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Local Negotiating Committee for Teachers. John Black LNCT Teachers’ Side EIS (Local Exec. President) / Head Teacher Fetterangus Primary Agenda: Negotiating and consultative mechanisms LNCT Activities. Negotiating & consultative machinery. SNCT Scottish Negotiating Committee for Teachers
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Local Negotiating Committee for Teachers • John Black • LNCT Teachers’ Side • EIS (Local Exec. President) / Head Teacher Fetterangus Primary • Agenda: • Negotiating and consultative mechanisms • LNCT Activities
Negotiating & consultative machinery • SNCT • Scottish Negotiating Committee for Teachers • LNCT • Local Negotiating Committee for Teachers • School-based consultative arrangements • Whole-school • Departmental
SNCT National Conditions of Service • Salaries, pensions, working year etc. • Teachers’ Side - 13 EIS, 3 SSTA, 2 Others • COSLA – Elected Members / Directorate • Scottish Government – Civil Servants / Gov. officials • www.snct.org.uk contains national and local agreements
School-based Consultations • Internal matters • Quality Improvement Plan • Standards and Quality Report • Annual Working Time Agreement • 190 hours collegiate time activities • 22.5 hrs class contact • 7.5 hrs personal preparation and correction • 5 hrs. collegiate time (x 38 weeks =190 hrs)
Composition of LNCT • Teachers’ panel • EIS(10), SSTA (2), PAT(1), AHDS(1), HAS(1), NASUWT(1) • Elect teachers’ side Joint Chair and Joint Secretary • Nominate LNCT representatives for working groups • LNCT Teachers’ side • EIS(4), SSTA(1) other(1) • Joint Chair and Joint Secretary • LNCT Management side • Head of Service (Joint Chair), Joint Secretary, Head of Personnel, QIO, Secondary and Primary HT reps • LNCT Joint Chairs and Secretaries have key role
Joint Chairs / Secretaries • Teachers’ side • Joint Chair Jack Barnett • Joint Secretary Pat Flanagan • Management side • Joint Chair Laura Mason • Joint Secretary Gordon Bulloch
LNCT working methods • LNCT meetings ( 6 per year) covers nursery, primary, secondary and special schools and all grades of staff. • Consult/negotiate education policy, working conditions for teachers and learning conditions for young people • EL&L Working groups • e.g. BBBL, CfE, Recruitment, Parental Involvement. • Regular formal and informal meetings • LNCT Joint Secretaries, Personnel and TU
2007-08 LNCT Agenda Items • Monitoring of Working Time agreements • Visiting Specialist & Permanent Supply Guidelines • Cluster Management / Shared headships • GLOW Implementation Plan • Job Descriptions • Appointments Procedures
2008-09 Agenda Items • Rationale and Principles of Curriculum Design • Review of LNCT operating practices • SFL Allocation and Redeployment