NOTES FOR TIME BUDGET
Morning Session = Time school starts until start of lunch. This includes any morning 'briefings', Registrations, Assemblies and morning breaks.
Afternoon Session = As above but for afternoon session. Includes Registration time, of course.
10+10+5+5 Formula = This refers to the time counted before the Morning Session (10m), and after the end of the Afternoon Session (10m), plus 5m at the start of lunch and 5m at the end of lunch.
Other 5 Days = The 'Teacher Days' are budget at being 6hrs, which adds 30hrs to the overall Time Budget. In Leicestershire, some of these may be 'disaggregated' into additional meetings held after school, following consultation.
Parent Evenings = The number and length of these should be part of the school's calendar published (after consultation) at the start of the school year.
Staff Meetings = The number and length of these should be part of the school's calendar, as above.
Other Meetings = The school may organise other meetings for various groups of staff. These should also be part of the school's calendar etc.
Balance = This is the time left over once all of the above is factored in to the Time Budget calculation. This may vary for different groups of staff within the same school depending on how meetings are organised.
This balance is available for the Head to use for further 'Directed Time' activities, although the NUT would argue strongly that it is not appropriate for all staff; 1265 is a maximum figure, not a target to be hit!
All of the above consitutes 'Directed Time': it counts towards the 1265 hrs, with teachers contractually bound to act within the reasonable direction of the Head.
THE TOTAL CANNOT EXCEED 1265HRS
Other Points
'Reasonable' notice should be given for any additional meetings. This should be the subject of consultation.
PPA Time is included as part of the Morning/Afternoon calculation, ie, it is part of 'Directed Time'.
Time Budget
These are the various elements which need to be calculated in order to establish whether you and your NUT members are working within the contractually specified 1265hrs.
This is why it is essential that a school calendar for the year is produced, with 'costings' for meetings worked out in terms of total hours. This calendar should be the subject of consultation with staff.
| Time Budget For...... | ||
| Morning Session | ?hrs x 190 | = |
| Afternoon Session | ?hrs x 190 | = |
| 10+10+5+5 Formula | 30m x 190 | =95hrs |
| Other 5 days | 6hrs x 5 | =30hrs |
StaffMeetings | = | |
| Parent Evenings | = | |
| Other Meetings | = | |
| Balance | = | |
| Total | 1265 |
The above is also available as an Excel file which will do all the calculations for you if you enter the raw figures.
Contact the Leicestershire NUT Office if you would like this emailed to you.