CircularPPT0103SupervisionofPupilsduringmorningand.doc

Circular Letter PPT01/03 To: Management Authorities of second-level schools. Supervision of pupils during the morning and lunchtime breaks and before and after school Extension of approved substitution to cover uncertified sick leave and Teachers’ absences from class because of other approved school activities (e.g. games, competitions and other extra-curricular activities). 1. Introduction 1.1 This Circular Letter replaces and supersedes Circular M 39/02. The Minister for Education and Science wishes to inform authorities of post-primary schools of the arrangements for the pensionability of supervision and substitution payments and restate and clarify the revised arrangements for supervision and substitution in second level schools. The purpose of this circular letter is: To advise schools regarding the new arrangements for paid supervision and substitution that will apply arising from agreement between the parties at the Teachers’ Conciliation Council. To set out the conditions that will apply to the pensionability of supervision and substitution payments. To outline to schools the funding/payment arrangements that will apply To confirm the extension of paid substitution 1.2 Context of the Agreement on paid Supervision and Substitution Teachers are routinely involved in supervision of pupils in their care as part of their contractual duty of care in a variety of situations. Supervision of pupils in classes under their control is an integral part of teachers’ professional duties and the contracts of employment. This proposal relates to supervision of students during periods that are not assigned to any teacher and which had previously been provided by teachers on a voluntary basis. The paid substitution element of this agreement is intended to cover situations where a suitable substitute is not immediately available. This has, up to the present, generally involved other members of the teaching staff substituting/supervising for their absent colleagues on a v