JNC Staffing Update 31 03 26
Renfrewshire Council · 31 March 2026
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Agenda Item .......... Renfrewshire Joint Negotiating Committee for Teachers To: Joint Negotiating Committee On: Tuesday 31 March 2026 Report by: Joint Secretary (Management Side) Staffing Update 1. Summary 1.1. In line with agreed practice, herewith an update on the current position in relation to the staffing exercise for session 2026-27 and other current staffing related matters. 2. Background 2.1. The annual staffing exercise for session 2026-27 is now underway. This includes collation and submission of our newly qualified teacher (NQT) bid for August 2026. 2.2. Likewise, consideration of the most recently received applications for permanency, based on prior temporary requisite service and head teacher reports, under the JNC20 Policy: Scheme for the Appointment of Temporary Teachers to Permanent Posts, is taking place. 2.3. Additionally, processes continue in taking forward the review of Primary School Management capacity to institute and restore equity and fairness across the Primary estate in line with Revised Standard Circular 66: Structure of Promoted Posts in Primary Schools. The essential need for effective and timely communication to all concerned in relation to this sensitive process – that is, professional representatives, head teachers and promoted staff members impacted – is clearly understood and typifies proposed implementation processes. Processing will be in line with the recently updated and ratified document: Compulsory Transfer Procedures (Promoted Teachers) Interim Version. This includes direct engagement on an individual basis with those identified as liable to transfer. 2.4. NQTs: local authority bids to Scottish Government had a deadline date for submission of Friday 13 March 2026. In the case of both the primary and secondary sector Renfrewshire Council met our commitment and surpassed our minimum number that we are required to offer to accommodate. The primary bid was in line with that of previous sessions, while the secondary bid was fractionally down; this may well be due to secondary head teachers being disappointed in recent sessions in not being able to secure and be allocated the required NQTs in certain subject disciplines.
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2.5. JNC20 applicants: In respect of the secondary sector, given the need to take account of and accommodate JNC20 entitled subject teachers prior to wider advert, and the consequent implication for securing suitable candidacy and timely appointments for August 2026, HR has undertaken processing of service level checks for secondary applications in the first instance. 2.6. Secondary applicants with entitlement to be placed for next session - number approx. 23 (head count) NB service levels are being checked for a small number. 2.7. As there is more than one secondary JNC20 applicant in certain subjects, in line with the JNC20 Policy ring fenced interviews will be required in a number of secondary subject disciplines. 2.8. For Primary we await confirmation of requisite service for primary applicants from November 2025, which has a bearing on entitlement to permanency. 2.9. Below is the current position and number of applicants with entitlement to be matched in: - JNC20 applicants with entitlement from sessions 2023 and 2024 – total 31.7fte November 2025 applications (entitlement still to be verified and confirmed -16 (heads) Additionally in the Primary sector we have 35.6 fte permanent supply teachers (appointees from August 2023) to be matched in. 2.10. Primary Management Review: communication of intention at each stage of this process has been shared with the Joint Secretary in advance. 2.11. Management capacity in Primary schools is dependent upon roll figures. In September 2025, the Head of Education and relevant officers, including HR representation, conducted a meeting with head teachers whose schools, based on the Census September 2025 figures, were identified as having management capacity – either a DHT or PT – beyond entitlement. 2.12. Further to that, monitoring of projected roll figures for session 2026-27 continues with a brief meeting (11 March 2026) held with the head teachers where no change to the previous indication of surplus management capacity is anticipated. At this point the intention to hold individual, first contact, engagement meetings with promoted staff members affected, involving Amilia Hall and Glenda Crowe (HR), was outlined. 2.13. Concurrently, oversight is continuing to identify suitable current or emerging promoted post vacancies that may be offered to those declared surplus within their present school. When appropriate and in good time to allow a suitable period of consideration, vacant promoted posts will be offered to those identified as surplus based on service levels. That is, the promoted post holder in each category (DHT or PT), with the longest service will be offered first choice. 3. Recommendation 3.1. Members are asked to note the contents of this report.