AN140296 – Teachers' Award - Non-Governmental Schools 2003

SCHEDULE 8 - PROMOTIONAL POSITIONS - ANGLICAN SCHOOLS QUEENSLAND

S8.1 Schedule coverage

Schedule 8 shall apply to all teachers appointed to promotional positions with the exception of Deputy Headmasters and teachers appointed to assist the Headmaster. Schedule 8 shall apply to those teachers whose rates of pay and remuneration are prescribed by Schedule 8 and who are employed by the following schools:

All Saints Anglican School
Anglican Church Grammer School
Cannon Hill Anglican College
Canterbury College
Coomera Anglican College
Fairholme College
Frazer Coast Anglican College
Hillbrook Anglican School
Mathew Flinders Anglican College
Somerset College
St Aiden's Anglican Girl's School
St Andrew's Anglican College
St Hilda's School
St Luke's Anglican College
St Margaret's Anglican Girl's School
St Paul's School
The Cathedral School of St Anne and St James
The Glennie School
The Southport School
Toowoomba Preparatory School.
Trinity Anglican School
West Moreton Anglican College
Whitsunday Anglican College

S8.2 Introduction

There will be a promotional positions structure within all schools covered by Schedule 8. Subject to clause S8.3 of Schedule 8, Schedule 8 prescribes conditions of employment for promotional positions in each school covered by the Schedule. To the extent that Schedule 8 also seeks to prescribe remuneration rates for promotional positions, an addition to the Schedule 8 will record the name of the employer, the establishment's location, the total number of PAR unit points allocated at the school and the operative date and approval date. Detailed application of the PAR unit points as identified in Table 1 shall be school specific as set out in a school profile prepared by the school.

The school profile shall include details in respect to the distribution of minimum PAR points of each school on a departmental basis and phasing-in arrangements where negotiated. The school profile will be filed with the Commission and may be used by either party as a reference point in respect to disputation involving Schedule 8. However the document shall remain confidential to the parties.

The school profile shall be executable at law however both parties undertake not to utilise the provisions of the document as the basis of an application for a common rule award in accordance with the Act.

S8.3 Award

The terms and conditions of the Award shall continue to apply to teachers covered by Schedule 8 except for clause 5.6.1 (Subject co-ordinators allowance) and clause 5.6.2 (Moderation allowance).

S8.4 Promotional position

A promotional position is defined as a teaching position within the promotional structure of each school (up to but not including Deputy Principal) where the incumbent is responsible for the co-ordination of all curricular, and co-curricular duties associated with a subject or subject area or the co-ordination of pastoral duties.

S8.5 Positions of added responsibility (PAR)

S8.5.1 PAR's - Secondary academic curriculum

The minimum number of promotional positions in each school shall be determined as follows:

(a) Where the subject(s) or subject area(s) concerned in the secondary school occupies at least 75 hours in the weekly teaching program and a minimum of 6 teachers are employed therein, a Level 1 PAR shall be appointed to each subject(s) or subject area(s).

(b) Where the subject(s) or subject area(s) concerned in the secondary school occupies at least 50 hours in the weekly teaching program and a minimum of 4 teachers are employed therein, a Level 2 PAR shall be appointed to each subject(s) or subject area(s).

(c) Where the subject(s) or subject area(s) concerned in the secondary school occupies at least 25 hours in the weekly teaching program and a minimum of 2 teachers are employed therein, a Level 3 PAR shall be appointed to each subject(s) or subject area(s).

(d) Where a teacher has the sole responsibility for the co-ordination of the subject(s) or subject area(s) concerned in the secondary school a Level 4 PAR shall be appointed to each subject(s) or subject area(s).

S8.5.2 Remuneration and release time - academic

(a) A teacher who is appointed as a PAR in the school shall be entitled to additional remuneration and release time based on the provisions as set out in table 1.

TABLE 1: MINIMUM PAR Allocation: Secondary School

PAR Level	Total PAR unit allocation	Minimum Salary allowance Release	Minimum Time school level	PAR unit to regulated at	Conditions
1	8	2	2	4	75 hours + 6 teachers
2	6	1.5	1.5	3	50 hours + 4 teachers
3	4	1	1	2	25 hours + 3 teachers
4	2	0.5	0.5	1	1 Teacher with sole responsibility

(b) For the purpose of determining the appropriate remuneration and release time for each level of PAR one unit of allowance and one unit of release time shall be calculated as follows:

1 unit of allowance = 3.45% of Band 3 Step 4 of the salary scale in the Award.

1 unit of release time = 48 minutes per week.

(c) The total number of unit allocations identified in column 2 of table 1 shall be distributed as follows:

(i) 25% of total unit allocation paid as salary allowance

(ii) 25% of total unit allocation given as release time

(iii) 50% of total unit allocation to be distributed at school level as either salary allowance or release time or a combination of both.

(d) The distribution of total unit allocation identified in clause S8.5.2(c)(iii) shall be at school level and shall be agreed between the school and the individual teacher. Should agreement not be reached the PAR unit allocation shall be equally distributed between the salary allowance and release time, and at the request of the individual teacher, shall be in writing.

(e) Notwithstanding the provisions of clause S8.5.1 the minimum number of PAR units allocated to each secondary school covered by Schedule 8 shall be determined by the aggregation of unit values calculated by reference to Table 1, provided that the aggregated total shall not be less than the PAR units calculated in accordance with Table 2. Student numbers prescribed in Table 2 shall be based on the School Census figures from the previous year.

Table 2: Total school PAR allocation by student numbers -secondary

Student Numbers	Total PAR Units
0 - 150	Nil
151 - 300	14
301 - 339	28
340 - 449	42
450 - 549	70
550 - 649	84
650 - 849	97
850 - 999	125
1000 +	153

(f) A teacher appointed to a promotional position above Head of Department but below Deputy Principal shall be accredited with 12 PAR units. Units allocated to teachers employed in these positions shall be in addition to the minimum number of PAR units identified in Table 2.

The 12 PAR units prescribed in clause S8.5.2(f) shall be distributed between allowance units and release time units based on the formula prescribed in clause S8.5.2(b). The distribution of units shall be agreed between the Principal and the individual teacher.

S8.5.3 PAR's - Primary

The allocation of PAR units within primary schools or the primary school section of a school shall be negotiated at school level based on the academic and pastoral requirements of each school.

S8.5.4 PAR's - Pastoral

The allocation of PAR units for co-ordination of pastoral duties within each secondary school shall be negotiated at school level based on the requirements of each school. The parties will review this situation in 1993 with the intention of finalising arrangements for 1994.

S8.5.5 Existing contractual arrangements

(a) A person employed in either a Senior Administrative position or a position of added responsibility in 1992, with a continuing employment contract for a position which continues to exist in 1993, shall be appointed to that continuing position on the terms included in Schedule 8.

(b) A person employed with assured permanency in a position in 1992 and prior to that time and the position continues to exist shall be eligible to continue in that position in 1993 and thereafter on the same basis as the previous employment, that is, permanency in the position was assured:

Provided that the existing contractual arrangements may be terminated on the following basis:

(i) the employer and the employee agree to waive the existing arrangements. Where this agreement exists the employee shall continue to be employed in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Schedule.

(ii) the employee shall continue to have the remuneration paid for the duration of the contract unless a new contract is mutually agreed to. Remuneration for such a fixed terms contract shall be as expressed in the continuing contract and all employment rights and conditions under the Award shall be retained. Where the employer decides to "payout" the contract in accordance with clause S8.5.5, the employee shall not be entitled to continue in that position:

Provided that where the employee wishes to continue in a position of added responsibility after the termination of the contract in accordance with clause S8.5.5, the employee shall reapply for the position. Selection to the position shall be based on the conditions set out in clause S8.5.

S8.6 Selection procedures

Appointment to the position of PAR shall be at the discretion of the Principal acting for and on behalf of the Employing Authority. The suitability of an applicant for a position will be based on the requirements of the job description and general school needs. For each job description an appropriate set of criteria will be developed for each position.

S8.7 Tenure

S8.7.1 A teacher who is appointed to a promotional position shall retain that position except where:

(a) the promotional position has been abolished after consultation with the school's Joint Working Party; or

(b) the teacher's performance has been found deficient by a formal appraisal process; or

(c) the position has been declared open and the applicant fails to be reappointed to such a position:

Provided that this condition shall only be applied in circumstances where the school has undertaken academic and/or administrative change which has resulted in an alteration to the duties and/or responsibilities of the existing position.

S8.8 Consultation

The employing authority shall have the responsibility for the assignment of teachers to the position of PAR.

The level of PAR and the types of subjects occupying the various levels shall be determined by the employing authority following consultation with the school's Joint Working Party.

The school's Joint Working Party should consist of 2 appointees of the employing authority, 2 representatives of the Union who are members of the teaching staff of the school and 3 other representatives from the remaining teaching staff.

S8.9 Contract of appointment

S8.9.1 A teacher appointed to a promotional position under this Schedule shall be provided with an offer of appointment, in writing, which sets out the following:

(a) The total number of PAR unit points allocated to the position.

(b) The distribution of unit points as between salary allowance and time release.

S8.10 Allowance alternative

S8.10.1 The employing authority may offer individual teachers non cash benefits in lieu of the monetary allowance identified in the School Profile annexed to Schedule 8.

S8.10.2 The decision as to whether the allowance or non cash benefit is to be paid to individual teachers remains with the teacher.

S8.10.3 If the teacher decides to accept the offer identified in clause S8.10.1, the details of acceptance must be committed to writing and signed by the individual teacher and the employing authority. The agreement must have a specified life after which it shall expire unless it is mutually agreed to extend the life of the agreement. Any period of extension must be identified in writing and signed by both parties.

S8.10.4 A copy of any agreement reached in accordance with clause S8.10 must be held by both the employing authority, the individual teacher and the Union.

S8.11 Anomalies

Anomalies arising out of the implementation of Schedule 8 will be referred to an anomalies committee comprised of 2 representatives of the employing party to Schedule 8 and 2 representatives of the Union.

The committee shall make appropriate recommendations to the relevant employing authority and or teacher seeking redress.

S8.12 Commencement of Schedule

Schedule 8 shall operate as from 30 June 2005. Schedule 8 replaces the Teachers' Award - Non-Governmental Schools - Promotional Positions - Schools Associated With The Anglican Diocese Of Brisbane, Industrial Agreement and the Teachers' Award - Non-Governmental Schools - Promotional Positions - Anglican Diocese Of North Queensland Schools Commission, Industrial Agreement.