JNC Action log 20 3 26
Renfrewshire Council · 31 March 2026
Back to Renfrewshire Council Joint Negotiating Committee for Teaching Staff — 31 March 2026 and its agenda
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OFFICIAL Joint Negotiating Committee for Teachers – Action Log ITEM 3 Date of JNC Meeting Report Action to be taken Officer responsible Due date Status (To be actioned and agreed by the two Joint Secretaries at the Pre JNC meeting and updated for inclusion at the next JNC meeting) c/ff 11 June 2024 Item Standard Circular access Investigate how Standard Circulars can be accessed by Joint Secretaries PMcD As soon as possible ongoing c/ff 3 September 2024 Item Absence Management / Supporting Attendance (Teachers) Policy Updating of the policy on Absence Management/ Supporting Attendance 13 2 26 – N.Fitszimmons/ E.Chisholm met, EC contacted S Fanning, awaiting info re work of LS/AH AH/LS (in the first instance) 11 November 2025 ongoing c/ff 25 March 2025 Item Violence and Aggression incident data That violence and aggression incident data be provided to the JNC at every second meeting. SF 02 September 2025 Currently working on the Q3 stats, SF will share when ready. SF will tie in with EH around the CS figures. 3 February 2026 Item 5 - JS-25-84 SNCT Agreement on Changes to the Job Sizing Toolkit That it be agreed to instruct HR and Education officers to coordinate preparations for implementation of the changes to the national Job Sizing Toolkit incorporated into the SNCT Handbook in April 2026. N Fitzsimmons/ A Hall/ K Clark April 2026 (or on receipt of finalised national guidance documentation) Existing policy updated to include changes to the guidance as per instructed by SNCT JS/25/84, we now have 12 Job Sizers retrained, (Mgt side 7/13 retrained, Teacher side 5/7 retrained)
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OFFICIAL 3 February 2026 Item 5 - JS-25-84 SNCT Agreement on Changes to the Job Sizing Toolkit The proposal of a local actions protocol be drafted and trialled for consideration at a future meeting of the JNC N Fitzsimmons/ A Hall/ M Russell (TU) March 2026 This work has begun, NF working on 1st redraft of policy to include clear protocol and timescales for sizers, next step to share 1st draft with Kenneth McNamara who has offered feedback then with TU and Job Sizers for discussion and redrafting 3 February 2026 Item 9 – Teacher Booker That it be agreed that engagement be continued with Teacher Booker in relation to system development requests; and That it be agreed that further monitoring updates be submitted to future meetings of the JNC as system enhancements progress S Easton SE has worked with TB re further updates which have been reviewed by A Bamford, SE now finalising updates to be brought when ready 3 February 2026 Item 11 - Local Authority and Pre- Inspection Reviews That there be dialogue between the Management and Teachers’ Side to address the workload concerns of Renfrewshire teachers when considering evidence and data gathering prior to pre-inspection reviews. 3 February 2026 Item 12 - Advertisements: Ensuring Opportunities for Flexible Route NQTs That Renfrewshire Council reconsider its practice of disallowing probationers whom it recommended should convert to FR, the opportunity to undertake supply work in Renfrewshire, rather than closing off the opportunity and imposing the K. Clark or Rep, M. Russell, J.Colquhoun, Y.Murray, N. Fitzsimmons 18 2 26 Mtg to discuss took place
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OFFICIAL need for them to seek employment in other Local Authorities; and That a meeting with Senior Officers (Education & Children’s Services) and trade union representatives be scheduled to discuss this further. 3 February 2026 Item 14 - Absence Cover – Application of JNC 11 That current practices in schools, in terms of JNC11, be investigated and feedback on this be provided to a future meeting of the JNC; and That schools be reminded of the agreement outlined in JNC11 and that the expectation that agreed absence cover arrangements be adhered to. LS/AH 3 February 2026 Item 15 - Update to JNC 16 Special Leave Policy That JNC 16 and JNC 11 be updated to include the entitlements afforded by the Act and that external cover be provided on day one of any such absence; and That all staff be advised, as part of a staff bulletin, of this positive change and of the new day one entitlement. K Clark KC has updated JNC 16 to include the entitlements afforded by the Act – request to be ratified by JNC
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OFFICIAL 3 February 2026 Item 17 – ICT in schools That all ICT issues within the school estate be logged on the ICT self-service portal. P McDowall URGENT Ongoing 24/03/2026