JNC 21st March 2023 Teachers accessing LA laptops

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Renfrewshire Joint Negotiating Committee for Teachers 
To: Renfrewshire Joint Negotiating Committee for Teachers 
On: 21st March 2023  
Teacher Access to Local Authority Laptops
Report by
Joint Secretary (Teachers’ Side) 
Background 
The Teachers’ Side is advised that the Local Authority is currently recalling old
PCs and laptops from some schools with a view to replacing outdated equipment
which will no longer be serviced or maintained by the Council’s IT services. 
Whilst the Teachers’ Side welcomes any update to IT equipment and
modernisation of resources, we are alert to the fact that there may be a shortfall
in the number of devices required to provide one for every member of the teaching
staff in every school.   
It is clearly imperative that all teachers, be they part-time or otherwise, are
allocated a Local Authority device to facilitate the job that they are required to
do.   
Action 
That the Local Authority commits to providing every teacher, not just every
classroom, with an appropriate device to enable teachers to undertake their duties.