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: June 2018 Working Time Agreement for Ayton Primary School 2018/19 Collegiate Activity Time Agreed Running Total Parents Meetings  Introduction meeting August  Parent consultations October  Parent consultations May  Other meetings with parents including optional drop in sessions March . 2 6 6 5 2 8 14 19 Staff Meetings  own school staff meetings  joint CAT sessions – moderation with Cluster school/s  consultations with HT  stage-partner planning and evaluation  Cluster meetings (EyHS plus primaries)  Cluster meetings (primaries)  Travel to meetings 12 6(16) 4 8 6 10 2 (3) 31 37 41 49 55 65 67 Reporting  mid-session report  tracking of individual pupil progress  multi-agency reporting (reports requested for MAC meetings, Child Protection reports, referrals to specialist services etc.) 25 10 8 92 102 110 Planning  Additional 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  learning logs and 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 Learning  HT/peer observation, preparation and professional dialogue  Time should be allocated for SBC mandatory e-learning modules as appropriate.  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  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 TOTAL 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. Authority wide agreed Professional Development sessions (3 hours, Friday afternoons):  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 Proposal: Time for attendance at above sessions to come out of flexibility/ personal CPD Please supply any additional information below:

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: June 2018 March 2017 Working Time Agreement for Ayton Primary School 2018/19 Collegiate Activity Time Agreed Running Total Parents Meetings  Introduction meeting August all Parents’ Nights in a session (up to 6 at a maximum of 2.5 hours each)  Parent consultations October any preparation for and follow-up to parents’ nights  Parent consultations May  Other other meetings with parents including optional drop in sessions March outwith formal parents’ nights Time allocation will include travel time and, where appropriate, a social break. 2 6 6 5 2 8 14 19 Staff Meetings  own school whole staff meetings  joint CAT sessions – moderation with Cluster schoolfaculty/s departmental/stage/partner schools meetings  consultations with HT  stage-partner planning and evaluation  Cluster trade union meetings (EyHS plus primariesincluding collegiate group meetings)  Cluster consultation meetings (primariesSupport for Learning, visiting specialists/support staff etc.)  Travel to time allocation will include travel time for those in shared headship schools where meetings 12 6(16) 4 8 6 10 2 (3) 31 37 41 49 55 65 67 are held at both bases. Reporting  midinterim and end-session report of -year reporting  tracking of individual pupil progress  multi-agency reporting (reports requested for MAC meetings, Child Protection reports, referrals to specialist services etc.) 25 10 8 92 102 110 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 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 and programmes of study  familiarisation with new developments/approaches/ resources  preparing learning logs and portfolio development and preparation  Curriculum design and dvmt meetings 10 16 131 147 materials to support curriculum delivery Professional Review and Development (PRD)  annual PRD meeting and associated preparation time 2 149 Professional Learning Development Time for school-wide professional development, for example:  HT/school self-evaluation  peer observation, preparation observations and time for follow-up professional dialogue  discussions Time should be allocated for SBC mandatory e-learning modules as appropriate. *Please see note below. Formal Assessment  Growing in Confidence training (in addition to Inset working) eg SQA coursework assessments, standardised testing, cross marking/moderation exercises  Child Protection Update (plus travel) 6 2 3 2 157 159 162 164 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  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 TOTAL 195 *NB: These would be hours allocated for CPD outings, Festival Week or Common Riding activities organised at school level. A teacher’s 35 hours of personal CPD is separate to this. Authority wide agreed Professional Development sessions (3 hours, Friday afternoons):  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 Proposal: Time for attendance at above sessions to come out of flexibility/ personal CPD Please supply any additional information below: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. Title: Collegiate Agreement Proforma Number: A4 Date: June 2018 2019 Working Time Agreement for Ayton Primary School 2018/19 2019/20 Collegiate Activity Time Agreed Running Total Parents Meetings  Introduction meeting August  Parent consultations October  Parent consultations May  Other meetings with parents including optional drop in sessions March . 2 6 6 5 2 8 14 19 Staff Meetings  own school staff meetings  joint CAT sessions – moderation with Cluster school(planning/s  consultations with HT  stage-partner planning and evaluation  Cluster meetings (EyHS plus primariesbusiness)  Cluster meetings (primariesincl travel) 8 x1.25 hrs  Travel to Whole school data analysis/benchmarking & tracking meetings (Oct, Feb, May) 12 6(16) 4 8 10 6 10 2 (3) 31 37 41 49 55 65 67 47 Reporting  mid-session report  tracking of individual pupil progress  multi-agency reporting (reports requested for MAC meetings, Child Protection reports, referrals to specialist services etc.) 25 10 8 92 102 110 4 72 82 86 Planning  Additional Planning trips and themed events (outwith 7.5 hours weekly preparation and correction time)  End of year transition meeting 10  HT/SfL consultations; personalised learning (monthly) 5 1 120 121 12 91 92 104 Curriculum Development  learning logs and portfolio development and preparation  Curriculum design and dvmt meetings meetings; Writing 10 16 131 147 20 114 134 Professional Review and Development (PRD)  annual PRD meeting and associated preparation time 2 149 136 Professional Learning  HT/peer observation, preparation and professional dialogue  Time should be allocated for SBC mandatory e-learning modules as appropriate. appropriate  Growing in Confidence Inspire Learning training (in addition to Inset working)  Child Protection Update (plus travel)  Anaphylaxis/ epilepsy training  Teacher Leadership (agreed remit aligned to SIP), incl 10 hours to feedback to staff 6 2 3 2 157 159 162 164 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  5 169 187.5 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 7.5 195 TOTAL 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. Authority wide agreed Professional Development sessions (3 hours, Friday afternoons):  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 Proposal: Time for attendance at above sessions to come out of flexibility/ personal CPD Please supply any additional information below:

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: June 2018 March 2017 Working Time Agreement for Ayton Primary School 2018/19 Collegiate Activity Time Agreed Running Total Parents Meetings  Introduction meeting August  Parent consultations October  Parent consultations May  Other • 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 including optional drop in sessions March outwith formal parents’ nights Time allocation will include travel time and, where appropriate, a social break. 2 6 6 5 2 8 14 19 Staff Meetings  own school • whole staff meetings  joint CAT sessions – moderation with Cluster school• faculty/s  consultations with HT  departmental/stage-/partner planning and evaluation  Cluster schools meetings • trade union meetings (EyHS plus primariesincluding collegiate group meetings)  Cluster • consultation meetings (primariesSupport for Learning, visiting specialists/support staff etc.)  Travel to • time allocation will include travel time for those in shared headship schools where meetings 12 6(16) 4 8 6 10 2 (3) 31 37 41 49 55 65 67 are held at both bases. Reporting  mid• interim and end-session report  of -year reporting • tracking of individual pupil progress  • multi-agency reporting (reports requested for MAC meetings, Child Protection reports, referrals to specialist services etc.) 25 10 8 92 102 110 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 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 and programmes of study • familiarisation with new developments/approaches/ resources • preparing learning logs and portfolio development and preparation  Curriculum design and dvmt meetings 10 16 131 147 materials to support curriculum delivery Professional Review and Development (PRD)  • annual PRD meeting and associated preparation time 2 149 Professional Learning  HT/Development Time for school-wide professional development, for example: • school self-evaluation • peer observation, preparation observations and time for follow-up professional dialogue  discussions Time should be allocated for SBC mandatory e-learning modules as appropriate.  Growing in Confidence training (in addition to Inset working)  Child Protection Update (plus travel) 6 2 3 2 157 159 162 164 *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  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 TOTAL 195 *NB: These would be hours allocated for CPD outings, Festival Week or Common Riding activities organised at school level. A teacher’s 35 hours of personal CPD is separate to this. Authority wide agreed Professional Development sessions (3 hours, Friday afternoons):  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 Proposal: Time for attendance at above sessions to come out of flexibility/ personal CPD Please supply any additional information below:etc.