Common use of Class Sizes Clause in Contracts

Class Sizes. 51.1 As a matter of government policy, and subject to this clause, no class in NT government schools will exceed 27 students. 51.2 The class structure and educational priorities of a school’s programs should be decided by the Principal, after consultation with the teaching staff and the school community. 51.3 It is acknowledged that schools make local decisions about Classroom Teacher workloads, timetable structures and specialist programs to suit their own communities. This leads to variations in class sizes. Hence, there may be instances where Classroom Teachers work with more than 27 students. However, such instances will require consultation between the Classroom Teacher and the Principal, or their delegates, and recognition of students’ needs prior to the placement of additional students. 51.4 These arrangements do not preclude situations that arise through team teaching or other arrangements as agreed at the workplace. 51.5 Consistent with the above, class sizes need to take into account space and safety considerations relevant to the activities being undertaken, which may be practical classes in industrial arts facilities, laboratories or gyms. These decisions will vary from place to place depending on individual school circumstances. Where there is a safety issue the Classroom Teacher has an obligation to raise it with their Principal in the first instance. 51.6 For the purposes of clause 51.5 the list of types of class is non-exhaustive.

Class Sizes. 51.1 85.1 As a matter of government policy, and subject to this clause, no class in NT government schools will exceed 27 students. 51.2 85.2 The class structure and educational priorities of a school’s programs should be decided by the Principal, after consultation with the teaching staff and the school community. 51.3 85.3 It is acknowledged that schools make local decisions about Classroom Teacher workloads, timetable structures and specialist programs to suit their own communities. This leads to variations in class sizes. Hence, there may be instances where Classroom Teachers work with more than 27 students. However, such instances will require consultation between the Classroom Teacher and the Principal, or their delegates, and recognition of students’ needs prior to the placement of additional students. 51.4 85.4 These arrangements do not preclude situations that arise through team teaching or other arrangements as agreed at the workplace. 51.5 85.5 Consistent with the above, class sizes need to take into account space and safety considerations relevant to the activities being undertaken, which may be practical classes in industrial arts facilities, laboratories or gyms. These decisions will vary from place to place depending on individual school circumstances. Where there is a safety issue the Classroom Teacher has an obligation to raise it with their Principal in the first instance. 51.6 85.6 For the purposes of clause 51.5 85.5 the list of types of class is non-exhaustive.

Class Sizes. 51.1 ‌ 83.1 As a matter of government policy, and subject to this clause, no class in NT government schools will exceed 27 students. 51.2 83.2 The class structure and educational priorities of a school’s programs should be decided by the Principal, after consultation with the teaching staff and the school community. 51.3 83.3 It is acknowledged that schools make local decisions about Classroom Teacher workloads, timetable structures and specialist programs to suit their own communities. This leads to variations in class sizes. Hence, there may be instances where Classroom Teachers work with more than 27 students. However, such instances will require consultation between the Classroom Teacher and the Principal, or their delegates, and recognition of students’ needs prior to the placement of additional students. 51.4 83.4 These arrangements do not preclude situations that arise through team teaching or other arrangements as agreed at the workplace. 51.5 83.5 Consistent with the above, class sizes need to take into account space and safety considerations relevant to the activities being undertaken, which may be practical classes in industrial arts facilities, laboratories or gyms. These decisions will vary from place to place depending on individual school circumstances. Where there is a safety issue the Classroom Teacher has an obligation to raise it with their Principal in the first instance.instance.‌ 51.6 83.6 For the purposes of clause 51.5 83.5 the list of types of class is non-exhaustive.