Common use of Class Contact Time Clause in Contracts

Class Contact Time. In timetabling, head teachers will ensure that non-contact time for teachers is arranged in reasonable blocks of time to ensure meaningful activity can take place. As a guide, minimum units of time of 30 minutes should be adopted and should be timetabled on a regular basis, better facilitating use of time. • In primary schools, specialist teachers may be timetabled to take a class on their own to enable the pupil timetable to work to maximum efficiency and to facilitate weekly maximum class contact time of 22.5 hours for all teachers. • Where non-contact time falls on a day on which the teacher is absent from work but would normally otherwise be employed, SNCT advice is that there is no requirement to transfer non-contact time to another day. This applies equally for periods of absence and closure days due to public holidays or other events. In the case of staff absence and / or school closure, when calculating class contact / non- contact time, a normal five day week should be assumed, ie non-contact time is not pro rata and the usual allotted times should be adhered to during shortened school weeks. Any variance to this must be agreed at School Negotiating Committee level and can be referred to LNCT for advice. • Where there is collegiate agreement in an SNC to adopt a more flexible approach to working hours (SNCT Part 2, Appendix 2.17) over a period of two to four weeks, this must be agreed at LNCT. Such an arrangement must meet SNCT criteria and be arranged prior to each academic year. • Probationer teachers’ maximum class contact time is 18.5 hours per week during terms one to three of the academic year. This can be gradually increased to 22.5 hours over the course of term four, subject to agreement amongst the probationer, supporter and HT, and assuming the Standard for Full Registration has been met. Title: Collegiate Agreement Proforma Number: A4 Date: March 2017 Parents Meetings • all Parents’ Nights in a session (up to 6 at a maximum of 2.5 hours each) • any preparation for and follow-up to parents’ nights • other meetings with parents outwith formal parents’ nights Time allocation will include travel time and, where appropriate, a social break. Staff Meetings • whole staff meetings • faculty/departmental/stage/partner schools meetings • trade union meetings (including collegiate group meetings) • consultation meetings (Support for Learning, visiting specialists/support staff etc.) • time allocation will include travel time for those in shared headship schools where meetings are held at both bases. Reporting • interim and end-of -year reporting • tracking of individual pupil progress • multi-agency reporting (reports requested for MAC meetings, Child Protection reports, referrals to specialist services etc.) The format used for reporting should not be changed during the course of a school session, unless agreed through the school negotiating committee. Planning • Additional Curriculum Planning (outwith 7.5 hours weekly preparation and correction time) Curriculum Development • participation in school working/focus groups (linked to SIP priorities) • Learning Community working groups • developing/reviewing courses and programmes of study • familiarisation with new developments/approaches/ resources • preparing learning materials to support curriculum delivery Professional Review and Development (PRD) • annual PRD meeting and associated preparation time Professional Development Time for school-wide professional development, for example: • school self-evaluation • peer observations and time for follow-up professional discussions Time should be allocated for SBC mandatory e-learning modules as appropriate. *Please see note below. Formal Assessment • eg SQA coursework assessments, standardised testing, cross marking/moderation exercises • additional marking time for prelim exams etc, where this is recognised as a particularly heavy additional workload Additional Supervised Pupil Activity Time allocated for a range of activities eg attendance at events outwith the school day, preparation for educational trips and outings, Festival Week or Common Riding activities etc.

Class Contact Time. In timetabling, head teachers will ensure that non-contact time for teachers is arranged in reasonable blocks of time to ensure meaningful activity can take place. As a guide, minimum units of time of 30 minutes should be adopted and should be timetabled on a regular basis, better facilitating use of time. • In primary schools, specialist teachers may be timetabled to take a class on their own to enable the pupil timetable to work to maximum efficiency and to facilitate weekly maximum class contact time of 22.5 hours for all teachers. • Where non-contact time falls on a day on which the teacher is absent from work but would normally otherwise be employed, SNCT advice is that there is no requirement to transfer non-contact time to another day. This applies equally for periods of absence and closure days due to public holidays or other events. In the case of staff absence and / or school closure, when calculating class contact / non- non-contact time, a normal five day week should be assumed, ie non-contact time is not pro rata and the usual allotted times should be adhered to during shortened school weeks. Any variance to this must be agreed at School Negotiating Committee level and can be referred to LNCT for advice. • Where there is collegiate agreement in an SNC to adopt a more flexible approach to working hours (SNCT Part 2, Appendix 2.17) over a period of two to four weeks, this must be agreed at LNCT. Such an arrangement must meet SNCT criteria and be arranged prior to each academic year. • Probationer teachers’ maximum class contact time is 18.5 hours per week during terms one to three of the academic year. This can be gradually increased to 22.5 hours over the course of term four, subject to agreement amongst the probationer, supporter and HT, and assuming the Standard for Full Registration has been met. LNCT Joint Secretaries: Date signed 27 September 2023 Title: Collegiate Agreement Proforma Number: A4 Date: March 2017 September 2023 Parents Meetings • all Parents’ Nights in a session (up to 6 at a maximum of 2.5 hours each) • any preparation for and follow-up to parents’ nights • other meetings with parents outwith formal parents’ nights Time allocation will include travel time and, where appropriate, a social break. Staff Meetings • whole staff meetings • faculty/departmental/stage/partner schools meetings • trade union meetings (including collegiate group meetings) • consultation meetings (Support for Learning, visiting specialists/support staff etc.) • time allocation will include travel time for those in shared headship schools where meetings are held at both bases. Reporting • interim and end-of -year reporting • tracking of individual pupil progress • multi-agency reporting (reports requested for MAC meetings, Child Protection reports, referrals to specialist services etc.) The format used for reporting should not be changed during the course of a school session, unless agreed through the school negotiating committee. Planning • Additional Curriculum Planning (outwith 7.5 hours weekly preparation and correction time) Curriculum Development • participation in school working/focus groups (linked to SIP priorities) • Learning Community working groups • developing/reviewing courses and programmes of study • familiarisation with new developments/approaches/ resources • preparing learning materials to support curriculum delivery Professional Review and Development (PRD) • annual PRD meeting and associated preparation time Professional Development Time for school-wide professional development, for example: • school self-evaluation • peer observations and time for follow-up professional discussions Time should be allocated for SBC mandatory e-learning modules as appropriate. *Please see note below. Formal Assessment • eg SQA coursework assessments, standardised testing, cross marking/moderation exercises • additional marking time for prelim exams etc, where this is recognised as a particularly heavy additional workload Additional Supervised Pupil Activity Time allocated for a range of activities eg attendance at events outwith the school day, preparation for educational trips and outings, Festival Week or Common Riding activities etc.

Class Contact Time. In timetabling, head teachers will ensure that non-contact time for teachers is arranged in reasonable blocks of time to ensure meaningful activity can take place. As a guide, minimum units of time of 30 minutes should be adopted and should be timetabled on a regular basis, better facilitating use of time. • In primary schools, specialist teachers may be timetabled to take a class on their own to enable the pupil timetable to work to maximum efficiency and to facilitate weekly maximum class contact time of 22.5 hours for all teachers. • Where non-contact time falls on a day on which the teacher is absent from work but would normally otherwise be employed, SNCT advice is that there is no requirement to transfer non-contact time to another day. This applies equally for periods of absence and closure days due to public holidays or other events. In the case of staff absence and / or and/or school closure, when calculating class contact / non- contact/non-contact time, a normal five five-day week should be assumed, ie non-contact time is not pro rata and the usual allotted times should be adhered to during shortened school weeks. Any variance to this must be agreed at School Negotiating Committee level and can be referred to the LNCT for advice. • Where there is collegiate agreement in an SNC SNG to adopt a more flexible approach to working hours (SNCT Part 2, Appendix 2.17) over a period of two to four weeks, this must be agreed at LNCT. Such an arrangement must meet SNCT criteria and be arranged prior to each academic year. • Probationer teachers’ maximum class contact time is 18.5 hours per week during terms one to three of the academic year. This can be gradually increased to 22.5 hours over the course of term four, subject to agreement amongst the probationer, supporter and HT, and assuming the Standard for Full Registration has been met. LNCT Joint Secretaries: Date signed Nov 2024 Title: Collegiate Agreement Proforma Number: A4 Date: March 2017 May 2024 Parents Meetings • all Parents’ Nights in a session (up to 6 at a maximum of 2.5 hours each) • any preparation for and follow-up to parents’ nights • other meetings with parents outwith formal parents’ nights Time allocation will include travel time and, where appropriate, a social break. Staff Meetings • whole staff meetings • faculty/departmental/stage/partner schools meetings • trade union meetings (including collegiate group meetings) • consultation meetings (Support for Learning, visiting specialists/support staff etc.) • time allocation will include travel time for those in shared headship schools where meetings are held at both bases. Reporting • interim and end-of -year reporting • tracking of individual pupil progress • multi-agency reporting (reports requested for MAC meetings, Child Protection reports, referrals to specialist services etc.) The format used for reporting should not be changed during the course of a school session, unless agreed through the school negotiating committee. Planning • Additional Curriculum Planning (outwith 7.5 hours weekly preparation and correction time) Curriculum Development • participation in school working/focus groups (linked to SIP priorities) • Learning Community working groups • developing/reviewing courses and programmes of study • familiarisation with new developments/approaches/ resources • preparing learning materials to support curriculum delivery Professional Review and Development (PRD) • annual PRD meeting and associated preparation time Professional Development Time for school-wide professional development, for example: • school self-evaluation • peer observations and time for follow-up professional discussions Time should be allocated for SBC mandatory e-learning modules as appropriate. *Please see note below. Formal Assessment • eg SQA coursework assessments, standardised testing, cross marking/moderation exercises • additional marking time for prelim exams etc, where this is recognised as a particularly heavy additional workload Additional Supervised Pupil Activity Time allocated for a range of activities eg attendance at events outwith the school day, preparation for educational trips and outings, Festival Week or Common Riding activities etc.

Class Contact Time.  In timetabling, head teachers will ensure that non-contact time for teachers is arranged in reasonable blocks of time to ensure meaningful activity can take place. As a guide, minimum units of time of 30 minutes should be adopted and should be timetabled on a regular basis, better facilitating use of time. •  In primary schools, specialist teachers may be timetabled to take a class on their own to enable the pupil timetable to work to maximum efficiency and to facilitate weekly maximum class contact time of 22.5 hours for all teachers. •  Where non-contact time falls on a day on which the teacher is absent from work but would normally otherwise be employed, SNCT advice is that there is no requirement to transfer non-contact time to another day. This applies equally for periods of absence and closure days due to public holidays or other events. In the case of staff absence and / or school closure, when calculating class contact / non- contact time, a normal five day week should be assumed, ie non-contact time is not pro rata and the usual allotted times should be adhered to during shortened school weeks. Any variance to this must be agreed at School Negotiating Committee level and can be referred to LNCT for advice. •  Where there is collegiate agreement in an SNC to adopt a more flexible approach to working hours (SNCT Part 2, Appendix 2.17) over a period of two to four weeks, this must be agreed at LNCT. Such an arrangement must meet SNCT criteria and be arranged prior to each academic year. •  Probationer teachers’ maximum class contact time is 18.5 hours per week during terms one to three of the academic year. This can be gradually increased to 22.5 hours over the course of term four, subject to agreement amongst the probationer, supporter and HT, and assuming the Standard for Full Registration has been met. Title: Collegiate Agreement Proforma Number: A4 Date: March 2017 June 2019 Parents Meetings • all Parents’ Nights in a session (up to 6 at a maximum of 2.5 hours each) • any preparation for and follow-up to parents’ nights • other  Introduction meeting August  Parent consultations October  Parent consultations May  Other meetings with parents outwith formal parents’ nights Time allocation will include travel time and, where appropriate, a social breakincluding optional drop in sessions March . 2 6 6 5 2 8 14 19 Staff Meetings • whole  staff meetings • faculty(planning/departmental/stage/partner schools meetings • trade union business)  Cluster meetings (including collegiate group meetingsincl travel) • consultation 8 x1.25 hrs  Whole school data analysis/benchmarking & tracking meetings (Support for LearningOct, visiting specialists/support staff etc.Feb, May) • time allocation will include travel time for those in shared headship schools where meetings are held at both bases. 12 10 6 31 41 47 Reporting • interim and end mid-of -year reporting • session report  tracking of individual pupil progress •  multi-agency reporting (reports requested for MAC meetings, Child Protection reports, referrals to specialist services etc.) The format used for reporting should not be changed during the course of a school session, unless agreed through the school negotiating committee. 25 10 4 72 82 86 Planning •  Additional Curriculum Planning trips and themed events (outwith 7.5 hours weekly preparation and correction time)  End of year transition meeting  HT/SfL consultations; personalised learning (monthly) 5 1 12 91 92 104 Curriculum Development • participation in school working/focus groups (linked to SIP priorities) • Learning Community working groups • developing/reviewing courses  learning logs and programmes of study • familiarisation with new developments/approaches/ resources • preparing learning materials to support curriculum delivery portfolio development and preparation  Curriculum design and dvmt meetings; Writing 10 20 114 134 Professional Review and Development (PRD) •  annual PRD meeting and associated preparation time 2 136 Professional Development Time for school-wide Learning  HT/peer observation, preparation and professional development, for example: • school self-evaluation • peer observations and time for follow-up professional discussions dialogue  Time should be allocated for SBC mandatory e-learning modules as appropriate. *Please see note below. Formal Assessment • eg SQA coursework assessmentsappropriate  Inspire Learning training  Child Protection Update (plus travel)  Anaphylaxis/ epilepsy training  Teacher Leadership (agreed remit aligned to SIP), standardised testing, cross marking/moderation exercises • additional marking time for prelim exams etc, where this is recognised as a particularly heavy additional workload incl 10 hours to feedback to staff 6 2 5 1.75 1.75 30 142 144 149 152.5 182.5 Additional Supervised Pupil Activity  Time allocated for a range of activities eg attendance at events outwith the school day, preparation for educational trips and outings, Festival Week outings 5 187.5 Other activities/flexibility  Time to allow for flexibility/unforeseen developments and/or to extend developments if required. 7.5 195 *NB: These would be hours allocated for CPD activities organised at school level. A teacher’s 35 hours of personal CPD is separate to this. e. g changes to collegiate/staff representative group or Common Riding activities etcsignificant shifts in balance of time allocated this session.

Class Contact Time.  In timetabling, head teachers will ensure that non-contact time for teachers is arranged in reasonable blocks of time to ensure meaningful activity can take place. As a guide, minimum units of time of 30 minutes should be adopted and should be timetabled on a regular basis, better facilitating use of time. •  In primary schools, specialist teachers may be timetabled to take a class on their own to enable the pupil timetable to work to maximum efficiency and to facilitate weekly maximum class contact time of 22.5 hours for all teachers. •  Where non-contact time falls on a day on which the teacher is absent from work but would normally otherwise be employed, SNCT advice is that there is no requirement to transfer non-contact time to another day. This applies equally for periods of absence and closure days due to public holidays or other events. In the case of staff absence and / or school closure, when calculating class contact / non- non-contact time, a normal five day week should be assumed, ie non-contact time is not pro rata and the usual allotted times should be adhered to during shortened school weeks. Any variance to this must be agreed at School Negotiating Committee level and can be referred to LNCT for advice. •  Where there is collegiate agreement in an SNC to adopt a more flexible approach to working hours (SNCT Part 2, Appendix 2.17) over a period of two to four weeks, this must be agreed at LNCT. Such an arrangement must meet SNCT criteria and be arranged prior to each academic year. •  Probationer teachers’ maximum class contact time is 18.5 hours per week during terms one to three of the academic year. This can be gradually increased to 22.5 hours over the course of term four, subject to agreement amongst the probationer, supporter and HT, and assuming the Standard for Full Registration has been met. Title: Collegiate Agreement Proforma Number: A4 Date: March 2017 June 2018 Parents Meetings • all Parents’ Nights in a session (up to 6 at a maximum of 2.5 hours each) • any preparation for and follow-up to parents’ nights • other  Introduction meeting August  Parent consultations October  Parent consultations May  Other meetings with parents outwith formal parents’ nights Time allocation will include travel time and, where appropriate, a social breakincluding optional drop in sessions March . 2 6 6 5 2 8 14 19 Staff Meetings • whole  own school staff meetings • faculty joint CAT sessions – moderation with Cluster school/departmental/s  consultations with HT  stage/-partner schools meetings • trade union planning and evaluation  Cluster meetings (including collegiate group meetingsEyHS plus primaries) • consultation  Cluster meetings (Support for Learning, visiting specialists/support staff etc.primaries) • time allocation will include travel time for those in shared headship schools where  Travel to meetings are held at both bases. 12 6(16) 4 8 6 10 2 (3) 31 37 41 49 55 65 67 Reporting • interim and end mid-of -year reporting • session report  tracking of individual pupil progress •  multi-agency reporting (reports requested for MAC meetings, Child Protection reports, referrals to specialist services etc.) The format used for reporting should not be changed during the course of a school session, unless agreed through the school negotiating committee. 25 10 8 92 102 110 Planning •  Additional Curriculum Planning trips and themed events (outwith 7.5 hours weekly preparation and correction time)  End of year transition meeting 10 1 120 121 Curriculum Development • participation in school working/focus groups (linked to SIP priorities) • Learning Community working groups • developing/reviewing courses  learning logs and programmes of study • familiarisation with new developments/approaches/ resources • preparing learning materials to support curriculum delivery portfolio development and preparation  Curriculum design and dvmt meetings 10 16 131 147 Professional Review and Development (PRD) •  annual PRD meeting and associated preparation time 2 149 Professional Development Time for school-wide Learning  HT/peer observation, preparation and professional development, for example: • school self-evaluation • peer observations and time for follow-up professional discussions dialogue  Time should be allocated for SBC mandatory e-learning modules as appropriate. *Please see note below. Formal Assessment • eg SQA coursework assessments, standardised testing, cross marking/moderation exercises • additional marking time for prelim exams etc, where this is recognised as a particularly heavy additional workload  Growing in Confidence training (in addition to Inset working)  Child Protection Update (plus travel) 6 2 3 2 157 159 162 164 Additional Supervised Pupil Activity  Time allocated for a range of activities eg attendance at events outwith the school day, preparation for educational trips and outings, Festival Week outings  5 169 Other activities/flexibility  Numeracy Training – (Stages in Early Arithmetical Learning) Pilot training with East Lothian. Dates/time commitment tbc  Time to allow for flexibility/unforeseen developments and/or to extend developments if required. 15 11 184 195 *NB: These would be hours allocated for CPD activities organised at school level. A teacher’s 35 hours of personal CPD is separate to this.  Friday 21 September – 3 hours – Authority use  Friday 9 November 2018 (extension to Inservice day) - 3 hours - School use (It has been agreed previously that this date will be used for Growing Confidence training; accounted for above in WTA)  Friday 25 January 2019 – 3 hours – Authority use  Friday 22 March 2019 – 3 hours – Cluster use  Friday 10 May 2019 – 3 hours – Authority use e. g changes to collegiate/staff representative group or Common Riding activities etcsignificant shifts in balance of time allocated this session.

Class Contact Time.  In timetabling, head teachers will ensure that non-contact time for teachers is arranged in reasonable blocks of time to ensure meaningful activity can take place. As a guide, minimum units of time of 30 minutes should be adopted and should be timetabled on a regular basis, better facilitating use of time. •  In primary schools, specialist teachers may be timetabled to take a class on their own to enable the pupil timetable to work to maximum efficiency and to facilitate weekly maximum class contact time of 22.5 hours for all teachers. •  Where non-contact time falls on a day on which the teacher is absent from work but would normally otherwise be employed, SNCT advice is that there is no requirement to transfer non-contact time to another day. This applies equally for periods of absence and closure days due to public holidays or other events. In the case of staff absence and / or school closure, when calculating class contact / non- contact time, a normal five day week should be assumed, ie non-contact time is not pro rata and the usual allotted times should be adhered to during shortened school weeks. Any variance to this must be agreed at School Negotiating Committee level and can be referred to LNCT for advice. •  Where there is collegiate agreement in an SNC to adopt a more flexible approach to working hours (SNCT Part 2, Appendix 2.17) over a period of two to four weeks, this must be agreed at LNCT. Such an arrangement must meet SNCT criteria and be arranged prior to each academic year. •  Probationer teachers’ maximum class contact time is 18.5 hours per week during terms one to three of the academic year. This can be gradually increased to 22.5 hours over the course of term four, subject to agreement amongst the probationer, supporter and HT, and assuming the Standard for Full Registration has been met. Title: Collegiate Agreement Proforma Number: A4 Date: March 2017 Parents Meetings •  all Parents’ Nights in a session (up to 6 at a maximum of 2.5 hours each) •  any preparation for and follow-up to parents’ nights •  other meetings with parents outwith formal parents’ nights Time allocation will include travel time and, where appropriate, a social break. Staff Meetings •  whole staff meetings •  faculty/departmental/stage/partner schools meetings •  trade union meetings (including collegiate group meetings) •  consultation meetings (Support for Learning, visiting specialists/support staff etc.) •  time allocation will include travel time for those in shared headship schools where meetings are held at both bases. Reporting •  interim and end-of -year reporting •  tracking of individual pupil progress •  multi-agency reporting (reports requested for MAC meetings, Child Protection reports, referrals to specialist services etc.) The format used for reporting should not be changed during the course of a school session, unless agreed through the school negotiating committee. Planning •  Additional Curriculum Planning (outwith 7.5 hours weekly preparation and correction time) Curriculum Development •  participation in school working/focus groups (linked to SIP priorities) •  Learning Community working groups •  developing/reviewing courses and programmes of study •  familiarisation with new developments/approaches/ resources •  preparing learning materials to support curriculum delivery Professional Review and Development (PRD) •  annual PRD meeting and associated preparation time Professional Development Time for school-wide professional development, for example: •  school self-evaluation •  peer observations and time for follow-up professional discussions Time should be allocated for SBC mandatory e-learning modules as appropriate. *Please see note below. Formal Assessment •  eg SQA coursework assessments, standardised testing, cross marking/moderation exercises •  additional marking time for prelim exams etc, where this is recognised as a particularly heavy additional workload Additional Supervised Pupil Activity Time allocated for a range of activities eg attendance at events outwith the school day, preparation for educational trips and outings, Festival Week or Common Riding activities etc.