About this guidance
This guidance from the Department relates to general pay matters, and should be read in conjunction with any related paragraphs of the school teachers’ pay and conditions document 2012, and overall in relation to paragraph 1.9 of the document which explains the basis on which local authorities (LAs), governing bodies and others (advanced skills teacher and excellent teacher assessors) must have regard to it.
Under section 127 of the 2002 Education Act, LAs and governing bodies must have regard to guidance issued by the Secretary of State about the procedure to be followed in applying the provisions of the document. A court or tribunal may take any failure of an employer to do so into account in any proceedings.
This guidance replaces the 2011 section 3 guidance.
Expiry/review date
This guidance is due to be updated on 1 September 2013.
What legislation does this guidance relate to?
This guidance relates to the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document 2012.
Who is this guidance for?
This guidance is for:
- local authorities;
- school leaders;
- school teachers; and
- governing bodies in maintained schools in England and Wales and their representatives.
Key points
The main changes to this guidance relate to:
- references to the teachers’ standards rather than the core standards (for England only);
- references reflecting the new arrangements for teacher appraisal in both England and Wales; and
- the fact that a teacher employed full-time must be available for work 195 days/1265 hours (the figures for the previous two years having been 194 and 1258.5 respectively due to additional public holidays).
