Introduction Every school must have a staffing structure which has been adopted by the relevant body after consultation with staff and unions. The purpose of this document is to provide headteachers and relevant bodies with guidance on the procedures for carrying out a review of the school staffing structure. This guidance has been drawn up following consultation with headteacher groups and all the recognised trade unions and associations: ASCL, ATL, NAHT, NASUWT, NUT and Unison. This guidance should be read in conjunction with other relevant documents, e.g. School Teachers' Pay and Conditions Document (STPCD), Conditions of Service for School Teachers in England and Wales (Burgundy Book),the National Agreement on Pay and Conditions of Service for support staff (the Green Book) and the school’s Pay Policy. It is recommended that academies which have chosen to continue to use the STPCD, Burgundy Book and/or the Green Book also follow this guidance. Where an academy uses this guidance the word should ‘school’ be taken to refer to the academy. The term 'relevant body' has been used throughout this guidance. In maintained schools this is the governing body. The differing structures of academies means that the academy trust will need to define the relevant body for the purposes of this guidance. Advice and support is available from an . Getting Started A review of a school’s staffing structure should be conducted with a view to ensuring that the management and deployment of all employees and the allocation of responsibilities and duties is effective and focused on teaching and learning to raise standards. All employees and representatives of recognised trade unions must be consulted during the review. Headteachers have a duty to advise and assist the relevant body in conducting the review and preparing an implementation plan The Headteacher will be responsible for conducting a staffing structure review. However, it is recommended that the full relevant body should take responsibility for two specific aspects of the review: approving the trial structure and implementation plan for consultation approving the final agreed staffing structure and implementation plan following consultation
Introduction Every school must have a staffing structure which has been adopted by the relevant body after consultation with staff and unions. The purpose of this document is to provide headteachers and relevant bodies with guidance on the procedures for carrying out a review of the school staffing structure. This guidance has been drawn up following consultation with headteacher groups and all the recognised trade unions and associations: ASCL, ATL, NAHT, NASUWT, NUT and Unison. This guidance should be read in conjunction with other relevant documents, e.g. School Teachers' Pay and Conditions Document (STPCD), Conditions of Service for School Teachers in England and Wales (Burgundy Book),the National Agreement on Pay and Conditions of Service for support staff (the Green Book) and the school’s Pay Policy. It is recommended that academies which have chosen to continue to use the STPCD, Burgundy Book and/or the Green Book also follow this guidance. Where an academy uses this guidance the word ‘school’ should be taken to refer to the academy. The term 'relevant body' has been used throughout this guidance. In maintained schools this is the governing body. The differing structures of academies means that the academy trust will need to define the relevant body for the purposes of this guidance. Advice and support is available from an . Getting Started A review of a school’s staffing structure should be conducted with a view to ensuring that the management and deployment of all employees and the allocation of responsibilities and duties is effective and focused on teaching and learning to raise standards. All employees and representatives of recognised trade unions must be consulted during the review. Headteachers have a duty to advise and assist the relevant body in conducting the review and preparing an implementation plan The Headteacher will be responsible for conducting a staffing structure review. However, it is recommended that the full relevant body should take responsibility for two specific aspects of the review: approving the structure and implementation plan for consultation approving the final agreed staffing structure and implementation plan following consultation trial
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