Pay and conditions for teachers in residential establishments are aligned with those in the School Teachers' Pay and Conditions Document (STPCD) or the new Pay and Conditions Document for Wales, as well as the Burgundy Book.
However, there are a small number of allowances and pay scales that are not covered by the above provisions but are instead agreed by the Joint Negotiating Committee for Teachers in Residential Establishments (JNCTRE), of which NAHT is a member.
The 2021 circular has now been released with details of pay and conditions for teachers in residential establishments that are not covered by the School Teachers' Pay and Conditions Document, the new Pay and Conditions Document for Wales or the Burgundy Book. They are located below.
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Impact of pay freeze on the Teachers’ Pension Scheme
As members may be aware, the education unions have alerted the Department for Education to the potential impact the pay freeze could have on how some final salary pensions are calculated, due to a 'quirk' in the regulations.
This issue does not apply in the career average scheme, nor to colleagues in Wales who were not subject to the pay freeze in 2021/22.
The Department for Education is now considering amending the regulations to stop this issue occurring in the future. However, this will not resolve the problems that will be experienced this year.
As such NAHT, NASUWT, NEU, ASCL and Voice have written to all employers in England to highlight the problem and the action needed.
The joint correspondence sets out a practical way of ensuring the regulations work as intended by asking employers to create a change in the pay rate (suggested as small a change as £1 increase per annum) to engage regulation 37 (9) and (10), which will in turn trigger the revaluation of method B.
We encourage members to discuss this with their governing bodies, to consider the implications for their schools. NAHT has also been in touch with the National Governance Association (NGA) to raise this issue through their channels.
First published 22 February 2021