JNC Action Log -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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OFFICIAL Joint Negotiating Committee for Teachers – Action Log 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) 1. 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; Meeting to seek resolution arranged 2. 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 SF/LS (in the first instance) 11 November 2025 Meeting involving Joint Secretary (MR) and KC ( HR) scheduled for Tues 2 June 2026 3. 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. 4a. c/ff 3 February 2026 Item 5 - JS-25-84 SNCT Agreement on Changes to the Job Sizing Toolkit Changes to the national Job Sizing Toolkit within the SNCT Handbook be noted and N Fitzsimmons/ A Hall/ K Clark April 2026 (or on receipt of finalised national Item 3
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OFFICIAL incorporated into local policy documents; i.e. existing policy updated to include changes to the guidance as per instructed by SNCT JS/25/84. NB 14 job sizing coordinators trained/retrained (management side 7/13; teacher side 7/7) guidance documentation) 4b. Cff: 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/ M Russell (TU/ A Hall) March 2026 Draft policy including clear protocol and timescales for coordinators has been drafted by NF and approved by one of the national JS Coordinators (KMcN); meeting (Monday 1 June 2026) involving management and teaching side to be arranged to consider and agree the draft prior to presentation and ratification by JNC and adoption
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OFFICIAL 5. c/ff 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 JNC paper outlining recent action to be presented (9 June 2026) 6. c/ff 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. P Walsh, EM – to outline proposed QIF developments to the Joint Secretary (meeting date and time TBC) 7. c/ff 3 February 2026/ c/ff 31 March 2026 Item 14 - Absence Cover – Application of JNC 11 Updated request: that JNC11 be revisited and updated MR/AH For session 2026-27 Meeting involving AB/MR and AH to be arranged
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OFFICIAL 8. c/ff 3 February 2026 Item 15 - Update to JNC 16 Special Leave Policy That JNC 16 be updated to include the entitlement afforded by the Act and that external cover be provided on day one of any such absence; and that staff be made aware K Clark Union colleagues KC has updated JNC 16 to include the entitlements afforded by the Act – request to be ratified by JNC 9a. c/ff 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; Meeting to seek resolution arranged 9b. 31 March 2026 Item 8 – Internet Issues Management to note the report. The TU wish this matter to be solved as a matter of urgency. P McDowall URGENT Ongoing; Meeting to seek resolution arranged 10 31 March 2026 Item 9 – Social Media Abuse Management to note the report. The TU request exploration of how we can protect and support teachers who are targeted and to consider the consequences for the perpetrators of these P McDowall Ongoing; Meeting took place 26 May 2026; relevant slide presentation to be made available for August update once national guidance has been made available
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OFFICIAL acts, consideration post-election to make representation to the Scottish Government. 11. 31 March 2026 Item 10 – Learning Representative and Equality Representative: Policies on Facility time to undertake duties to be created/ updated Request - to comply with the Employment Rights Act, 2025, a short-life JNC sub- group is convened to allow for discussions between Management and Trade Unions tasked with creating a Renfrewshire policy on paid facility time for both Learning and Equality representatives to be ratified by the JNC ( see link ) A Hall/M Russell Meeting to be arranged/contributors sought 12. 31 March 2026 Item 11 – Maternity Rights – Pay and Teachers’ Terms and Conditions That a suite of proformas is created to be used going forward that encompass teachers’ terms and conditions – said proformas to include risk HR - TBC
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OFFICIAL assessments, communications around calculation of pay, how accrued holidays are calculated and copies of pertinent letters to be sent around Maternity rights, to avoid any further incorrect information being given. That the suite of documents, once created, is shared with those advising teachers and the Teachers’ side for information purposes. 9 June 2026 JS/26/89 SNCT Website Local contact needed: please note, those with responsibility for uploading LNCT agreements (formerly Linda Mullin, HR Principal) will require to be issued with new login details and should make contact with Angela Connelly aconnelly@eis.org.uk
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OFFICIAL to obtain these. Those individuals will also be given instructions on how to access an online tutorial as the process for uploading agreements is a little different. The list of users for the SNCT website will be held by the SNCT. 02/06/2026