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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-school-teachers-pay-and-conditions-no-2-amendment-order-2007/article-2",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2007/1688",
  "legislation_title": "The Education (School Teachers' Pay and Conditions) (No. 2) (Amendment) Order 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-school-teachers-pay-and-conditions-no-2-amendment-order-2007",
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  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Amendment of the School Teachers' Pay and Conditions (No. 2) Order 2006",
  "text": "(1) The School Teachers' Pay and Conditions (No. 2) Order 2006 is amended in accordance with the following paragraphs.\n(2) In article 4, after the words “article 5” insert “(1) to (6), and on and after the coming into force of the Education (School Teachers' Pay and Conditions) (No. 2) (Amendment) Order, to article 5(7)”.\n(3) After article 5(6) insert the following—\n“(7) For Annex 6, substitute the Annex in the Schedule to this Order.”.\n(4) After the Minister’s signature insert the following—\n“SCHEDULE\nArticle 2(3)\nFor Annex 6 of the Document substitute the following—\nANNEX 6—Changes Taking Effect From 1st September 2007\n1 In Contents—\n(a) in the entry for paragraph 21, for “Performance threshold” substitute “Post-threshold”;\n(b) in the entry for ANNEX 1, for “Performance threshold standards” substitute “Professional standards for post-threshold teachers, excellent teachers and advanced skills teachers”;\n(c) the entry for ANNEX 2 is deleted.\n2 In paragraph 1.2—\n(a) for paragraph (a) of the definition of “advanced skills teacher post” substitute—\n“(a) in which the post-holder is required—\n(i) to be a qualified teacher who, prior to 1st September 2007, has been certified by an assessor as meeting the standards for advanced skills teachers applicable at the relevant time; or\n(ii) to be a qualified teacher who has, on or after 1st September 2007, satisfied the person to whom the task has been delegated that he meets the core standards, been assessed by an assessor as meeting the post-threshold teacher standards and been certified by that assessor as meeting the excellent teacher and the advanced skills teacher standards; or\n(iii) to be a post-threshold teacher who has, on or after 1st September 2007, satisfied the person to whom the task has been delegated that he meets the core standards and the post-threshold teacher standards and been certified by an assessor as meeting the excellent teacher standards and the advanced skills teacher standards; or\n(iv) to be an excellent teacher who has, on or after 1st September 2007, satisfied the person to whom the task has been delegated that he meets the core standards, the post-threshold teacher standards and the excellent teacher standards and been certified by an assessor as meeting the advanced skills teacher standards; and\nto undertake one or more of the duties listed in paragraph 69.1 in accordance with paragraph 69.2;”;\n(b) after the definition of “advanced skills teacher post” insert—\n““advanced skills teacher standards” means the professional standards which an advanced skills teacher is required to meet, as set out in Annex 1, where each advanced skills teacher standard is prefixed by the letter ‘A’;”;\n(c) after the definition of “classroom teacher” insert—\n““core standards” means the professional standards which all post-threshold teachers, excellent teachers and advanced skills teachers are required to meet, as set out in Annex 1, where each core standard is prefixed by the letter ‘C’;”;\n(d) for paragraph (a) of the definition of “excellent teacher post” substitute—\n“(a) in which the post-holder is required—\n(i) to be a post-threshold teacher who, prior to 1st September 2005, has been assessed as meeting the standards for advanced skills teachers applicable at the relevant time; or\n(ii) to be a post-threshold teacher who, on or after 1st September 2005 and prior to 1st September 2007, has been certified by an assessor as meeting the standards in Annex 2 of the 2005 Document or of the 2006 Document; or\n(iii) to be a post-threshold teacher who, on or after 1st September 2007, has satisfied the person to whom the task has been delegated that he meets the core standards and the post-threshold teacher standards and been certified by an assessor as meeting the excellent teacher standards or the advanced skills teacher standards; and\nto undertake the duties listed in paragraph 71; and”;\n(e) after the definition of “excellent teacher post” insert—\n““excellent teacher standards” means the professional standards which an excellent teacher is required to meet, as set out in Annex 1, where each excellent teacher standard is prefixed by the letter ‘E’;”;\n(f) after the definition of “Fast Track teacher” insert—\n““Fast Track teacher standards” means the standards which a Fast Track teacher is required to meet, as set out in Annex 3;”;\n(g) the definition of “performance threshold standards” is deleted;\n(h) for sub-paragraph (a) of the definition of “post-threshold teacher” substitute—\n“(a) (i) prior to 1st September 2007, has been assessed as having met the performance threshold standards throughout the relevant period in accordance with an earlier Document; or\n(ii) on or after 1st September 2007, has satisfied the person to whom the task has been delegated that he meets the core standards and has been assessed by that person as having met the post-threshold teacher standards throughout the relevant period;”;\n(i) in sub-paragraph (d) of the definition of “post-threshold teacher”, after the words “Annex 2” insert “of an earlier Document or the advanced skills teacher standards”;\n(j) after the definition of “post-threshold teacher” insert—\n““post-threshold teacher standards” means the professional standards which a post-threshold teacher is required to meet, as set out in Annex 1,where each post-threshold teacher standard is prefixed by the letter ‘P’;”;\n(k) after the definition of “relevant body” insert—\n““relevant period” means the two year period immediately preceding the date of the application for assessment against the post-threshold teacher standards or, where the applicant has not been engaged in the provision of education to children of school age throughout that time, the most recent aggregate period of two years in the five years immediately preceding the date of the application;”.\n3 In paragraph 4.1(c), for the words “performance threshold standards” substitute “post-threshold teacher standards”.\n4 For the pay spine in paragraph 6.4 substitute—\n“\nSpine Point\nAnnual Salary England & Wales excluding the London Area\nAnnual Salary Inner London Area\nAnnual Salary Outer London Area\nAnnual Salary Fringe Area\n£\n£\n£\n£\nL1\n34,938\n41,541\n37,710\n35,901\nL2\n35,814\n42,420\n38,586\n36,777\nL3\n36,708\n43,317\n39,477\n37,671\nL4\n37,623\n44,229\n40,398\n38,589\nL5\n38,559\n45,171\n41,334\n39,528\nL6\n39,525\n46,134\n42,297\n40,491\nL7\n40,590\n47,202\n43,365\n41,559\nL8\n41,526\n48,135\n44,301\n42,489\nL9\n42,564\n49,170\n45,336\n43,530\nL10\n43,656\n50,265\n46,431\n44,622\nL11\n44,790\n51,393\n47,559\n45,753\nL12\n45,822\n52,431\n48,597\n46,791\nL13\n46,968\n53,577\n49,743\n47,937\nL14\n48,138\n54,747\n50,907\n49,104\nL15\n49,338\n55,941\n52,107\n50,298\nL16\n50,649\n57,258\n53,421\n51,615\nL17\n51,813\n58,422\n54,585\n52,785\nL18\n53,115\n59,724\n55,890\n54,081\nL19\n54,432\n61,041\n57,207\n55,398\nL20\n55,782\n62,391\n58,557\n56,751\nL21\n57,162\n63,771\n59,937\n58,134\nL22\n58,581\n65,190\n61,353\n59,550\nL23\n60,033\n66,636\n62,805\n60,996\nL24\n61,521\n68,130\n64,293\n62,490\nL25\n63,051\n69,657\n65,823\n64,014\nL26\n64,611\n71,217\n67,383\n65,580\nL27\n66,210\n72,816\n68,982\n67,176\nL28\n67,854\n74,460\n70,626\n68,817\nL29\n69,534\n76,143\n72,306\n70,503\nL30\n71,265\n77,874\n74,037\n72,228\nL31\n73,026\n79,635\n75,801\n73,995\nL32\n74,841\n81,447\n77,613\n75,810\nL33\n76,701\n83,307\n79,476\n77,670\nL34\n78,597\n85,206\n81,372\n79,566\nL35\n80,550\n87,159\n83,322\n81,519\nL36\n82,545\n89,151\n85,314\n83,511\nL37\n84,597\n91,209\n87,372\n85,563\nL38\n86,691\n93,297\n89,463\n87,657\nL39\n88,803\n95,409\n91,575\n89,766\nL40\n91,020\n97,632\n93,795\n91,989\nL41\n93,294\n99,906\n96,069\n94,260\nL42\n95,631\n102,237\n98,400\n96,600\nL43\n98,022\n104,628\n100,794\n98,991\n”\n5 For the groups and pay ranges in paragraph 8.3 substitute—\n“\nGroup\nRange of Spine Points\nAnnual Salary Range England & Wales excluding the London Area\nAnnual Salary Range Inner London Area\nAnnual Salary Range Outer London Area\nAnnual Salary Range Fringe Area\n£\n£\n£\n£\n1\nL6–\nL18\n39,525–\n53,115\n46,134–\n59,724\n42,297–\n55,890\n40,491–\n54,081\n2\nL8–\nL21\n41,526–\n57,162\n48,135–\n63,771\n44,301–\n59,937\n42,489–\n58,134\n3\nL11–\nL24\n44,790–\n61,521\n51,393–\n68,130\n47,559–\n64,293\n45,753–\n62,490\n4\nL14–\nL27\n48,138–\n66,210\n54,747–\n72,816\n50,907–\n68,982\n49,104–\n67,176\n5\nL18–\nL31\n53,115–\n73,026\n59,724–\n79,635\n55,890–\n75,801\n54,081–\n73,995\n6\nL21–\nL35\n57,162–\n80,550\n63,771–\n87,159\n59,937–\n83,322\n58,134–\n81,519\n7\nL24–\nL39\n61,521–\n88,803\n68,130–\n95,409\n64,293–\n91,575\n62,490–\n89,766\n8\nL28–\nL43\n67,854–\n98,022\n74,460–\n104,628\n70,626–\n100,794\n68,817–\n98,991\n”\n6 For the pay scale in paragraph 17.3 substitute—\n“\nSpine Point\nAnnual Salary England & Wales excluding the London Area\nAnnual Salary Inner London Area\nAnnual Salary Outer London Area\nAnnual Salary Fringe Area\n£\n£\n£\n£\nM1\n20,133\n24,168\n23,118\n21,102\nM2\n21,726\n25,548\n24,501\n22,692\nM3\n23,472\n27,327\n26,247\n24,438\nM4\n25,278\n29,328\n28,053\n26,250\nM5\n27,270\n31,584\n30,432\n28,239\nM6\n29,427\n33,936\n32,751\n30,393\n”\n7 For the pay scale in paragraph 19.2 substitute—\n“\nSpine Point\nAnnual Salary England & Wales excluding the London Area\nAnnual Salary Inner London Area\nAnnual Salary Outer London Area\nAnnual Salary Fringe Area\n£\n£\n£\n£\nU1\n31,878\n37,809\n34,650\n32,847\nU2\n33,060\n39,666\n35,832\n34,026\nU3\n34,281\n41,004\n37,164\n35,250\n”\n8 For paragraph 21, including the heading, substitute—\n“\nAssessment against Post-threshold teacher standards\n21.1\nA qualified teacher (“the applicant”) may apply once in any school year to the relevant body for assessment against the post-threshold teacher standards when, or at any time after, he has been placed on point M6 of the main pay scale.\n21.2\nWhere an applicant is employed to teach at more than one school he may not apply to the relevant body of more than one such school.\n21.3.1\nExcept where the applicant is an unattached teacher, the relevant body shall delegate the receipt and assessment of the application to the head teacher.\n21.3.2\nWhere the applicant is an unattached teacher, the relevant body shall delegate the receipt and assessment of the application to a person with management responsibility for the applicant.\n21.4\nThe application shall contain a summary of the evidence the teacher wishes to rely on in order to demonstrate that he has met the post-threshold teacher standards throughout the relevant period.\n21.4A\nPrior to carrying out the assessment against the post-threshold teacher standards, the person to whom the task of assessing the application has been delegated must be satisfied, by reference to the most recent review of the applicant’s performance, that the applicant meets the core standards.\n21.4B\nWhere the person to whom the task of assessing the application has been delegated is not satisfied that the applicant meets the core standards, he shall reject the application and inform the applicant, giving reasons.\n21.5\nWhere the person to whom the task of assessing the application has been delegated is satisfied that the applicant meets the core standards, he shall go on to carry out the assessment against the post-threshold teacher standards.\n21.6\nHaving carried out the assessment against the post-threshold teacher standards (which shall include consideration of the application, the evidence mentioned in the application and such other evidence as he thinks appropriate), the person to whom the task of assessing the application has been delegated shall determine whether the applicant has met those standards throughout the relevant period and inform the applicant of his decision and, where he determines that he has not met those standards he shall reject the application, giving reasons.\n”.\n9 In paragraph 24.2—\n(a) in sub-paragraph (a), for “£6,663” and “£11,275” substitute “£6,829” and “£11,557” respectively;\n(b) in sub paragraph (b), for “£2,306” and “£5,638” substitute “£2,364” and “£5,778” respectively.\n10 For paragraphs 25 and 26 substitute—\n“\n25.1\nThis paragraph applies to a TLR award to a classroom teacher prior to 1st September 2007 to which he remains entitled on that date.\n25.2\nSubject to paragraph 24.2, the amount of the TLR shall be increased by the relevant body by 2.5% with effect from 1st September 2007.\n26.1\nThis paragraph applies where the relevant body has conducted a review of their staffing structure and has determined that a TLR of a specified amount should attach to a particular post within the staff structure but the TLR is not yet in payment.\n26.2\nSubject to paragraph 24.2, the relevant body shall increase the specified amount of the TLR by 2.5% with effect from 1st September 2007.\n”.\n11 In paragraph 28.1, for “£1,818” and “£3,597” substitute “£1,866” and “£3,687” respectively.\n12 For the pay spine in paragraph 31.1 substitute—\n“\nSpine Point\nAnnual Salary England & Wales excluding the London Area\nAnnual Salary Inner London Area\nAnnual Salary Outer London Area\nAnnual Salary Fringe Area\n£\n£\n£\n£\nAST1\n34,938\n41,541\n37,710\n35,901\nAST2\n35,814\n42,420\n38,586\n36,777\nAST3\n36,708\n43,317\n39,477\n37,671\nAST4\n37,623\n44,229\n40,398\n38,589\nAST5\n38,559\n45,171\n41,334\n39,528\nAST6\n39,525\n46,134\n42,297\n40,491\nAST7\n40,590\n47,202\n43,365\n41,559\nAST8\n41,526\n48,135\n44,301\n42,489\nAST9\n42,564\n49,170\n45,336\n43,530\nAST10\n43,656\n50,265\n46,431\n44,622\nAST11\n44,790\n51,393\n47,559\n45,753\nAST12\n45,822\n52,431\n48,597\n46,791\nAST13\n46,968\n53,577\n49,743\n47,937\nAST14\n48,138\n54,747\n50,907\n49,104\nAST15\n49,338\n55,941\n52,107\n50,298\nAST16\n50,649\n57,258\n53,421\n51,615\nAST 17\n51,813\n58,422\n54,585\n52,785\nAST 18\n53,115\n59,724\n55,890\n54,081\n”\n13 For paragraph 32, including the heading, substitute—\n“Assessment against the advanced skills teacher standards, the excellent teacher standards and the Fast Track teacher standards\nEligibility\n32.1\nA classroom teacher who is not a post-threshold teacher who has been selected for interview for an advanced skills teacher post is eligible to apply for assessment against the post-threshold teacher standards, the excellent teacher standards and the advanced skills teacher standards.\n32.2\nA post-threshold teacher who has been selected for interview for an advanced skills teacher post is eligible to apply for assessment against the excellent teacher standards and the advanced skills teacher standards.\n32.3\nAn excellent teacher who has been selected for interview for an advanced skills teacher post is eligible to apply for assessment against the advanced skills teacher standards.\n32.4\nA post-threshold teacher who is placed at point U3 on the pay scale set out in paragraph 19.2 and who is employed by a relevant body that has an excellent teacher’s post that is vacant, is eligible to apply for assessment against the excellent teacher standards.\n32.5\nA classroom teacher who is not a post-threshold teacher is eligible to apply for assessment against the Fast Track teacher standards.\n”.\n14 For paragraph 34, including the heading, substitute—\n“\nAdvanced skills teacher and excellent teacher pre-assessment\n34.1\nParagraphs 34.1A to 34.1E apply where an eligible teacher (“the applicant”) applies for assessment against the relevant standards set out in Annex 1.\n34.1A\nBefore he can be assessed against the relevant standards by an assessor, the applicant must meet the standards which apply to any person on the same pay scale or pay spine as the applicant or, where the applicant is an excellent teacher, any person on an excellent teacher’s salary.\n34.1B\nExcept where the applicant is an unattached teacher, the relevant body shall delegate the task of determining whether an applicant meets the standards referred to in paragraph 34.1A to the head teacher.\n34.1C\nWhere the applicant is an unattached teacher, the relevant body shall delegate the task of determining whether the applicant meets the standards referred to in paragraph 34.1A to a person with management responsibility for the applicant.\n34.1D\nWhere the person to whom the task of determining whether the applicant meets the standards referred to in paragraph 34.1A has been delegated is not satisfied that the applicant meets those standards, he shall reject the application and inform the applicant, giving reasons.\n34.1E\nWhere the person to whom the task of determining whether the applicant meets the standards referred to in paragraph 34.1A has been delegated is satisfied that the applicant meets those standards, he shall inform the applicant and pass the application, together with all the evidence, to the assessor.\nAdvanced skills teacher, excellent teacher and Fast Track teacher assessment\n34.2\nParagraphs 34.2A and 34.2B apply where an eligible teacher (“the applicant”) applies for assessment against the relevant standards set out in Annex 1 or Annex 3, as the case may be.\n34.2A\nThe assessor shall assess the applicant against the relevant standards and determine whether he meets them.\n34.2B\nThe assessor shall inform the applicant of his decision, and where he determines that the applicant does not meet the relevant standards, give reasons.\n34.2C\nIn the case of an assessment against the relevant standards set out in Annex 1, where the assessor determines that the applicant meets the relevant standards, he shall also issue a certificate to that effect.\n”.\n15 In paragraph 35.4 (a), for the words “standards set out in Annex 2” substitute “relevant standards set out in Annex 1”.\n16 In paragraph 39.1(b), for the words “been certified as meeting the standards set out in Annex 2” substitute—\n“—\n(i) prior to 1st September 2005, been assessed as meeting the standards for advanced skills teachers applicable at the relevant time; or\n(ii) on or after 1st September 2005 and prior to 1st September 2007, been certified by an assessor as meeting the standards set out in Annex 2 of the 2005 Document or of the 2006 Document; or\n(iii) on or after 1st September 2007, satisfied the person to whom the task has been delegated that he meets the core standards and the post-threshold standards and been certified by an assessor as meeting the excellent teacher standards or the advanced skills teacher standards.”.\n17 For the table in paragraph 39.2 substitute—\n“\nAnnual Salary England and Wales (excluding the London Area)\nAnnual Salary Inner London Area\nAnnual Salary Outer London\nAnnual Salary Fringe Area\n£\n£\n£\n£\n36,771\n43,860\n39,747\n37,809\n”\n18 For the pay scale in paragraph 41.1 substitute—\n“\nSpine Point\nAnnual Salary England & Wales excluding the London Area\nAnnual Salary Inner London Area\nAnnual Salary Outer London Area\nAnnual Salary Fringe Area\n£\n£\n£\n£\n1\n14,751\n18,552\n17,523\n15,720\n2\n15,417\n19,215\n18,186\n16,383\n3\n16,056\n19,857\n18,831\n17,028\n4\n16,722\n20,523\n19,497\n17,694\n5\n17,397\n21,201\n20,169\n18,366\n6\n18,045\n21,846\n20,820\n19,011\n7\n18,711\n22,509\n21,483\n19,674\n8\n20,256\n24,054\n23,031\n21,225\n9\n22,011\n25,809\n24,786\n22,977\n10\n23,331\n27,129\n26,106\n24,297\n”\n19 In paragraph 63—\n(a) for paragraphs 63.9.1 and 63.9.2 substitute—\n“\n63.9.1\nsatisfying himself whether a teacher at the school who applies for a post-threshold teacher assessment under paragraph 21 meets the core standards and, where he is so satisfied, assessing whether that teacher has met the post-threshold teacher standards throughout the relevant period;\n63.9.2\nwhere he is not satisfied that the teacher meets the core standards or, having gone on to assess the teacher against the post-threshold teacher standards, he determines that the teacher has not met the post-threshold teacher standards throughout the relevant period, explaining to the teacher the reasons for his decision and giving him advice about those aspects of his performance which must be improved in order to meet those standards;\n”;\n(b) for paragraphs 63.10.1 and 63.10.2 substitute—\n“\n63.10.1\nsatisfying himself, in connection with an application by a teacher at the school for assessment against the relevant standards set out in Annex 1, that the teacher meets the standards which apply to any person on the same pay scale or pay spine as the applicant or, where the applicant is an excellent teacher, any person on an excellent teacher’s salary and, where he is not so satisfied, explaining to the teacher the reasons for his decision and giving him advice about the aspects of his performance which must be improved in order to meet those standards;\n63.10.2\nproviding, in connection with an application for an assessment by an assessor against the relevant standards set out in Annex 1 by a teacher at the school or a teacher who was previously employed at the school—\n(a) such documents, other information and assistance as may reasonably be requested by the teacher; and\n(b) such assistance as may reasonably be requested by the assessor;\n”.\n20 For ANNEX 1, including the heading, substitute—\n“ANNEX 1—Professional standards for post-threshold teachers, excellent teachers and advanced skills teachers\nInterpretation\nIn the table below—\nthe letter “A” indicates an advanced skills teacher standard;\nthe letter “C” indicates a core standard;\nthe letter “E” indicates an excellent teacher standard;\nthe letter “P” indicates a post-threshold teacher standard;\n“classroom” means any setting where teaching and learning take place;\n“formative assessment” means the process by which a teacher and learner identify the learner’s needs and teaching and learning activities are adapted in order to meet those needs;\n“learners” is used instead of the term `children and young people' when learning is the main focus of the standard and means all children and young people;\n“lessons” or “sequences of lessons” means all teaching and learning activities, wherever they take place, whatever their nature and length, and however they might be organised;\n“personalised learning” means learning which focuses on individual progress, for the purposes of enhancing achievement, participation and progress at school;\n“subjects/curriculum areas” means all forms of organised learning across the curriculum;\n“well-being”, in relation to children and young people, means their—\n(a) physical and mental health and emotional well-being;\n(b) protection from harm and neglect;\n(c) education, training and recreation;\n(d) contribution to society; and\n(e) social and economic well-being;\n“workplace” means any educational establishment or other place where teaching and learning take place.”\n21 ANNEX 2 is deleted.”.",
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