Common use of Paid Sabbatical Leave Clause in Contracts

Paid Sabbatical Leave. (a) There will be 50 paid sabbaticals awarded annually. (b) Each period of paid sabbatical leave will be of ten weeks’ duration paid at the rate of the teacher’s normal pay. 4.10.2 Entitlement to the paid sabbatical leave is subject to the following provisos: (a) A teacher must have completed service of at least five years as a teacher, three of which must have been spent in the New Zealand state and state- integrated sector to qualify for paid sabbatical leave; (b) Application by the teacher identifying the purposes for which they would use the sabbatical and the likely benefits to the school or the sector more widely; (c) Application by the teacher with the support of his/her principal and school Board of Trustees; and (d) Paid sabbatical leave may be used for a wide range of purposes including research or study. 4.10.3 Operation of the paid sabbatical leave scheme (a) The approval of a research proposal and the granting of paid sabbatical leave under this Agreement is done by a Sabbatical Award Group which is comprised of one nominee from each of the Ministry of Education, the NZEI Te Riu Roa, and NZSTA. (b) The scheme will be transparent and use the selection criteria developed by the Ministry of Education, the NZEI Te Riu Roa and NZSTA, outlined in the Primary Teachers’ Paid Sabbatical Leave Scheme Guidelines.

Paid Sabbatical Leave. (a) There will be 50 paid sabbaticals awarded annually. (b) Each period of paid sabbatical leave will be of ten weeks’ duration paid at the rate of the teacher’s normal pay. 4.10.2 Entitlement to the paid sabbatical leave is subject to the following provisos: (a) 4.10.2.1 A teacher must have completed service of at least five years as a teacher, three of which must have been spent in the New Zealand state and state- integrated sector to qualify for paid sabbatical leave; (b) 4.10.2.2 Application by the teacher identifying the purposes for which they would use the sabbatical and the likely benefits to the school or the sector more widely; (c) 4.10.2.3 Application by the teacher with the support of his/her principal and school Board of Trusteesboard; and (d) 4.10.2.4 Paid sabbatical leave may be used for a wide range of purposes including research or study. 4.10.3 Operation of the paid sabbatical leave scheme (a) 4.10.3.1 The approval of a research proposal and the granting of paid sabbatical leave under this Agreement is done by a Sabbatical Award Group which is comprised of one nominee from each of the Ministry of EducationEducation | Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga, the NZEI Te Riu Roa, and NZSTA. (b) 4.10.3.2 The scheme will be transparent and use the selection criteria developed by the Ministry of EducationEducation | Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga, the NZEI Te Riu Roa and NZSTA, outlined in the Primary Teachers’ Paid Sabbatical Leave Scheme Guidelines. 4.10.4 Report and publication 4.10.4.1 Upon completion of the paid sabbatical leave teachers will submit a report to the Sabbatical Award Group for publication. The report should outline the teachers’ experiences and what they have learnt through the paid sabbatical leave to be shared with other primary teachers, thus maximising the benefit to other primary teachers and schools promoting collaboration and sharing of innovation and effective practice and creating a body of research and information available to all primary teachers.

Paid Sabbatical Leave. (a) There will be 50 paid sabbaticals awarded annually. (b) Each period of paid sabbatical leave will be of ten weeks’ duration paid at the rate of the teacher’s normal pay. 4.10.2 Entitlement to the paid sabbatical leave is subject to the following provisos: (a) A teacher must have completed service of at least five years as a teacher, three of which must have been spent in the New Zealand state and state- integrated sector to qualify for paid sabbatical leave; (b) Application by the teacher identifying the purposes for which they would use the sabbatical and the likely benefits to the school or the sector more widely; (c) Application by the teacher with the support of his/her principal and school Board of Trusteesboard; and (d) Paid sabbatical leave may be used for a wide range of purposes including research or study. 4.10.3 Operation of the paid sabbatical leave scheme (a) The approval of a research proposal and the granting of paid sabbatical leave under this Agreement is done by a Sabbatical Award Group which is comprised of one nominee from each of the Ministry of EducationEducation | Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga, the NZEI Te Riu Roa, and NZSTA. (b) The scheme will be transparent and use the selection criteria developed by the Ministry of EducationEducation | Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga, the NZEI Te Riu Roa and NZSTA, outlined in the Primary Teachers’ Paid Sabbatical Leave Scheme Guidelines.

Paid Sabbatical Leave. (a) There will be 50 paid sabbaticals awarded annually. (b) Each period of paid sabbatical leave will be of ten weeks’ duration paid at the rate of the teacher’s normal pay. 4.10.2 Entitlement to the paid sabbatical leave is subject to the following provisos: (a) A teacher must have completed service of at least five years as a teacher, three of which must have been spent in the New Zealand state and state- state-integrated sector to qualify for paid sabbatical leave; (b) Application by the teacher identifying the purposes for which they would use the sabbatical and the likely benefits to the school or the sector more widely; (c) Application by the teacher with the support of his/her principal and school Board of Trustees; and (d) Paid sabbatical leave may be used for a wide range of purposes including research or study. 4.10.3 Operation of the paid sabbatical leave scheme (a) The approval of a research proposal and the granting of paid sabbatical leave under this Agreement is done by a Sabbatical Award Group which is comprised of one nominee from each of the Ministry of Education, the NZEI Te Riu Roa, and NZSTA. (b) The scheme will be transparent and use the selection criteria developed by the Ministry of Education, the NZEI Te Riu Roa and NZSTA, outlined in the Primary Teachers’ Paid Sabbatical Leave Scheme Guidelines.