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NUT Campaign on Workload & Performance Management organisation, negotiation, action… nationally organised, locally determined. Teacher Workload. Reps were asked to identify the main issues raised with them Workload74% Pupil Behaviour47% Pay & pensions41% Health & Safety32%. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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NUT Campaign on Workload & Performance Management
organisation, negotiation, action…nationally organised, locally
determined
NUT Campaign on Workload & Performance Management
organisation, negotiation, action…nationally organised, locally
determined
Teacher WorkloadTeacher Workload
Reps were asked to identify the main issues raised with them
Workload 74% Pupil Behaviour 47% Pay & pensions 41% Health & Safety 32%
Reps were asked to identify the main issues raised with them
Workload 74% Pupil Behaviour 47% Pay & pensions 41% Health & Safety 32%
Teacher Union responsesTeacher Union responsesEarly 2002
Joint Conference motions on workloadJoint action and guidelines
Late 2002NASUWT/ATL/SHA/NAHT/PATSocial Partnership leading to January 2003 Remodelling Agreement /“Workload Agreement” & withdrawal of action guidelinesNUTRefusal to accept “strings” – exclusion from talksReinforcement of “beating back bureaucracy” guidelines
Early 2002Joint Conference motions on workloadJoint action and guidelines
Late 2002NASUWT/ATL/SHA/NAHT/PATSocial Partnership leading to January 2003 Remodelling Agreement /“Workload Agreement” & withdrawal of action guidelinesNUTRefusal to accept “strings” – exclusion from talksReinforcement of “beating back bureaucracy” guidelines
“The Workload Agreement” – a price too high
“The Workload Agreement” – a price too high
Obliging unions to “promote and promulgate outcomes of “ social partnership”
Compromising ability to campaign on other issues
Undermining teacher professionalism Undermining teachers’ posts/job
descriptions Fake workload reduction measures
Obliging unions to “promote and promulgate outcomes of “ social partnership”
Compromising ability to campaign on other issues
Undermining teacher professionalism Undermining teachers’ posts/job
descriptions Fake workload reduction measures
Not only too high a price – not worth having!
Not only too high a price – not worth having!
Office of Manpower Economics Report into 2006 workload “no statistically significant reduction in
teachers’ working time” Time spent teaching reduced by 18
minutes a week for some, increased for most
Office of Manpower Economics Report into 2006 workload “no statistically significant reduction in
teachers’ working time” Time spent teaching reduced by 18
minutes a week for some, increased for most
“Social Partnership”“Social Partnership”A top down approach to teacher trade unionism identity of interest between Government, employers
and workers’ organisations seeks “partnership agreements” through negotitaion
(excluding non-partners) imposes duty to “promote and promulgate” the
results Born out of a decline in union activism, reflected in
“European Union Social Model” Examples – workload agreement, RIG, Performance
Management regulations, “teachers’ duties”
A top down approach to teacher trade unionism identity of interest between Government, employers
and workers’ organisations seeks “partnership agreements” through negotitaion
(excluding non-partners) imposes duty to “promote and promulgate” the
results Born out of a decline in union activism, reflected in
“European Union Social Model” Examples – workload agreement, RIG, Performance
Management regulations, “teachers’ duties”
The Organising CultureThe Organising CultureA membership led approach to teacher trade unionism
Members’ priorities determine union positions, policy and action
Leadership is accountable to members not vice-versa
Negotiations reflect members priorities Negotiations backed by active campaigning Organisation and activity by members in schools and
LA services are our source of strength Examples – pensions, defence of QTS, MAs to TLRs,
workload, SATs
A membership led approach to teacher trade unionism
Members’ priorities determine union positions, policy and action
Leadership is accountable to members not vice-versa
Negotiations reflect members priorities Negotiations backed by active campaigning Organisation and activity by members in schools and
LA services are our source of strength Examples – pensions, defence of QTS, MAs to TLRs,
workload, SATs
Blair’s “Public Service Reform”
Blair’s “Public Service Reform”Taken directly from the PM’s No 10 strategy unit, July 2006
Top down performance management (pressure from government)
The introduction of greater competition and contestability in the provision of public services
The introduction of greater pressure from citizens including through choice and voice
Measures to strengthen the capability and capacity of civil and public servants and of central and local government to deliver improved public services
Taken directly from the PM’s No 10 strategy unit, July 2006 Top down performance management (pressure
from government) The introduction of greater competition and
contestability in the provision of public services The introduction of greater pressure from citizens
including through choice and voice Measures to strengthen the capability and capacity
of civil and public servants and of central and local government to deliver improved public services
What’s it mean for our campaign?What’s it mean for our campaign? The organising culture approach
requires and informed, organised, active membership The Social Partnership approach
requires a loyal, acquiescent membership The Government strategy
is to fragment education, divide school from school - and to increasingly give more power to governing bodies
Where we are well organised and active, we will win. Where we are not, we have a real problem…
It’s not a fair world, and the meek do not inherit it…
The organising culture approachrequires and informed, organised, active membership
The Social Partnership approachrequires a loyal, acquiescent membership
The Government strategyis to fragment education, divide school from school - and to increasingly give more power to governing bodies
Where we are well organised and active, we will win. Where we are not, we have a real problem…
It’s not a fair world, and the meek do not inherit it…
The big picture contextThe big picture context The Education Act as one of Blair’s pieces of “legacy
legislation” The end of the systematic delivery of state education The establishment of autonomous educational
establishments – schools & colleges The developing ownership and/or control of these by the
private and voluntary sectors Preparation for full-blown GATS style privatisation The testing of unions’…
abilities to resist nationally – and locallyopenness to “corporatism” & “Social
Partnership”
The Education Act as one of Blair’s pieces of “legacy legislation”
The end of the systematic delivery of state education The establishment of autonomous educational
establishments – schools & colleges The developing ownership and/or control of these by the
private and voluntary sectors Preparation for full-blown GATS style privatisation The testing of unions’…
abilities to resist nationally – and locallyopenness to “corporatism” & “Social
Partnership”
The Workload campaign is the immediate test!
The Workload campaign is the immediate test!
We need… The NUT, organised, active, determined A challenge to the other teacher unions The support of non-teacher unions, parents, governors,
Local Authorities The isolation of those governing bodies and Local
Authorities that stand against us Resolute, nationally organised, locally determined action New levels of support and strategy to build strong school
groups
We need… The NUT, organised, active, determined A challenge to the other teacher unions The support of non-teacher unions, parents, governors,
Local Authorities The isolation of those governing bodies and Local
Authorities that stand against us Resolute, nationally organised, locally determined action New levels of support and strategy to build strong school
groups
“A good local school for every child”?
“A good local school for every child”?
Publicly funded, state, comprehensive education No fragmentation, marketisation, privatisation Properly qualified staff – teaching and non-teaching Proper remuneration in terms of nationally agreed pay &
pensions, with no ‘payment by results’ The provision of high quality CPD for all staff No excessive workloads – proper time to do
our jobs for the children in our schools and services
Educationally acceptable class sizes
Publicly funded, state, comprehensive education No fragmentation, marketisation, privatisation Properly qualified staff – teaching and non-teaching Proper remuneration in terms of nationally agreed pay &
pensions, with no ‘payment by results’ The provision of high quality CPD for all staff No excessive workloads – proper time to do
our jobs for the children in our schools and services
Educationally acceptable class sizes
Performance ManagementPerformance Management
Schools will have to consult staff & Unions in the New Year and during the Summer Term on a procedure for Performance Management.
NUT groups will be able to use the Union guidelines in this consultation.
Schools will have to consult staff & Unions in the New Year and during the Summer Term on a procedure for Performance Management.
NUT groups will be able to use the Union guidelines in this consultation.
NUT successes so farNUT successes so far
Implementation delayed to September 2007
No link with pay on main pay scale: current arrangements still apply.
Implementation delayed to September 2007
No link with pay on main pay scale: current arrangements still apply.
Performance ManagementPerformance Management
NUT guidelines cover Who does the observations Number of reviewees per reviewer Number of observations Number of targets/objectives Nature of targets Automatic pay progression on main scale Maintaining “substantial & sustained” rule on
UPS
NUT guidelines cover Who does the observations Number of reviewees per reviewer Number of observations Number of targets/objectives Nature of targets Automatic pay progression on main scale Maintaining “substantial & sustained” rule on
UPS
WorkloadWorkload The guidelines identify a range of issues
School groups need to identify the key issues for them
School groups are able to use the guidelines to demand and negotiate improvements
The guidelines identify a range of issues
School groups need to identify the key issues for them
School groups are able to use the guidelines to demand and negotiate improvements
WorkloadWorkload
Areas covered include: PPA time Meetings Planning Class size Assessment
Areas covered include: PPA time Meetings Planning Class size Assessment
Supporting school groupsSupporting school groups
Where school groups are unsuccessful in getting NUT policy implemented they will be supported by the Union
The Union will ballot members for strike action where heads & governors will not implement our guidelines.
Where school groups are unsuccessful in getting NUT policy implemented they will be supported by the Union
The Union will ballot members for strike action where heads & governors will not implement our guidelines.
OpportunitiesOpportunities
This ballot gives us the opportunity to build the NUT at school level – the basis of an organising culture
Members will be able to exercise their collective voice – an injury to one is an injury to all
This ballot gives us the opportunity to build the NUT at school level – the basis of an organising culture
Members will be able to exercise their collective voice – an injury to one is an injury to all
The NUTThe NUT
The NUT is the only Union taking these steps to reduce workload
The NUT is the largest teaching union in Europe.
The NUT is the only Union taking these steps to reduce workload
The NUT is the largest teaching union in Europe.
VOTE YES!VOTE YES! Assert your collective voice If you’re not a member, demand
your union joins the campaign If they won’t, join the NUT Use the campaign to win workload
reduction AND make the union strong in every school and workplace
Assert your collective voice If you’re not a member, demand
your union joins the campaign If they won’t, join the NUT Use the campaign to win workload
reduction AND make the union strong in every school and workplace
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