Supply Teachers: Conditions of Employment and Pay
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what hat assessment she has made of potential steps to improve and the (a) pay and (b) working conditions of supply teachers in North East Hertfordshire constituency.
Answered by Catherine McKinnell
Supply teachers make an important contribution to the smooth running of schools by filling posts on a temporary basis and covering teacher absences.
A supply teacher’s pay and working conditions will depend on who employs the supply teacher. Supply teachers employed directly by a state maintained school or local authority must be paid in accordance with the statutory arrangements for teachers as set out in the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document (STPCD). If a supply teacher is employed by an agency or non-maintained school, the employer can set the rate of pay and conditions of employment.
Schools and local authorities are responsible for the recruitment of their supply teachers.
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