School Workforce Remodelling - National Workload Agreement contractual issues

In response to several queries from schools on contractual issues resulting from the implementation of the National Workload Agreement 'Raising Standards and Tackling Workload, it seems timely to remind schools about this.

The Agreement acknowledged the pressure on schools to raise standards and tackle unacceptable levels of workload for teachers and introduced a series of significant changes to teachers' conditions of service in three annual phases from September 2003. Significantly the Agreement did not focus solely on teachers. It acknowledged the vital role played by school support staff and led directly to the establishment of higher level teaching assistant (HLTA) standards and the certificate in school business management (CSBM). It also helped create other new roles in schools for adults who support teachers' work and pupils' learning. For full details of the three phases of contractual changes arising from the Agreement, please click here.

See also Section 4 of the School Teachers' Pay and Conditions Document 2006, guidance on changes to the Document resulting from the National Agreement at Teachernet, 2006.

For clarification specifically around the allocation of PPA time, i.e. who gets it, how much and when. Also, WAMG Note 17 'Effective Deployment of Higher Level Teaching Assistants' and Remodelling Newsletter No. 3 'When is a HLTA not a HLTA?' please click here.

If you need advice and support on workforce reform, please contact Peter Simmonds or Virginia Wakely in the School Workforce Remodelling Team on 01603 638092 OR your school's HR Consultant.