DRAFT PRINCIPLES

 

 

  1. Staff who will have permanent rights by September 2007 in the closing Special Schools or in VI provision to know where they will be assimilated to by September 2006 at the very latest. 

 

  1. That staff currently employed as Special School/VI staff would be assimilated to a comparable post/comparable status in the new Special Schools.

 

  1. That the assimilation process is developed and operated on a hierarchical basis starting with Head Teachers.

 

  1. Following this processes for teaching and non-teaching staff to run in parallel.

 

  1. After assimilation at a particular level is complete, remaining posts at that level will be ring fenced to special school staff to enable them to apply.  This will be the only way a member of staff may gain promotion within these arrangements.

 

  1. If vacancies remain after that stage, and the Vacancy Monitoring process cannot find a suitable match, then normal recruitment and selection processes should be implemented by the TGB/H/T as appropriate.

 

  1. Assimilation to be based on staffing structures which reflect the prevailing national and local terms and conditions of employment at the time the assimilation takes place. (A proposal was made to assimilate on management points and to move from management points to TLR’s before September 2007)

 

  1. Existing governing bodies be encouraged to complete the support staff remodelling process prior to moving to assimilation.

 

  1. Temporary governing bodies to be encouraged to adopt similar staffing structures.

 

  1. There are a number of key features for the assimilation process which will be jointly agreed with the Trades Unions, taking in to account  the previous survey.  This will then be circulated to all staff.

 

  1. Any staff unplaced at the end of the process will be supported to find other employment through a bespoke and rigorous Vacancy Monitoring exercise, conducted throughout the academic year 2006/07 if necessary.

 

  1. The levels of protection for any unplaced staff will be in line with the current 3R’s agreement for both Teaching and Non-Teaching staff and School Teachers Review Body agreements.

 

 

 

Version 5

21 April 2005