ADDITIONAL SUPERVISED PUPIL ACTIVITIES. Individual flexibility may have to be agreed with additional supervised pupil activities such as study support, educational trips and other educational activities. The key consideration is that when these take place, all contractual activities should be able to be overtaken within the context of the 35 hour week.
ADDITIONAL SUPERVISED PUPIL ACTIVITIES. Individual flexibility may have to be agreed with additional supervised pupil activities such as study support, educational trips and other educational activities. The key consideration is that when these take place, all contractual activities should be able to be overtaken within the context of the 35 hour week. REACHING AGREEMENT AT SCHOOL LEVEL The Highland LNCT Agreement Number 21 emphasises a collegiate approach to planning and all staff must therefore be involved in the decision making process as regards the composition and timing of collegiate activities. Schools must have appropriate and effective mechanisms in place to ensure full participation by staff in reaching agreement on the use of collegiate working time. The head teacher will make arrangements for discussion at school level and this will involve the recognised trade unions and other consultative groups within the school. These discussions should take place during April and May for implementation in the following session. The final programme must have the broad agreement of staff and be approved by a full meeting of staff. Thereafter a calendar of the following session’s meetings and deadlines should be published and made available to staff before the end of the summer term. Once agreement has been reached it is expected that all teaching staff in the school will undertake the activities as appropriate. Once signed off, the agreement can only be amended through the same consultative mechanisms and subject to the approval of all teaching staff in the school. The criteria for effective School Consultation and Negotiating arrangements should include: The establishment of school based negotiating machinery. Involvement of recognised teachers’ union school representatives. An agreed framework for consultation and agreement with staff on the school development plan. A collegiate framework for establishing school’s programmes of activities. Annual evaluation of the effectiveness of the school’s programme of activities. If there is failure to agree on any aspect of the 35-hour week at school level, the matter should be referred to the Joint Secretaries of Highland LNCT. In situations where there is failure to agree and during any period of negotiation, the status quo ante will prevail.
