Article 15 School Teachers' Pay and Conditions

After paragraph 51.8.5 there shall be inserted the following paragraph 51.8A—

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51.8A Threshold assessment

51.8A.1 assessing (subject to approval by an assessor) whether a teacher at the school who applies for a threshold assessment has passed the threshold;
51.8A.2 explaining to a teacher who makes an application for a threshold assessment the reasons for the outcome of his application and giving him advice about the aspects of his performance which would benefit from further development;
51.8A.3 where requested by him to do so providing assistance to an assessor in relation to threshold assessments at the school;
51.8A.4 the professional duties of a head teacher under paragraph 51.8A shall not be delegated to a deputy or assistant head teacher, although pursuant to paragraph 53.3 they may be exercised by a deputy head teacher in the head teacher’s absence from the school;

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51.8A	Threshold assessment
51.8A.1	assessing (subject to approval by an assessor) whether a teacher at the school who applies for a threshold assessment has passed the threshold;
51.8A.2	explaining to a teacher who makes an application for a threshold assessment the reasons for the outcome of his application and giving him advice about the aspects of his performance which would benefit from further development;
51.8A.3	where requested by him to do so providing assistance to an assessor in relation to threshold assessments at the school;
51.8A.4	the professional duties of a head teacher under paragraph 51.8A shall not be delegated to a deputy or assistant head teacher, although pursuant to paragraph 53.3 they may be exercised by a deputy head teacher in the head teacher’s absence from the school;