Article 11 School Teachers' Pay and Conditions

After paragraph 19B.12 there shall be inserted the following paragraphs—

“19B.13.1

This paragraph applies where a school closes before all the procedures referred to in paragraph 19B or 19D in relation to the threshold assessment of a teacher are completed.

19B.13.2

In the case of a teacher who takes up his next post at another school (“the new school”), the head teacher of the closing school, the assessor allocated to the closing school, the head teacher of the new school and the assessor allocated to the new school shall make such arrangements as they see fit for and in connection with—

(a)

the transfer of the teacher’s application for threshold assessment and other documents pertaining to his assessment to the new school; and

(b)

the completion of the procedures in relation to the teacher’s assessment referred to in paragraphs 19B and 19D.

19B.13.3

In the case of a teacher who takes up his next post as an unattached teacher, the head teacher of the closing school, the assessor allocated to the closing school, the Chief Education Officer of the authority which will employ the teacher in his new post, any person nominated by the Chief Education Officer to act as the teacher’s designated line manager for the purposes of paragraph 19C and the assessor allocated to the authority shall make such arrangements as they see fit for and in connection with—

(a)

the transfer of the teacher’s application for threshold assessment and other documents pertaining to his assessment to his designated line manager, and where no designated line manager has been nominated, to the assessor allocated to the authority; and

(b)

the completion of the procedures in relation to the teacher’s assessment referred to in paragraphs 19B, 19C and 19D.

19B.14.1

Where paragraph 19B would otherwise operate so as to require a head teacher to make an assessment of his own application for threshold assessment—

(a)

paragraphs 19B.14.2 to 19B.14.5 shall apply in relation to the assessment of such teacher’s application in place of paragraphs 19B.2 to 19B.4; and

(b)

the other provisions of paragraphs 19B and 19D shall apply in relation to that assessment with the modifications specified in paragraphs 19B.14.6 to 19B.14.9.

19B.14.2

The teacher shall prepare an application for threshold assessment complying with the requirements of paragraph 19B.2.2 (subject to paragraph 19B.2.3), and he shall give it to the assessor allocated to the school.

19B.14.3

The assessor shall consider the application and such of the evidence mentioned in the application and such other evidence as he thinks appropriate, and he may—

(a)

consult or seek further information from the teacher who made the application, the previous head teacher of his school or the head teacher of his previous school, and any person with management responsibility for him;

(b)

observe the teacher teaching.

19B.14.4

The assessor shall determine whether the teacher—

(a)

has met each of the performance threshold standards throughout the relevant period, and so has passed the threshold; or

(b)

has not met each of the performance threshold standards throughout the relevant period, and so has not passed the threshold.

19B.14.5

The assessor shall record in writing on the application—

(a)

what evidence in addition to that relied upon by the teacher he took into account;

(b)

his assessment of whether or not the teacher has met each of the performance threshold standards throughout the relevant period; and

(c)

his assessment of whether the teacher has passed the threshold.

19B.14.6

The assessor shall issue a certificate under paragraph 19B.5 in relation to the teacher.

19B.14.7

Paragraphs 19B.6.1 and 19B.6.2 shall not apply, and following the issue of a certificate under paragraph 19B.5 the assessor shall promptly send—

(a)

the certificate and the application to the head teacher; and

(b)

notification of whether the teacher has passed the threshold to the chairman of the governing body of the school.

19B.14.8

The functions of the head teacher under paragraphs 19B.6.3 and 19B.6.4 shall be fulfilled by the assessor, and references in those paragraphs to the head teacher shall be read as references to the assessor.

19B.14.9

Paragraph 19D.3.4 shall not apply.

19B.15

The assessor allocated to the school shall at the request of a head teacher first appointed to a post of head teacher on or after 1st September 2000 or of an acting head teacher give him assistance with his function under paragraph 19B.3.1.

19B.16

In paragraphs 19A to 19D “classroom teacher” includes a head teacher, deputy head teacher or assistant head teacher who was a classroom teacher at the time he made his application for threshold assessment.”.