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A MODEL CONTRACT FOR FULL-TIME TEACHING STAFF

Name: .
Job Title: .
Date of Commencement of Employment: .
N.B.

1.

More detailed provisions relating to many of the terms and conditions


set out in this contract are to be found in the Conditions of Service
Handbook and the accompanying Joint Commentary.
Duties

1.1.

You will carry out your duties under the reasonable direction of the
College Principal. The Principal may from time to time delegate this
responsibility and other responsibilities mentioned in this contract to
other members of the College management.

1.2

You may be called upon to perform any of the duties set out in
Appendix 4 of the Conditions of Service Handbook which may
reasonably be assigned to you. The particular tasks required of you will
be specified in a job description. This job description may be changed
provided always that the tasks specified are consistent with the list of
duties laid down in Appendix 4 of the Conditions of Service Handbook
and that changes will only be made after consultation with you.

2.

Working Time

2.1

Subject to the provisions in the other paragraphs of this section, you


may be required to work for 195 days in any year of which 190 will be
days on which you may be required to teach in addition to carrying out
other duties. Within this 195 days, up to 1265 hours a year will be
allocated reasonably to you by the Principal. Details of this directed
time will be provided by the Principal.

2.2

Within the 1265 hours you may be required to teach for up to 6 hours
over two evenings per week. Any teaching in the evening beyond this
level would be undertaken only on a voluntary basis.

2.3

In addition to the requirements in 2.1 above, you will work such


additional hours as may be needed to enable you to discharge your
duties effectively including, in particular, the marking of students work,
the writing of reports on students and the preparation of lessons,
teaching material and teaching programmes.

2.4

In this section, year means a period of 12 months commencing on 1st


September [unless the Colleges academic year begins in August in
which case the date quoted should be 1st August].

2.5

Details of your holiday periods will be made available to you by the


Principal. You will be paid full salary during these holiday periods
unless you are receiving less than full salary arising from the
application of the sick pay scheme, maternity scheme, etc.

3.

Place of Work

3.1 Your principal place(s) of work is/are at the Colleges site(s) at but you
may be required to move your principal place of work to the Colleges
site(s) at or any new site(s) within [] miles of your original principal
place(s) of work.
3.2 From time to time you may be required to attend for duty at places other
than the Colleges site(s).
4.

Salary
Posts on the Main Scale/PSP Range
Option A - For appointees without PSP

4.1

Your starting salary will be point . of the Sixth Form Colleges


Teachers Main Scale (currently . per annum) which will be paid
monthly by credit transfer on the . day of the month.
The current values of the Main Scale are:

.

.

.

4.2

At the time of appointment qualifications and teaching experience will


be taken into account (and other relevant experience may be taken into
account at the Colleges discretion). You will progress by one spine
point each 1st September until the maximum point is reached, unless
performance in any one year is deemed to be unsatisfactory.

4.3

When point 6 is reached you will be eligible to apply for the


Professional Standards Payment. If you meet the criteria in the Sixth
Form Colleges scheme your pay will be increased the following
September to and you will be placed on the first point of the PSP
range. Full details of the PSP scheme are contained in the Conditions
of Service Handbook.

May 2007

4.4

The current values of the PSP range are:

Option B - For appointees with PSP

4.5

Your starting salary will be point of the Sixth Form College


Teachers PSP range (currently _____ per annum) which will be paid
monthly by credit transfer on the day of the month.

4.6

The current values of the PSP Range are:

4.7

Your position on the PSP Range will normally be reviewed every two
years taking into account the outcome of annual performance reviews.
Posts on the Management Ranges

4.8

Your starting salary will be point . of the Sixth Form College


Teachers Management Range .. Your current salary is .. per
annum which includes PSP / does not include PSP for which you are
eligible to apply. Full details of the PSP scheme are contained in the
Conditions of Service Handbook. Your salary will be paid monthly by
credit transfer on the . day of the month.
The current values of this Range including PSP are:
.
.
.

4.9

Your position on this Range will normally be reviewed every two years
taking into account the outcome of annual performance reviews.

Where appropriate
4.10

Your salary will also include the Sixth Form College Teachers Inner
London / Outer London / Fringe Area Allowance (currently .. per
annum).
(N.B. Reference must also be made here to any other contractual
remuneration which may apply).

May 2007

Where there are changes in your duties and responsibilities which have
salary consequences, these will normally be effected on 1 st September, but
where appropriate can take effect at other times of the year.
4.12

Annual performance reviews will be conducted in accordance with the


Performance Management Framework, which is contained in the
Conditions of Service Handbook.

4.13

The pay levels will be reviewed from time to time by the Corporation,
who will give due consideration to the recommendations of the National
Committee for Teaching Staff in deciding on levels of pay.

Pension
You will become a member of the Teachers Pension Scheme subject
to its terms and conditions from time to time in force, unless you
choose otherwise. A contracting out certificate is in force for the
Teachers Pension Scheme.

6.

Appraisal and Staff Development


You will be required:
a)

to participate in College arrangements made in the light of the


responsibility for the appraisal of staff that is laid on the College
Principal in the Colleges Articles of Government and to
participate in reviews from time to time of your methods of
teaching and programmes of work;

b)

to participate in reasonable arrangements for your further


training and development. If you are unqualified at the time of
appointment you will need to obtain a qualification appropriate to
your teaching duties within two years of the start of your
appointment [four years for part-time]. The College will provide
further details of suitable qualifications and the necessary
arrangements if appropriate.

7.

Introductory Period (For All New Appointments)

7.1

Confirmation of your appointment will be subject to satisfactory


completion of an introductory period of months. During this period
you will be expected to establish your suitability for the appointment.

7.2

Newly qualified teachers [with PGCE (schools)] may be able to


participate in a formal induction period, involving a Local Authority. The
College will provide further details of this scheme if appropriate.

May 2007

8.

Grievance and Disciplinary Procedures

8.1

If you have a grievance relating to your employment, you are entitled


to express it. The procedure for this is set out in a document that the
Corporation has adopted which is available from . The person
whom you should see first if you have a grievance is

8.2

The disciplinary rules and procedures applicable to you are set out in a
document that the Corporation has adopted which is available from
.. An appeal against a written warning must be made to .
within . days of receipt of the disciplinary letter. An appeal against
dismissal must be made to . within .. days of receipt of the
dismissal letter.

9.

Period of Notice
You are entitled to receive, or required to give, two months notice of
termination of employment and in the Summer term three months,
terminating at the end of term as defined below for this purpose:
the Summer term ends on 31st August
the Autumn term ends on 31st December
the Spring term ends on 30th April
However, if you have been continuously employed for more than eight
years you are entitled to receive longer notice as specified in the
Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978.

10.

Period of Continuous Employment

10.1

Your period of continuous service for statutory employment rights dates


from the date of commencement of your service with this College. This
date is

10.2

If you have previous continuous service with an organisation(s)


covered by the Redundancy Payments (Local Government)
(Modification) Orders this will be included in calculating your
entitlement to a redundancy payment, maternity pay and leave and
sickness allowance. This continuous service dates from

11.

Sickness Pay and Leave


Your entitlement to sickness pay and leave, the notification procedure
for reporting sick, the certification procedure for illness and injury and
deductions made in respect of state benefits are described in the
documents referred to in paragraph 15.

May 2007

12.

Maternity Pay and Leave


If you become pregnant, you may, dependent on your length of
continuous service, be eligible to receive maternity pay and you may
have a right to return to work after you have had your baby. Full details
of your maternity conditions are contained in the documents referred to
in paragraph 15.

13.

Paternity Pay and Leave


Fathers will be entitled to 2 weeks paid paternity leave within 8 weeks
of the childs birth. The contractual entitlement under the NJC Paternity
Leave Scheme will be for one week at full pay and one week at the
statutory level of pay.

14.

Adoption Leave
There is a statutory right to adoption leave for which statutory adoption
pay is payable. This is the same as Statutory Maternity Leave, with 26
weeks Ordinary Adoption Leave and 26 weeks Additional Adoption
Leave. It can be taken by either the adoptive mother or father and one
partner can take adoption leave and one can take Paternity Leave.
The statutory pay arrangements are the same as Statutory Maternity
Pay.

15.

Other Terms and Conditions

15.1

Other terms and conditions of service together with those explicitly laid
down or referred to in this contract are embodied in documents
available for you to refer to in the College. These documents include
those recommendations from the national Committee for Teaching Staff
that have been adopted by the Corporation. These terms and
conditions are supplemented by local collective agreements reached
with trade unions recognised by the College and by the rules of the
College.

15.2

National recommendations on terms and conditions of your


employment that have been adopted by the Corporation currently
cover:
Working Time
Appointment
Travel and subsistence
Conduct
Sickness pay and leave
Maternity leave and pay
Paternity leave and pay
Age of retirement
Insurance for assault

May 2007

Local collective agreements affecting other terms and conditions of your


employment currently cover:
(Possible examples would be:
Provision for time off (other than holidays and sickness)
Time off for trade union representatives
Premature retirement/redundancy
Health and Safety)
15.4

16.

From time to time variations in your terms and conditions of


employment will result from decisions by the Corporation to adopt
nationally negotiated recommendations and these will be separately
notified to you.

Conduct
During your employment you are expected to act in the best interests
of the college at all times. You are obliged at all times to act in
accordance with the provisions of the College Staff Rules of Conduct. A
copy of this document is available from .

17.

Data Protection
By signing this contract I consent to the College creating and
maintaining computer and paper based records on me, in compliance
with the Data Protection Act 1998, both during and after my
employment. I consent that any such data may be processed if it is
necessary for the performance of my employment contract with the
College and/or is necessary for the purposes of exercising or
performing any right or obligation which is conferred or imposed by law
on the College in connection with my employment.

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