Item 06 - Minutes of LNCT
West Dunbartonshire Council · 21 June 2023
Back to Educational Services Committee — 21 June 2023 and its agenda
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LOCAL NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE FOR TEACHERS At a Hybrid Meeting of the Local Negotiating Committee for Teachers held in the Civic Space, 16 Church Street, Dumbarton on Tuesday, 14 March 2023 at 10.10 a.m. Present: Councillors Jonathan McColl, John Millar, Gordon Scanlan and Clare Steel; Laura Mason, Chief Education Officer; Andrew Brown, Senior Education Officer; Alison Boyles, Head Teacher, Dumbarton Academy; Lindsay Thomas, Head Teacher, Linnvale Primary School; Michael Dolan, James Halfpenny, Laura Minto and Caroline Yates (all EIS); and Claire Mackenzie (SSTA). Attending: Kirsty Connor, Education Support Officer – Staffing; Louise Hastings, HR Business Partner, Educational Services; Stephen McCrossan, Area Officer (EIS); and Scott Kelly, Committee Officer. Apologies: Apologies for absence were intimated on behalf of Gavin Corrigan and Dawn Wilson (both EIS). Councillor Clare Steel in the Chair DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST It was noted that there were no declarations of interest in any of the items of business on the agenda. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING The Minutes of Meeting of the Local Negotiating Committee for Teachers held on 12 December 2022 were submitted and approved as a correct record. THE 35 HOUR WORKING WEEK AGREEMENT FRAMEWORK FOR 2023-2024 A report was submitted by the Joint Secretaries to the LNCT providing the proposed 35 hour Working Week Agreement Framework for 2023-2024. After discussion and having heard both Sides, the Committee agreed:- (1) that the framework and supporting guidance be issued to schools/establishments for developing their Agreement for 2023-2024 and their collegiate calendar; ITEM 6
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(2) that a working group examines the effectiveness of the working time agreement in controlling workloads in schools and reports findings back to LNCT in September 2023; and (3) that the Joint Secretaries should agree a calendar of two half-days training for trades union representatives on the Working Week Agreement, with representatives being invited to attend either of the half-days. SELF-FUNDED SABBATICALS APPROVED A report was submitted by the Joint Secretaries to the LNCT providing an update on the number of self-funded sabbatical requests approved for the period 1 January 2022 to 17 February 2023. After discussion and having heard both Sides, the Committee agreed:- (1) to note the number of self-funded sabbaticals which can be approved is a minimum of 1% of the total number of employees covered by Scottish Negotiating Committee for Teachers (SNCT) terms and conditions; (2) to note the number of self-funded sabbaticals approved during the period; and (3) that the LNCT Sub-Group would give consideration to the possibility of there being greater flexibility in the duration of sabbaticals, rather than them being for fixed durations of, for example, 3, 6, 9 or 12 months. The meeting closed at 10.30 a.m.