one third of Departmental development time (say 12-13 hours)

Report writing:

TWO hours per class

Additional information

Promoted staff:

For example, PTs should expect a t least TWO additional non-teaching periods per week for carrying out their duties.

Remaining time from 35 hours:

Professional discretion and flexibility should be given to teachers regarding any time still left from the 35 hours. This should be at a time and place of the teacher’s choosing but (as with primary above) there should be a mechanism to inform head teachers or appropriate manager if the teacher is not in school in these circumstances.

Teachers of senior classes:

Staff in this position have a great deal of work associated with assessment and SQA administration. Allowance should be negotiated to recognise this factor.

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