Workforce Reform
The National Agreement
The Agreement brought in a series of important changes to teachers' conditions of service and also opened the way for enhanced roles for support staff.
There were three distinct phases to the agreement:-
Phase
one:
- routine delegation of administrative and clerical tasks
- introduction of work/life balance clauses
- introduction
of leadership and management time for those with corresponding responsibilities
Phase two:
- introduction of new
limits on covering for absent colleagues
Phase three:
- introduction of guaranteed professional time for preparation,
planning and assessment (PPA time)
- introduction of dedicated headship time
- introduction of new invigilation
arrangements.
