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Where can I find out my PPA entitlement?

Last post 03/09/10 at 20:32 by Ciamabue, 3 replies
Post started by tigeresslady on 01/09/10 at 21:14

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    Posted by: tigeresslady 01/09/2010 at 21:14
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    I am working 0.6 as a reading recovery teacher (1-1) and 0.4 teaching whole class - PPA, TLR release etc. I have been told I'm not entitled to PPA time - at the most I can have 30 mins. Is the correct?
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    Posted by: sideshow 01/09/2010 at 21:22
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    You should at least get 10% of the 0.4 (not sure about the reading bit) and it should be in chunks of not less than 30 minutes at a time when the rest of the school is teaching too.
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    Posted by: becktonboy 02/09/2010 at 06:18
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    sideshow is quite correct about the 0.4: Assuming that is about 10-11 hours, you would be entitled to roughly an hour of PPA.   But ....

    Since the STPCD refers only to 'tinetabled teaching time', which it defines as the 'period of time in the school timetable during which the teacher has been assigned by the head teacher in the school time-table to teach pupils'  

    I can't see any reason why you actually wouldn't be entitled to full PPA on all of your timetable.

    I'm not sure how much planning, reporting and marking you have for any of your work but your head might be able to argue that, since you do less P, P and A for all of the teaching you do, perhaps you might have less PPA and in the interests of goodwill or good sense (definitely not the meeting ground for a lot of discussions on P&C in a lot of schools) you might agree to a reduction in your overall PPA.

    Try negotiating around this from the position that you are entitled to full PPA under the letter of the law, make it clear you are prepared to do the school a favour by making concessions on your entitlement and then work out something which seems reasonable to you. If your head continues with the original assertion, seek union support from your regional office to fight it.

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    Posted by: Ciamabue 03/09/2010 at 20:32
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    You should have 10% of your timetabled teaching time. I would contact your union and ask for advice - that is what you pay them for
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