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CLASSIFICATION: PUBLIC

Request under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002

I refer to your correspondence dated 11 November 2018 requesting information in relation to Teachers' working hours.

The Council is treating your request as a request under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 and can respond as follows:

(A) How does the Council track teachers’ actual hours worked?

The Council does not have a mechanism to track or record the time teachers chose to work away from their place of work. The national conditions of service allow a teacher to undertake certain duties away from school.

The Council does work collaboratively with the teaching unions and professional associations to ensure that there is a mechanism to manage teachers time and associated workload. School staff are consulted annually on a Working Time Agreement for each school and this information is reviewed by the Joint Negotiating Community for Teachers in East Ayrshire.

(B) Please provide a list of overtime hours and rates paid to teaching staff over the 2017-2018 academic period, broken down per school/centre/service and job role.

There is neither a contractual entitlement nor provision for overtime rates for teachers.

I trust this information has been of assistance to you and I have attached a leaflet to confirm your rights.

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you require any further information.

Kind regards

Caroline

Caroline Craig
Service Support Coordinator
Economy and Skills
East Ayrshire Council
London Road
KILMARNOCK
KA3 7BU
Tel: 01563 576140

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