Notes for Meeting: January 24th 2002

Previous Meeting (November 29th 2001)

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Suffolk Division NUT
Executive Committee (17:30 - 18:45)
and DIVISION COUNCIL MEETING (18:45 - 21:00)

January 24th 2002 Venue: Local Learning Centre, Station Road, Stowmarket

Registration: Please sign the attendance register and record any apologies for absence. The meeting will be begin at 19:00, giving a period of reading and informal discussion. Motions arising from anything on this agenda should be sent to the Secretary to arrive before the Executive Committee meeting.


Part 1: Information and Reports.

Apologies already recorded: For EC / Both: Andrew Guite, Penny Cook (will be late: EC to make temporary arrangements for minute taking). For Council: John Osborne (lack of notice).

Section A: National with National Executive Report: GLENYS SHEPHERD

  1. Executive News 85, December 2001
  2. NUT Website Update Alerts New Education Bill "to promote spread of good practice in schools", Doug McAvoy on Privatisation, Primary league tables: NUT reaction. NUT News 1: A message to teachers from secretary of state Estelle Morris, NUT warns Government on teachers' pay award; NUT News 2
  3. ** Update:Teachers' pay settlement fails the recruitment test . Commenting on the Government's announcement of a 3.5 per cent pay increase from April 1 and from 1 September, a shortening of the main salary scale for teachers in England and Wales, Doug McAvoy, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, Britain's biggest teachers' organisation, said: "The recommendations of the Government provide the first signs of its recognition of the problems of teacher recruitment and retention, but they do not solve the problem.".
  4. News wire: This seven days a week education news service is updated three times a day on the national website.
  5. Update: The NUT sets out a strong case for a single, entirely new, teachers' union.
  6. Update: New Nutshell: A new term edition of this popular student newsletter.
  7. Taxation of NUT Subscriptions: Despite TES headline, members report no problems in obtaining full tax relief on local and national subscriptions. Secretary has up-dated the website page which gives Suffolk's NUT subscriptions over the last 6 years. for reference. Members can use this page to make claims for arrears of tax relief.

    And items of correspondence from HQ. Copies available by e-mail on request from the Secretary.

  8. 182/01(CCU) - EDUCATION BILL
  9. 183/01(E/EO) - RESPONSE OF THE NATIONAL UNION OF TEACHERS TO THE DfES CONSULTATION ON 'THE WAY FORWARD' - A MODERNISED FRAMEWORK FOR SCHOOL GOVERNORS
  10. 184/01(E/EO) - RESPONSE OF THE NATIONAL UNION OF TEACHERS TO THE DfES CONSULTATION ON SCHOOL ADMISSIONS
  11. 185/01(E/EO) - RESPONSE OF THE NATIONAL UNION OF TEACHERS TO THE DfES CONSULTATION ON 16-19 ORGANISATION AND INSPECTIONS - FOR INFORMATION
  12. 187/01(E/E0) - THE RESPONSE OF THE NATIONAL UNION OF TEACHERS TO THE DfES CONSULTATION 'BETTER BEGINNINGS, IMPROVING QUALITY AND INCREASING PROVISION IN EARLY YEARS EDUCATION AND CHILDCARE
  13. 188/01(E/EO) - THE RESPONSE OF THE NATIONAL UNION OF TEACHERS TO THE TEACHER TRAINING AGENCY (TTA) CONSULTATION ON THE STANDARDS FOR THE AWARD OF QUALIFIED TEACHER STATUS AND THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PROVISION OF INITIAL TEACHER TRAINING
  14. 189/01(E/EO) - NEW OPPORTUNITIES FUND ICT TRAINING
  15. 190/01(E/EO) - DfES CIRCULAR 0732/2001 - ACCESS TO EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH MEDICAL NEEDS
  16. 191/01(E/EO) - EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES COMMISSION CAMPAIGN : WHAT'S STOPPING YOU?
  17. 192/01(E/E/O) - DfES 0629/2001 - GUIDANCE ON THE EDUCATION OF SCHOOL-AGE PARENTS
  18. 193/01(E/EO) - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CAMPAIGN : MIND OUT FOR MENTAL HEALTH
  19. ** 194/01(E/EO) - ETHNIC MINORITY ACHIEVEMENT GRANT (EMAG) ALLOCATIONS FOR 2002-2003
  20. 195/01(E/EO) - LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION : SUPPORTING INCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES : LESBIANS, GAY MEN AND LOCAL DEMOCRACY
  21. $ 196/01(O & A) - ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2002 - BOURNEMOUTH - FRIDAY, 29 MARCH TO TUESDAY, 2 APRIL 2002 : DELEGATE REPRESENTATION. Form 419, + Observer, Creche & CBC Nomination form. Secretary has sent off the form to register himself and in-coming president as Division delegates to Conference.
  22. ** 197/01(E/EO) - CHANGES TO LEGISLATION GOVERNING EXCLUSION APPEAL PANELS .
  23. $ 198/01(E/EO) - RESPECT IS NOT ENOUGH : EVIDENCE-BASED APPROACHES TO RAISING ACHIEVEMENT AMONGST BLACK AND MINORITY ETHNIC PUPILS, Conference, FRIDAY, 22 MARCH 2002. Derek Merrill (Adv Headteacher for Multi-Cultural Education) would like to attend, with Union support.
  24. 199/01(CCU) - PUBLIC WORKS - INITIAL FEEDBACK ON TUC RALLY AND LOBBY
  25. ** 200/01(E/EO) - LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE SETTLEMENT 2002/03 : EDUCATION STANDARDS SPENDING ASSESSMENTS
  26. 201/01(O & A) - CONFERENCE MOTIONS 2002 : ARRANGEMENT OF AGENDA - FORM 110
  27. 202/01(SUPN) - NATIONAL PENSIONERS COUNCIL
  28. 203/01(E/EO) - EDUCATION REVIEW
  29. 204/01(H & S) - HEATING IN SCHOOLS
  30. $ 205/01(E/EO) - NATIONAL ASSEMBLY AGAINST RACISM: NATIONAL CONFERENCE TO MARK THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE LAWRENCE REPORT
  31. 02-002-O&A - ANNUAL REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE: error in report for Wales.
  32. *$ 02-003-SALS - FUNDING OF PAY DISCRETIONS : JOINT SUPPLEMENTARY SUBMISSION TO THE STRB. Secretary did a FAX merge to most schools reminding reps. not to get involved with any extra performance management for post-threshold pay decisions.
  33. 02-005-O&A - EXECUTIVE ELECTIONS: 2002: Nominations for DISTRICT 15 - CAMBRIDGESHIRE; NORFOLK; PETERBOROUGH; SUFFOLK One member to be elected (contested) Chris Grant: Cambridge & District, Huntingdon & North Cambridgeshire, Ipswich, South East Suffolk, Sudbury & District. Glenys Shepherd: Broadland, Downham & District, Norfolk (West), North East Norfolk, Norwich & District
  34. $ 02-001-COS - PFI AND PPP/REFORM OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT CAPITAL FUNDING: Request to contact MPs to support Early Day Motion on Prudential Framework. The Government is planning to introduce a self-regulatory prudential system whereby local authorities are able to borrow freely for capital investment, subject to controls that would ensure that borrowing was affordable and consistent with national economic policy. The ability to finance capital expenditure through borrowing will no longer depend on the level of credit approvals issued by central government. The prudential system would enable councils to make a choice between traditional borrowing and private finance, creating a genuine level playing field between the two forms of finance. This would mean that they would be less reliant on PFI to fund large-scale capital projects. However, government omitted this from Queen's speech, so the EDM is to bring this idea in more quickly.
  35. 02-004-COS - REFORM OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT STRUCTURES: summarises relevant aspects of the Local Government Act 2000 and considers the implications of the Act for the NUT
  36. 02-006-M&C - NEWLY QUALIFIED TEACHERS' RECRUITMENT PACKS and application form for Associations.
  37. 02-007-M&C - TARGETED RECRUITMENT CAMPAIGN 2002: teachers in independent schools; from overseas; supply and agency teachers; teachers in Wales.
  38. 02-008-M&C - 2002 MEMBERSHIP REGULATIONS
  39. 02-009-SUP - PENSIONS INCREASE PAYABLE WITH EFFECT FROM 8 APRIL 2002
  40. $ 02-010-M&C - NUT MERCHANDISE - "A CLASS ACT"
  41. $ 02-011-M&C - ANNUAL CONFERENCE: 29 MARCH - 2 APRIL 2002 - BOURNEMOUTH - PERSONAL ACCIDENT, LUGGAGE AND CANCELLATION INSURANCE.
  42. $ 02-012-M&C - DEVELOPING A NETWORK OF LEARNING REPRESENTATIVES - ONE DAY CONFERENCE: TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2002
  43. Penny Cook is attending the briefing on privatisation at Hamilton House today, for the Division.
    Section B: Regional
  44. $ Casework Handling: Next course is at the Rutland Hotel, Newmarket on Tuesday 19th March 2002. We can nominate for this (see agenda items in Part 2). Secretary has contacted all Association Secretaries requesting nominees. Nominees so far: Paul Brewerton, Andrew Guite.
  45. $ Nominations required for an Eastern Region representative on SERTUC, for the Eastern Region Special Needs Sub-committee and ER Equal Opportunities Sub-committee. There is also a vacancy (Nursery) in the Foundation Stage Working Party.
  46. * Pete Gunnell advises: From April 2002 the Criminal Records Board will take responsibility for handling requests for police checks for teachers ...... The CRB website advises that the cost per applicant will be £12. ... In return for this the CRB will send a basic disclosure certificate to the employer and to the applicant. We have been advised by that a trial scheme is due to commence in January although that does not tally with the current information on timescale. The LEA in question proposes to deduct the £12 from the teacher's first wage. The Union's Legal and Professional Services Dept have advised that the Union does not regard this cost as one which should be borne by teachers from their pay packets. The NUT wishes divisions to make our position on this issue clear to LEAs. In circumstances in which the LEA is not prepared to give ground then consideration will be given to the use of a regional delegation to seek to persuade employers of the Union's case. Should there be a trial service operating in your LEA then the LEA should be advised that as this is operating alongside the existing police check process that there should be no reason for any charges being considered at this stage. The Secretary has written to the LEA (2/1/2) requesting information on Suffolk's policy and intentions. Reply received from AA: "County policy is that employees will not be asked to fund their own check - would not be in line with the County's inclusion policy".
  47. ** Regional Office organised a meeting of Division Secretaries with the area Child Protection Organisers. Diana Madden attended.
    • There are 25 posts across the county, funded in full by DfES up to March 2004.
    • Roles is to strengthen and support LEA officers. DfES is to rewrite guidance (up-date circular 10/95) and create a dedicated website.
    Objectives * to work with LEAs, ACPCs employers of staff, unions and others to ensure allegations are dealt with quickly a fairly
    * to improve consistency in the way cases are dealt with
    * to support and strengthen schools' role in identifying children at risk ensuring appropriate intervention
    * to improve support, guidance and training to headteachers, governors and LEA officers.
    It transpires that the rest of the country refers to these posts as "Child Protection Investigation and Referral Coordinators". Suffolk's nomenclature is less reassuring for a start.
  48. One Suffolk issue arising form the above is that there is confusion at LEA level over who makes the initial decision about referrals of allegations (eg. whether to go to child protection or not). National Guidance refers to a "lead officer". Suffolk's guidelines say heads should consult AEMs. Apparently the lead officer for child protection cases in Suffolk is John Carnall, but the function is delegated to area offices. There is a variety of possible experiences once heads contact the Area Office to consult on issues such as referral and even suspension.
  49. Secretary has ordered 5 Burgundy Books from the RO who will be making a bulk order (BSE-1, Lowestoft -1, Sudbury 3.)
  50. $ From David Heywood: re a TUC training programme for reps to assist them in identifying the pay gap in workplaces and in developing strategies for reducing the pay gap between men and women. Research has shown that even though employers believe they are practising equal pay policies, in practice women may be clustered at the bottom of pay scales, women's jobs may be undervalued by job evaluation schemes, women may find it harder to get promoted or recruitment/retention bonuses. Courses are available in this region in: Ipswich - January 30th to February 1st, Norwich - February 27th to March 1st and Cambridge - March 6th to March 8th. Training is free. The NUT would meet travel and subsistence costs for official NUT delegates. Applications via the internet on http://www.tuc.org.uk/equality/tuc-4144-f0.cfm.
  51. Secretary's report to Eastern Regional Council, 20/1/2.
    Section C: Division / County: Division Secretary, Martin Goold, to report, including items from the preceding Executive Committee meeting.
  52. The in-coming President, Andrew Guite, is able and willing to attend Annual Conference 2002 and the form sent to HQ.
  53. AGM on March 21st. SE Suffolk are inviting us to the Fludyer Hotel, Undercliff Road, Felixstowe, 7.00 for 7.30. Buffet provided. Parking is on the seafront road and free in the evening.
  54. Secretary put out a Press release welcoming the government's about turn on inclusion of violent pupils, pointing out that Suffolk has not yet replaced the 58 EBD places at Oakwood and plans for the opening of new PRUs are stalled.
  55. ** Services to Children, Young People and Families: Despite the very short timescale, the Division did respond to the consultation document, and within the deadline. A copy of the response is posted on the website. It concentrates on the role of school teachers, the need for county-wide joined-up government to coordinate services run by difference agencies with different areas, and the need for considerable extra resourcing if there is to be any action difference in the ability to intervene early and to provide real improvements at the point of delivery. Thanks to Roger Mackay for responding so quickly to the Secretary with suggestions.
  56. **Flexibilities: The LEA got round to talking to us about what the Flexibilities agreement actually meant in practice in December. We were pleased that the LEA agreed with the NUT interpretation on all counts. One school got away with closing a day early by aggregating all the release time earned for the last day of the Autumn Term. So, everyone enjoyed the advantage, whether or not they had volunteered for cover. A second scheme, conversely, sought to get staff to save on supply by covering their own subject areas, in return for a "personal capitation pot", with which they could buy materials and supplies, such as laptops. The Union Rep asked for advice and we were able to squash the idea, after a majority of members voted against.
  57. ** Advisory Teachers' Pay: A meeting of advisory teacher members on November 29th accepted the offer, in principle, of paying advisory teachers in Suffolk on points 8 to 12 of the Advanced Skills Teacher scale. This was with the proviso that the initial payment will be made in December pay packets (which happened) and that there would be further negotiations on back-dating and on a range of conditions of service issue and of individual anomalies which arise (which has not happened). The NUT is insisting that this pay settlement was due on September 1st 2000 and should therefore be back-dated. The LEA's first proposal mentioned the effective date of September 2000 but after their initial offer was rejected, they sneaked in September 2001 as the effective date, to which we have never agreed. The delay was of the LEA's making of course, trying for many months to get staff to agree to a Soulbury scale deal, which was eventually abandoned. JNC is getting impatient and expects a meeting with the LEA soon to settle outstanding issues.
  58. ** The Secretary has lodged a formal claim to pay the first SEN point to all teachers employed by PRUs. This was on behalf of the NUT, NASUWT and ATL. LEA has acknowledged. Negotiations will take place under the auspices of the LEA. JC has replied with a rather dismissive letter, asking if we really want to pursue it because the LEA has made its policy clear. Secretary has responded with a list of arguments against the LEA's stand, on behalf of the other unions as well. This correspondence will be circulated shortly to members in PRUs for information. We are using the DfES guidance on unattached staff and the 2001 Pay and Conditions document as the basis of our claim, together with comparisons with other authorities.
  59. $ Some casework has highlighted a lack of consistency in the LEA's approach to industrial injury. Secretary is insisting that absence after an incident at work recorded and notified to the LEA in the incident book, supported by medical evidence, and accepted by the Benefits Agency, must be an industrial injury. The LEA are trying to disagree and pretend that they do not have to recognise the industrial nature of the injury. Our stance is that if the Benefits Agency recognise it and are prepared to pay benefit, the employer has no option. Acknowledging a long-term absence as an industrial injury is important because it increases a member's entitlement to full sick pay. Watch this space.
  60. $ The same case as above involved another harassment procedure taken out against a headteacher. This time the procedure stopped completely when the report was issued. It should go to an appropriate committee of the Governing Body. Instead, only the Chair of Governing Body has seen it and is trying to negotiate with the Headteacher. We are saying that this is not right and proper and are seeking a procedurally correct treatment of the report, the conclusions of which help and support our member.
  61. $ Correspondence with the Health & Safety Executive, re. a gap in the regulations which do not require non-physical injuries to be reported by employers. The RIDDOR definition of "accident" is different from the Benefit Agencies. A letter from HM Principal Inspector of H&S, Annette Hall, explains: "The RIDDOR definition of an accident includes "an act of non-consensual physical violence done to a person at work..... Non-physical violence .../ injury is discounted". This means that long-term absences caused by verbal assault, etc., are not reported to the HSE and they are not getting meaningful statistics. However, Ms Hall goes on to say:"The H&S Commission has decided that tackling work related stress should be one of its priorities .... research confirms that teachers and nurses report the highest levels or work-related stress". She goes on to offer to "look at how SCC manage work-related stress".
  62. The above items have led to further calls from the Division upon the LEA to amend the harassment procedures, particularly as they apply to headteachers, and to publish the LEA's guidelines on injury at work, similar to our own version of our booklet "What to do when a member of staff is injured at school". The LEA has a draft ready (and has had for some time) but is somehow reluctant to publish. So the wrong things get done time and time again.
  63. ** The OFSTED Report for Suffolk LEA has been published. It is very complimentary, and raises few areas for improvement in key areas. However, a close reading of the text does also point to some important gaps, especially that of EBD provision after the closure ("with reasons", says OFSTED) of Oakwood. OFSTED urge the LEA to implement the programme of introducing PRUs for KS1-3 in all part of the county as quickly as possible.
  64. From Suffolk Learning Partnership: research "to map the current methods used within Suffolk for gathering learner feedback". Secretary has not filled in the questionnaire because it did not appear to be relevant to us. However, Secretary has responded thanking them for the information and requesting a copy of the outcomes and recommendations, which is "to provide the SL&SC with information to help in planning and funding post-16 learning."
  65. ** Ex Gratia Payments: The LEA is at odds with the rest of the County Council re, ex gratia payments, largely because of the legal separation of powers under LMS. We have challenged an LEA pronouncement that schools cannot and should not make ex gratia payments for damage to personal property, and especially motor vehicles. We are awaiting some review of policy to take into account the Burgundy Book's statement on this subject. JNC is also taking the matter up.
  66. DfES view of Threshold and Post-Threshold Pay: A letter from the DfES to a headteacher in the N Area says:
    Since 1997 the nation's best, experienced teachers have had pay increases of 25% (17% in real terms). The new upper pay scale accessed through the threshold has already put almost £600m into the pay of nearly 2000,000 teachers.
    Next academic year, we recognise that schools will be making decisions on which threshold teachers should move to point 2 of the upper pay spine; progress for those in the leadership group; and double increments for excellent teachers below the threshold. We have never intended that these decisions should be subject to the same regime as the threshold decisions, i.e. demand-led funding supported by external assessment arrangements.
    Instead, Ministers want decisions about progression up the different pay scales to be taken at school level and from within their overall resources. We are contributing substantial spending increase in tow areas, which will help schools with these decisions. .... there will be extra targeted funding for performance-related pay through a new special grant (£100m next financial year and £150 in the year after that). The purpose of this special grant will be to encourage schools to award performance points, not to fund any particular number of awards.
    ... Governing Bodies have been required to make decisions on performance pay for heads and deputies for some years now. It makes just as much sense for governing bodies - advised by heads - to make decisions about performance points for other teaching staff, including those on the upper pay scales. Schools have always found means of rewarding their best teachers. They now have a clear mechanism to do so."
  67. ** Teacher Representative Elections.Results announced 11/1/2. Primary: Elected Mr A Guite, Not elected Mrs L Rowlands. Middle: Elected unopposed Mr A Draper . Upper/High Elected Mr D Barthorpe, Not elected Mr G Gascoyne. Special: Elected unopposed Mrs J Palmer. Electoral material was sent out to all relevant schools in time for the original date of distribution of ballot papers. Unfortunately, many delays were reported in getting the ballot papers to individual staff at school level. In some areas, the LEA was late sending them out to schools. Also staff had to ask for ballot papers.
  68. There is current casework at: Advisory Service, Beacon Hill, Belstead SS, Beccles MS, Castle Manor US, Clare MS, Claydon P, Copleston HS, County Music S, Educational Psychologists, Exning P, Gisleham MS, Grove P (Lowestoft), ** Gt Finborough, Halesworth MS, Heathside, Holywells HS, Ixworth MS, Kyson, Leiston HS, Sir J Leman High, Kirkley MS, Mendlesham, PRUs, Sam Ward US, St Alban's H, Sebert Wood, Sidegate P, Somerleyton, Somersham, Snape, Soulbury Staff, St Benet's, St Pancras, Sprites Jnr, Stowupland High School, ** Stratford St Mary, Thurston CC, all unattached teachers (Performance Management), Westley MS.
  69. ** Teacher Representatives' Report: Andrew Guite reports:
    Learning for Life Theme Panel Thursday 6th December 2001
    L01/35 Strategic and Budget Planning 2002/03 to 2005/06 The paper was about the delivering the Council's Medium Term Priorities. There were many contributions for virtually all eleven main priorities, although only three were directly linked to education. This will be refined, and comes about because of a recommendation from the OFSTED inspection of the LEA.
    L01/36 Education Development Plan 2. This was the next stage in producing the new 5-year plan, which will underpin all that the Education Department and Schools will be striving to achieve and the criteria by which we will all be judged. There had been a stakeholder seminar that came up with 28 areas to be considered. Councillors looked at the first draft, which had been written principally by one senior adviser and was seen as a starting point. There were different points made over the figures and assertions, and it was agreed there were mixed messages between the OFSTED inspections and statutory test results. We split in to groups to consider 5 main priorities and where the 28 areas fitted in to the following areas: Raising the capacity of schools for self improvement; Raising standards from Early Years to KS3; Enriching curriculum provision across all Suffolk schools; Improving learning and teaching; Raising attainment through inclusion. Several issues finding general agreement were:
    · Raising attainment in maths
    · The dip in performance at KS2 in middle schools (although it is not apparent in KS3 SAT's)
    · Teacher recruitment and retention, especially retention and steps to improve teacher morale and self esteem Mr. Peachey explained how LEA Performance Targets had been agreed with the DfES by using historical data and looking at cohorts. Some were acknowledged to be aspirational and did not conform to the principal of being about 3% above the country's average. The only target not to be agreed was the one set for KS2 in maths, which was considered to be too ambitious to be achievable. This document will be expanded and fleshed out before going out for further consultation.
    L01/37 Learning for Life Items considered by Other Bodies: There were two items that seemed of interest. One is that the Executive Committee has decided to establish a new primary school in Hadleigh from September 2003 to meet the expected shortfall in places (E01/125). The second was Homework Clubs in Libraries (AO1/19). These are to be established in libraries in Haverhill, Beccles and the Gainsborough area of Ipswich. " A qualified teacher will be available to help with homework and support other learning opportunities. (Contact G. Pachent 01473 584559 for further information)
    Contact Andrew Guite 01473 623790 or Alan Draper 01502 565986 for further information
  70. SCC Papers received
    L01/136 Education Development Plan 2
    ?01/35 Strategic Budget Planning: delivering medium-term priorities
    L01/37 Learning for Life Items considered by other bodies
    E01/144 SEN Audit
    E02/3 Relocation of Woodbridge P School
    E02/4 Quality Protects: Management Plan Year 4
    ** E01/7 ** Future of Services to Children, Young People and their families in Suffolk

  71. Other reports
  72. Courses and Conferences: Secretary attended the "Education is for People not for Profit" conference in London on 8th December representing Bury St Edmunds Association.
  73. Student Recruitment
  74. Health & Safety: John has not been getting agendas; this will be rectified! He is attending the H&S Course at Stoke Rochford shortly.
    Section D: Local Associations
  75. Parliamentary Lobby: It would appear that only Ipswich's MP was lobbied, by Ahmed Khiat of Thurleston HS.
  76. Reorganisation in Ipswich: Raeburn Road and Orwell Primary are to be "combined" into one school. There have been several temporary appointments but there could still be some difficulties. Secretary has suggested that, before starting any personnel process, they should agree with us a stability policy for reorganisation.
  77. Sudbury to nominate the next Vice-President at the the AGM.

Part 2: Decision Making

Agenda Item 4: Confirmation / Amendment of EC recommendations from EC meeting:

Agenda item 5. Action arising from National Matters: Nominations for conferences, etc. Expenditure.

Agenda item 6. Action arising from Regional and Local Matters

a) Racism awareness questionnaire

b) Casework training by Regional Office.

c) Plan of Work 2002 - 2003

d) Verdict on Stowmarket Learning Centre as a venue for Division Meetings

Any other business from Part 1.


Note for information: Expenditure on affiliations, financial support, etc. Accumulative Summary for information only

Date decided

Organisation, etc

Amount

Cost to Category 2

30/11/00

Stonewall donation

£50.00

-

30/11/00

ANL affiliation

£25.00

-

10/5/1

CASE affiliation

£20.00

-

10/5/1

Terence Higgins Trust

£20.00

£20.00

10/5/1

TBF

£50.00

-

10/5/1

Mechanics Centre Museum

£20.00

£20.00

06/11 Black Teachers' Conference
9/11/1 Post-16 Seminar

Date of next meeting: February 28th 2002 Stowmarket or Ipswich


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