Key Principles. 1.1. The Parties are committed to joint working in relation to the functions covered by this Agreement.
1.2. The Parties have established a joint committee which provides streamlined decision making; excellent co-ordination of services across the combined administrative area; mutual co-operation; partnering arrangements, and added value in the provision of shared services.
1.3. The Parties are committed to open and transparent working and proper scrutiny and challenge of the work of the joint committee.
1.4. Any new Parties to this agreement after the agreement becomes effective will have all the same rights and responsibilities under this agreement.
1.5. The Parties are committed to ensure that any decisions, proposals, actions whether agreed or considered will be subject to an obligation upon the Leader of each of the Parties to report it to their own authorities.
1.6. The collective name of the parties who are signatories to this operating agreement shall be the Association of Greater Manchester Authorities.
Key Principles. Key Principles will guide the approach to subcontracting and insourcing, leading to consistency and standardization across the organization. Regional outcomes should be consistent with the national guidelines in the following areas:
Key Principles. Acknowledging the professionalism of teachers • Working relationships based upon shared responsibility, mutual respect and understanding • Meeting the needs of young people for whom we have professional responsibility • Recognising the primacy of teaching and learning • Acknowledging the requirement for agreement through consultation and negotiation • Acknowledging the importance of school planning • Recognising the individual nature and individual needs of establishments • Allowing scope for flexibility within a clear framework • Meeting the management needs of the service This guidance focuses on the three main areas which schools will require to consider in preparation for Session.2022 – 2023.
(i) The 35 hour working week
(ii) Reduction in Class Contact Time
(iii) Continuing Professional Development
2.1 THE 35 HOUR WORKING WEEK Sector Maximum class contact Minimum prep/correction allowance Collegiate Activities
Key Principles. 2.1 The term “device” in this policy refers to a Student owned Laptop or Tablet with the capability to connect to the department’s Wi-Fi network. Mobile phones are not an acceptable device.
2.2 Use of devices at school will be restricted to activities permitted by this policy and the CHS Student Agreement signed by Students and their Parents.
2.3 Students are responsible for the care and maintenance of their devices including data protection and battery charging. Students are to charge their device and leave chargers at home.
2.4 CHS will not accept any liability for the theft, damage or loss of any student’s device. Students who bring their own devices onto school sites do so at their own risk.
2.5 Students and their parents/carers must complete and return a signed CHS BYO Device Student Agreement prior to connecting to the department’s network.
2.6 Where the school has reasonable grounds to suspect that a device contains data which breaches the BYO Device Agreement, the school may confiscate the device for the purpose of confirming the existence of the material. Depending on the nature of the material involved, further action may be taken including referral to the police. School disciplinary action may also be appropriate.
Key Principles. The Joint Committee will:
2.1 Support Members in striving to reduce the inequalities in access to and delivery of services for the populations the Members serve;
2.2 Support the cost effective utilisation of the funds made available by Members to commission specialised services;
2.3 In commissioning and procuring services, comply with all applicable statutory duties;
Key Principles. It is accepted that there should be an enhanced role for Trade Unions and Councils at local level to conclude agreements, which either vary certain national conditions of service agreements or deliver agreements on a range of matters, which are not subject to national negotiations. Existing national agreements will be defined as either national matters or devolved matters. National Matters remain to be negotiated nationally while devolved matters could be varied, by agreement, locally. All local agreements must be reported to the negotiating committee for information. National and devolved matters are defined as follows: National Matters Devolved Matters • pay (including related allowances) • other allowances • the working week and working year • cover agreements • annual leave entitlement • appointment procedures • class size • particulars of employment • sick leave • expenses of candidates for appointment • maternity/family leave • transfer of temporary teachers to permanent staff • national and local recognition procedures • promotion procedures • disciplinary and grievance framework • staff development arrangements • main duties • specific duties and job remits • staff development framework • arrangements for school based consultation • other leave and absence arrangements • notice periods • housing • indemnification procedures • disciplinary and grievance procedures Negotiations between an authority and the recognised Unions shall be governed by a local recognition and procedure agreement, which will establish a local negotiating committee for teaching staff. It is further recommended that the national negotiating committee conduct a thorough review of these new arrangements, no later than August 2004, with a view to considering whether the balance between national and local bargaining should be further amended.
Key Principles. 1.1 Notwithstanding the establishment of the GMCA, the Parties remain committed to joint working in relation to the functions covered by this Agreement.
1.2 The Parties have established a joint committee which provides streamlined decision making; excellent co-ordination of services across the combined administrative area; mutual co-operation; partnering arrangements, and added value in the provision of shared services.
1.3 The Parties are committed to open and transparent working and proper scrutiny and challenge of the work of the joint committee.
1.4 Any new Parties to this agreement after the agreement becomes effective will have all the same rights and responsibilities under this agreement
1.5 The Parties are committed to ensure that any decisions, proposals, actions whether agreed or considered will be subject to an obligation upon the Leader of each of the Parties to report it to their own authorities
1.6 The collective name of the parties who are signatories to this operating agreement shall be the Association of Greater Manchester Authorities
Key Principles. Students at the Academy have the right to the best possible education • In order for students to access the best possible education, a high level of attendance is essential • Students’ ability to stay and feel safe, enjoy and achieve and to make a positive contribution may be jeopardised by poor attendance The Academy aims to ensure that attendance for all pupils remains at 98% or higher. Attendance is a whole Academy initiative. Helping to create a pattern of regular attendance is everybody’s responsibility including parents, students and Academy staff.
Key Principles. This Agreement shall be guided by the following key principles:
a. Metrolinx shall comply with any Procurement Policies which it is required to follow when issuing any joint Procurement whereby proposals will be evaluated.
b. Metrolinx will facilitate the joint Procurement of certain transit system vehicles, equipment, technology, facilities and related supplies and services on behalf of the Purchasers.
c. Metrolinx shall work with a Steering Committee in undertaking each joint Procurement and shall prepare, in consultation with such Steering Committee, Terms of Reference setting out the specific terms applicable to the Procurement, substantially in the form attached hereto as Schedule C (Sample Terms of Reference);
d. The Terms of Reference shall be acknowledged in writing by the Steering Committee members representing those Purchasers that intend to participate in the particular Procurement, and shall form the basis for the draft Master Agreement to be included in the Procurement Documents for that Procurement;
e. Participation by Purchasers in any joint Procurement is voluntary up to five (5) Business Days following the Steering Committee’s recommendations that Metrolinx enter into a Master Agreement with the successful Proponent, pursuant to Section 4.8 (Award of a Master Agreement).
f. Ownership of any Goods and/or Services to be procured and legal obligations related to any joint Procurement shall reside exclusively with the respective Purchasers, each of whom shall enter into a separate Purchase Agreement with the successful Proponent.
g. The term of any Master Agreement, including any additional option years exercisable at the discretion of the Purchasers (“Option Years”), if applicable, shall be determined by the Parties and set out in the Terms of Reference, the Master Agreement and the Purchase Agreements for the particular Procurement.
h. Subject to Section 4.2 (Procurement Process), the decision on whether or not to exercise the right to extend a Master Agreement for any Option Years, and to the extent any Option Year is exercised, the quantity of Goods and/or Services to be purchased, rests exclusively with each of the respective Purchasers.
i. Purchasers may be required to pay a participation fee in order to participate as a Purchaser in certain joint Procurements (the “Participation Fee”). The details of any applicable Participation Fee, including the payment process, shall be set out in advance in the Terms of Reference, the Master Agreeme...
Key Principles. (a) Any such arrangement has to be agreed between CSIRO and the applicant before it can proceed.
(b) Access to home based work is not an entitlement and requires approval by the Delegate.
