Transcript AFT TRIP - National Union of Teachers

BRIEFING FOR NUT
SCHOOL REPS
 School Pay Policies
 National Action
Aims
To secure the best possible
school policy.
To win support for national
campaign.
The salutary tale of the Capuchin Monkeys ……
http://www.upworthy.com/2-monkeys-were-paidunequally-see-what-happens-next?g=2
Threats
School Pay Policies may:
Move away from Pay Spine.
Remove right to “portability”.
Contain divisive and arbitrary progression criteria.
Use inappropriate evidence to judge progression.
Make crossing the threshold more difficult.
Limit movement on the upper spine.
What we want Reps to do:
Divisions are discussing the LA model
policies with LAs. BUT decisions are made
at School/Academy level.
Rep Activity:meet with members
recruit non members
talk to NASUWT Rep
meet with head teacher
report back to members and Division
Threat One: Main
Could be
Minimum
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Maximum
Pay Spine
Currently and
NUT/NASUWT Policy
or
Minimum
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M1
M2
M3
M4
M5
Maximum M6
Threat Two:
Portability
Could be: Head says “Yes, we will give you a
job, but only if you take less pay”.
Currently and NUT/NASUWT Policy : if you
move school, the next school has to honour
your pay spine position.
Could be: Posts advertised as “main pay
range only”.
Currently and NUT/NASUWT Policy: No limits
on classroom teachers reaching UPS 3.
Threat three:
Progression Criteria
Government now requires all pay progression to be linked to appraisal.
Govt Model:
Relative criteria
Govt Model:
Absolute criteria
NUT/NASUWT
Criteria
If you’re in the
top 15%, get £x
Objectives are
set (which may
be unreachable)
I f you fail to
meet them, get
no progression.
Get progression
unless head tells
you early there is
a significant
problem, gives
you support, and
you don’t
manage to
address it.
If you’re in the
top 30%, get £y
Otherwise get
nothing!
Further Threats
Threat Four: Inappropriate Evidence.
Could be: include for example, pupil and parent views.
NUT/NASUWT policy include: only evidence arising from
performance management process.
Threat Five: Making crossing threshold more difficult.
Could be: ask for lots of written evidence, looking back more
than two years.
NUT/NASUWT policy: teachers on M6 need only have two
successful PMs to cross threshold.
Threat Six: Limiting movement on Upper Spine.
Could be: NAHT guidance says it’s “equitable” for teachers
to move to “middle” of upper range if they maintain criteria
and good progress towards objectives.
NUT/NASUWT policy: teachers should reach maximum of
Upper Spine if PMs are successful.
Talking to your head teacher
 Talk with members and NASUWT Rep before
seeing the head.
 Many heads will support our policy; don’t
assume there is a problem.
 If there is a problem:
• remember you are the representative of
members at the school, not acting as an
individual.
• tell the head you’ve been asked to report
back to members and the National Union.
• if necessary, tell the head further action is
possible if an agreement can’t be reached.
Arguments to influence the head
teacher
 Adopting a Union policy will keep staff on-side.
 Happy staff who feel valued are more likely to contribute
to school improvement and pupil progress.
 Evidence shows collaboration between teachers within
the school gets the best outcomes for pupils.
 Our policy meets all STPCD requirements.
 Our policy protects against possible grievances and
equalities issues.
 Our policy reduces the time that will need to be devoted
to consultation, record keeping, etc.
 Many other heads support our policy.
Victories are possible
For example: A NW borough adopted a
very aggressive appraisal policy and refused
to move when asked in talks.
Union had support from members and
staged 4 day strikes in 2 primary schools,
they threatened 6 day strikes in more
schools.
Local Authority then changed to a compliant
policy.
Share information …
Keep the Division (and thereby the Union)
informed.
Building a list of schools with the right
policy will really help to encourage others.
Winning in individual schools, including by
threats of strikes and strikes, will
encourage other heads to adopt our
policy.
Winning on your school policy is not
enough ..
We need a national campaign to fight for:
Statutory provisions which restore national pay
scales.
Statutory, provisions to protect against a change of
head or governors and protect you when you move
school.
Protections on workload and pensions as well. If
we don’t fight against this deregulation of pay, then
deregulation of conditions is next.
(NB. Threat to conditions includes 195 days, 1265 hours, 10%
PPA and limits on cover, not just the 25 tasks)
National Strategy
Public facing rallies, including
- 14th September, London
- 21st September, Exeter and Cambridge (tbc)
Escalating strike action:
- NW on June 27th.
- September and October everywhere else.
- National action after October half term
- and more to come.
Sustained (paid) strike action in individual schools
with non-compliant pay policy.
Finally ……
Local state of play with:
• Facilities time
• Action Short of Strike Action