AN140296 – Teachers' Award - Non-Governmental Schools 2003
1.6.1 The "Act" means the Industrial Relations Act 1999 as amended or replaced from time to time.
1.6.2 "Advanced Skills Teacher" (AST) means an employee appointed as such who is an outstanding classroom practitioner who consistently demonstrates a commitment to excellence in teaching and who is committed to professional development.
The Advanced Skills Teacher shall have the following primary objectives:
* To utilise exemplary strategies and processes in curriculum areas that provide the optimum program delivery for students within a framework of the values and ethos of the schools/systems that are parties to this Award.
* To assist in interpreting, adapting and applying curriculum programs to the classroom setting and to teach, model and demonstrate program components.
* To contribute significantly to the enhancement of the teaching profession.
1.6.3 "Approved" used in relation to course, diploma, degree, or university, means a course, diploma, degree or university acceptable to or recognised by the Director-General of Education (Queensland) for similar qualifying purposes in respect of Teachers employed by the Department of Education (Queensland).
1.6.4 "Average Enrolment" means the average of the gross number of pupils enrolled during the several terms of the school Year in the "Secondary Department" of a school, or in the case of a school in which there is not a recognised "Secondary Department" in Junior and Senior classes.
1.6.5 "Commission" means the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission.
1.6.6 "Duty" includes all tasks related to the educational development of students and tasks concerned with the maintenance of good order and behaviour.
Such tasks include class and group teaching and instruction; conducting excursions for instruction in school curriculum during school hours; setting and correcting assignments, tests, laboratory work, and examination papers; supervision of tests and examinations conducted in connection with the school curriculum; evaluating and assessing students' work; care of laboratories and their equipment; compiling mark registers; compiling syllabuses and work books; giving written reports on students' work and progress; and supervising students detained for punishment.
In the case of Resident Teachers "Duty" also means any supervision or other tasks in connection with the boarding establishment of the particular school required of the Resident Teacher the school authority.
1.6.7 "Extra-Curricular Duties" includes the supervision of school sports, clubs within the school, cadet training, and other like duties.
Such duties shall be voluntary and honorary and shall be arranged by agreement between the Teachers and the school authority.
1.6.8 "4 Year Trained Teacher" means a person appointed as a Teacher who holds an Approved degree from a recognised tertiary education institution or an Approved equivalent tertiary qualification plus at least one Year of Teacher education or such other qualifications recognised by the Employer as equivalent to one Year of Teacher education.
1.6.9 "Primary Department" means the Primary Department of a Secondary School.
1.6.10 "Primary School" means any school not under the direct control of the Department of Education which provides primary education. There may be attached to it a Secondary Department.
1.6.11 "Resident Teacher" means any Teacher other than the headmaster/headmistress or principal who is provided with board and residence by the school authority which employs that person as a Teacher.
1.6.12 "Secondary Department" means the Secondary Department of a Primary School.
1.6.13 "Secondary School" means any school not under direct control of the Department of Education (Queensland) which prepares candidates for the Junior Certificate and/or the Senior Certificate as issued by the Queensland Studies Authority or comparable examinations of educational standard.
1.6.14 "Subject Co-ordinator" means a Teacher appointed as such by the controlling authority of the school, and who is responsible for:
(a) prescription of the subject or subject area syllabus with special attention to grading and progression;
(b) planning of programmes for year and term;
(c) arrangement of subject discussions and demonstrations;
(d) general guidance of Teachers of the subject with particular attention to young Teachers;
(e) enrichment of other modification of subject prescription to suit student groups;
(f) conduct of examinations and the planning or organising of a programme of continuous assessment in the subject;
(g) ordinary maintenance of books and equipment;
(h) direction of remedial work in the subject.
1.6.15 "Teacher" means and includes any employee other than the headmaster/headmistress or principal, who is ordinarily engaged in teaching full-time or part time on the staff of a school.
The term also includes any Teacher engaged in giving class instruction in physical education, commercial subjects, home science, agricultural subjects, art, music, manual training subjects or such other subjects Approved by the Board of Secondary School Studies.
The term also includes Teachers who are seconded to the following organisations:
(a) The Catholic Education Office (Archdiocese of Brisbane);
(b) The Catholic Education Offices (Dioceses of Toowoomba, Cairns, Townsville, and Rockhampton), The Queensland Catholic Education Office;
(c) The Association of Independent Schools of Queensland; and The Board of Secondary Schools Studies.
1.6.16 "3 Year Trained Teacher" means a person appointed as a Teacher with 3 Years of Teacher education or such other qualifications as may be recognised by the Employer for this purpose.
1.6.17 "Union" means the Queensland Independent Education Union of Employees.
1.6.18 "Year" used in relation to an Approved university course or an Approved course at a Queensland Institute of Technology or a comparable institution means the subject requirements specified for a Year of a full-time course or an equivalent number or point value of subjects which are relevant to subjects being taught.
1.6.19 "Year of Service" for the purpose of assessing the salary payable to a Teacher shall be determined with due regard to their qualifications and years of service in a capacity equivalent to the particular category of Teacher in a school or schools to which this Award applies, in a school or schools controlled by the Department of Education (Queensland), and such other teaching service as the employing school might recognise.
