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Teachers Terms and Conditions 2011 - Funding Request from Central Reserves

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A decision made 31 May 2011:

Decision Reference:  MD-TR-2011-0055

Decision Summary Title:

Request for funding from Contingency for Teachers’ Terms and conditions in 2011

Date of Decision Summary:

16 May 2011

Decision Summary Author:

Head of Decision Support

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

N/A

Written Report

Title:

Request for funding from Contingency to meet costs of changes to Teachers’ Terms and conditions in 2011

Date of Written Report:

16 May 2011

Written Report Author:

Assistant Accountant - Financial Planning

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

Public

Subject:

Request for funding from Central Reserves for Teachers Term & Conditions in 2011.

Decision(s):

The Minister decided to allocate £500,000 to meet the costs of the increased time for teachers planning, preparing and assessing in 2011 from the T&R Central Reserves to Education, Sport & Culture under Article 15(1)(a) of the Public Finances (Jersey) Law.

Reason(s) for Decision:  

As part of the negotiations between the States Employment Board and the Teachers Associations concerning the salaries and terms and conditions of teachers in Primary, Secondary and Special Education for the period 1st January 2010 to the 31st December 2011, changes were agreed to non-teaching time for planning, preparing lessons and assessing pupils from the 1st January 2011 and to lunch time supervision from 1st January 2012.

 

Council of Ministers agreed via CSR Part 2 proposals that the funding implications, amounting to £800,000 will be met from central contingency with specific reference to 2011. There is a shortfall in funding in 2011 amounting to £500,000.

 

The annex to the Budget 2011 – ‘Comprehensive Spending Review – 2012 and 2013 Proposals’ (pg 30 and 31) states: “£800k ESC growth for Primary Teachers Terms and Conditions to be funded from central contingency”.

 

Article 15(1)(a) of the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2005 states that all or any part of the amount appropriated by a head of expenditure may, with the approval of the Minister for Treasury and Resources, be used for the purposes of another head of expenditure.

Resource Implications:

The T&R revenue head of expenditure to decrease by £500,000 and the Education, Sport & Culture Department revenue head of expenditure to increase by an identical amount. 

 

This decision does not change the total amount of expenditure approved by the States for 2011.

Action required:

Ministerial Decision to be approved by the Education, Sport & Culture Minister to accept the budget transfer.

 

Head of Decision Support to notify Assistant Director – Finance – Education, Sport & Culture that this decision has been approved.

Signature:

 

 

 

 

Position: Senator  P F C Ozouf, Minister for Treasury and Resources

 

                 

 

Date Signed:

 

Date of Decision:

 

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