JNC Action Log 110624
Renfrewshire Council · 3 September 2024
Back to Renfrewshire Council Joint Negotiating Committee for Teaching Staff — 3 September 2024 and its agenda
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Joint Negotiating Committee For Teachers – Action Log Item 3 Date of JNC Meeting Report Action to be taken Officer responsible Due date (default date is the date of the next meeting unless either the report or the Joint Secretaries suggests an alternative date) Status (this section requires to be completed by the two Joint Secretaries to be included as an update at the next meeting) 6 February 2024 Item 3 Matters Arising (a) Set up working group to discuss JNC/15 Grievance Procedures (c) Standard Circular access work (d) Safeguarding triggers in SEEMIS (e) Let’s be Heard Covid Enquiry update (a) E Henry - Interim Head of Education (c) J Colquhoun -Education Manager (Development) (d) E Henry - Interim Head of Education (e) M Thomas - Education Manager (Development) 26 March 2024 26 March 2024 26 March 2024 26 March 2024 To be arranged for Term 4 To be arranged for Term 4
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6 February 2024 Item 4 Violence and Aggression Update (a) Provide examples of BW glitches (b) Update on national H&S working group (a) Teachers’ Side (b) Principal HR&OD Adviser Ongoing Ongoing 6 February 2024 Item 6 Mobile Phone Use (a) Staff advised that policy would be reviewed (b) Working group to be set up to facilitate review of policy (c) Mobile phone policy reissued to schools with caveat that phones can only be used as directed by staff G Lyons - Interim Head of Education Ongoing 26 March 2024 Item 3 Matters Arising (a) Notify Principal HR&OD Adviser of any BW issues with reporting incidents (c) Review of Mobile Phone Use in Schools Policy (e) Discuss time for Trade Union meetings not being provided Teachers’ Side GL – Interim Manager of Education and Teachers’ Side EH – Interim Head of Education and Teachers’ Side 14 May 2024 14 May 2024 14 May 2024 Ongoing Ongoing Update required from Teacher’s side
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14 May 2024 Item 7 Violence and Agression (b) Professional Learning to be shared with HTs (c) HTs to be requested to remind teaching staff of the reporting arrangements in place in their schools (d) Meeting with Teachers Side to discuss BW incident recording EH EH SF and Teachers Side 11 June 2024 11 June 2024 11 June 2024 14 May 2024 Item 8 Removal of Teacher Exchange Scheme That the scheme continue and it be promoted more widely within schools and revisited next session. EH and Teachers Side Ongoing 14 May 2024 Item 10 Flexible Working Flexible Working Policy information to be issued to all HTs EH 11 June 2024 14 May 2024 Item 11 In Service Days/Public Hoildays and P/T Contracts Meeting to be held between both sides to discuss Both Sides 11 June 2024
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14 May 2024 Item 12 Payroll and Salary Overpayments (a) Working Group to be established to discuss concerns raised; (b) that payroll directional videos be provided to teachers; (C) Ipads provided to schools to enable access to BW to be located and put back into use within the Council estate. Both Sides Management Side Both Sides 11 June 2024 11 June 2024 11 June 2024 11 June 2024 Item 3 Matters Arising (a) Reissue the Council’s policy on mobile phone use in schools to all HTs (b) Arrange meeting to further discuss mobile phone use in schools with Teachers’ Side (c) Raise BW issues (d) Professional Learning Information to be available at October In-Service day GL GL Teachers’ Side EH 3 September 2024 3 September 2024 3 September 2024 3 September 2024
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11 June 2024 Item 4 Annual Report (a) Investigate how Standard Circulars could be made available to staff (b) Annual Report 2023/24 to be circulated to all educational establishments. EH EH 3 September 2024 3 September 2024 11 June 2024 Item 8 School Holidays Start date amended to 12 August 2025 in line with other neighbouring authorities and discussion to be continued on the remaining school days for 2025/26. Both Sides 3 September 2024 11 June 2024 Item 9 NQT Induction Days The provision of a separate TU information session outwith the NQT induction day would be discussed J Colquhoun and Joint Secretary (Teachers’ Side) As soon as possible. 11 June 2024 Item 10 REPS Discuss the provision of REPS and involve Head of REPS if required Joint Secretaries 3 September 2024
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11 June 2024 Item 11 Seesaw and Digital Platforms Review digital platform use across the school estate, particularly Seesaw GL with Teachers Side Ongoing