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)
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| January 24th 2002 Venue: Local Learning Centre, Station Road,
Stowmarket
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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
- Executive News 85,
December 2001
- 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
- ** 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.".
- News wire: This seven days a week education news
service is updated three times a day on the national website.
- Update: The NUT sets out a strong case for a single,
entirely new, teachers' union.
- Update: New Nutshell: A new term edition of this
popular student newsletter.
- 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.
- 182/01(CCU) - EDUCATION
BILL
- 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
- 184/01(E/EO) - RESPONSE OF THE NATIONAL UNION OF
TEACHERS TO THE DfES CONSULTATION ON SCHOOL ADMISSIONS
- 185/01(E/EO) - RESPONSE OF THE NATIONAL UNION OF
TEACHERS TO THE DfES CONSULTATION ON 16-19 ORGANISATION AND INSPECTIONS
- FOR INFORMATION
- 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
- 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
- 189/01(E/EO) - NEW OPPORTUNITIES FUND ICT
TRAINING
- 190/01(E/EO) - DfES CIRCULAR
0732/2001 - ACCESS TO EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH MEDICAL
NEEDS
- 191/01(E/EO) - EQUAL
OPPORTUNITIES COMMISSION CAMPAIGN : WHAT'S STOPPING YOU?
- 192/01(E/E/O) - DfES 0629/2001 - GUIDANCE ON THE
EDUCATION OF SCHOOL-AGE PARENTS
- 193/01(E/EO) - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CAMPAIGN : MIND
OUT FOR MENTAL HEALTH
- ** 194/01(E/EO) - ETHNIC
MINORITY ACHIEVEMENT GRANT (EMAG) ALLOCATIONS FOR 2002-2003
- 195/01(E/EO) - LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION :
SUPPORTING INCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES : LESBIANS, GAY MEN AND LOCAL DEMOCRACY
- $ 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.
- ** 197/01(E/EO) - CHANGES TO LEGISLATION GOVERNING
EXCLUSION APPEAL PANELS .
- $ 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.
- 199/01(CCU) - PUBLIC WORKS - INITIAL FEEDBACK ON
TUC RALLY AND LOBBY
- ** 200/01(E/EO) - LOCAL
GOVERNMENT FINANCE SETTLEMENT 2002/03 : EDUCATION STANDARDS SPENDING
ASSESSMENTS
- 201/01(O & A) - CONFERENCE MOTIONS 2002 :
ARRANGEMENT OF AGENDA - FORM 110
- 202/01(SUPN) - NATIONAL
PENSIONERS COUNCIL
- 203/01(E/EO) - EDUCATION
REVIEW
- 204/01(H & S) - HEATING
IN SCHOOLS
- $ 205/01(E/EO) - NATIONAL ASSEMBLY AGAINST
RACISM: NATIONAL CONFERENCE TO MARK THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE LAWRENCE REPORT
- 02-002-O&A - ANNUAL REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE: error
in report for Wales.
- *$ 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.
- 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
- $ 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.
- 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
- 02-006-M&C - NEWLY QUALIFIED TEACHERS'
RECRUITMENT PACKS and application form for Associations.
- 02-007-M&C - TARGETED RECRUITMENT CAMPAIGN
2002: teachers in independent schools; from overseas; supply and agency
teachers; teachers in Wales.
- 02-008-M&C - 2002 MEMBERSHIP
REGULATIONS
- 02-009-SUP - PENSIONS INCREASE PAYABLE WITH
EFFECT FROM 8 APRIL 2002
- $ 02-010-M&C - NUT MERCHANDISE - "A
CLASS ACT"
- $ 02-011-M&C - ANNUAL CONFERENCE: 29 MARCH - 2 APRIL
2002 - BOURNEMOUTH - PERSONAL ACCIDENT, LUGGAGE AND CANCELLATION
INSURANCE.
- $ 02-012-M&C -
DEVELOPING A NETWORK OF LEARNING REPRESENTATIVES - ONE DAY CONFERENCE:
TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2002
- Penny Cook is attending the briefing on
privatisation at Hamilton House today, for the Division.
Section B:
Regional
- $ 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.
- $ 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.
- * 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".
- ** 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
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* to work with LEAs, ACPCs employers of staff,
unions and others to ensure allegations are dealt with quickly a
fairly |
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* to improve consistency in the way cases are
dealt with |
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* to support and strengthen schools' role in
identifying children at risk ensuring appropriate intervention |
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* 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.
- 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.
- Secretary has ordered 5 Burgundy
Books from the RO who will be making a bulk order (BSE-1, Lowestoft -1,
Sudbury 3.)
- $ 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.
- 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.
- The in-coming President, Andrew Guite,
is able and willing to attend Annual Conference 2002 and the form sent
to HQ.
- 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.
- 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.
- ** 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.
- **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.
- ** 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.
- ** 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.
- $ 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.
- $ 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.
- $ 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".
- 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.
- ** 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.
- 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."
- ** 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.
- 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.
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| ... 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." |
- ** 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.
- 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.
- ** 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 |
- 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 |
Other
reports
- Courses and Conferences: Secretary
attended the "Education is for People not for Profit" conference in
London on 8th December representing Bury St Edmunds Association.
- Student Recruitment
- 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
- Parliamentary Lobby: It would appear
that only Ipswich's MP was lobbied, by Ahmed Khiat of Thurleston HS.
- 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.
- 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
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Organisation, etc
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Amount
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Cost to Category 2
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| 30/11/00
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Stonewall donation
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£50.00
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-
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| 30/11/00
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ANL affiliation
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£25.00
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-
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| 10/5/1
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CASE affiliation
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£20.00
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-
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| 10/5/1
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Terence Higgins
Trust
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£20.00
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£20.00
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| 10/5/1
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TBF
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£50.00
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-
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| 10/5/1
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Mechanics Centre
Museum
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£20.00
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£20.00
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| 06/11 |
Black Teachers'
Conference |
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| 9/11/1 |
Post-16 Seminar |
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Date of next meeting: February
28th 2002 Stowmarket or Ipswich
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