JNC Annual Report 2026 09 06 26
Renfrewshire Council · 9 June 2026
Back to Renfrewshire Council Joint Negotiating Committee for Teaching Staff — 9 June 2026 and its agenda
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Agenda Item .......... Renfrewshire Joint Negotiating Committee for Teachers To: Renfrewshire Joint Negotiating Committee for Teachers On: 9 June 2026 Report by Joint Secretaries Annual Report Session 2025/26 1. Background 1.1. Since the previous annual general meeting of the Renfrewshire Council Joint Negotiating Committee for Teachers held on 10 June 2025, four scheduled meetings of the committee have been held. 1.2. Appendix 1 indicates the membership of the committee over the period. The ongoing work of the committee continues to be positive with joint collegiate activity being continued throughout the past year. Agreements reached and activity undertaken by the committee are outlined in Appendix 2 to this report. 2. Recommendation 2.1. Members of the JNC are asked to: • note the contents of this report and the appendices attached; and • agree this paper is circulated to all educational establishments.
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Appendix 1 Operation of Renfrewshire Joint Negotiating Committee for Teachers The following provides members of the JNC with a summary of operations from June 2025 until the Annual General Meeting of 9 June 2026 Membership of the committee during the period: Teachers’ Side: M Russell EIS D Tollan EIS C Niven EIS J Aitken EIS T Millar EIS Y Murray EIS M McGlynn EIS L Gibson NASUWT R Kane SSTA D Thompson, EIS Adviser to the Teachers' Side Management Side: Councillor E Rodden Councillor J Paterson Gerard McLaughlin, Head of Education E Henry, Head of Education J Houston, Head Teacher, Mossvale Primary School K Henry, Head Teacher, St Andrew’s Academy K Clark, Strategic Lead Partner (People) Y Ward, Education Manager A Hall, Education Manager Education Manager (TBC) Steven Fanning Lead Partner (Health and Safety), Adviser to the Management Side Joint Secretaries: G McLaughlin, Management Side M Russell, Teachers’ Side
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Appendix 2 Reports Discussed The following areas were covered in reports submitted to the committee: • Staffing Updates • Part-time Teachers’ Calendar, Inset Days and NCCT • JS-25-84 SNCT Agreement on Changes to the Job Sizing Toolkit • Compulsory Transfer Procedures (Promoted Teachers) Interim Version • Updated Professional Review and Development and Professional Update • Update to PVG Guidance for Schools • Local Authority and Pre-Inspection Reviews • Advertisements: Ensuring Opportunities for Flexible Route NQTs • Fair Distribution and Rotation of NCCT • Absence Cover- Application of JNC 11 • Update to JNC 16 Special Leave Policy • Inclusion Portfolio Progress • Practical Subjects: NQ Assessments and class contact time (SNCT 3.7) • Internet Issues • Social Media Abuse • Learning Rep’ and Equality Rep’: Policy on Time off to Undertake Duties • Maternity Rights- Pay and Teachers’ Terms and Conditions • Resolution of SNCT Workload Dispute • SSPA: Scottish Teachers’ Pension Agency Circular 31 July 2025 • Education Standards and Quality Report • Education Improvement Plan 2025/26 • Managing and Reporting Violence and Aggression • Teacher Booker • ASN Update • Learning Estate Updates Ongoing Discussions and Engagement Discussion took place regularly throughout this year and both joint secretaries have continued to work together to progress and resolve a range of operational matters. The JNC and JNC sub-groups have continued to seek to take forward issues which are included in the items of ongoing work listed below:
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• Job-sizing • Mobile Phone Guidance • Violence and Aggression • Staffing • AI The JNC are looking forward to the next year of continued partnership working.