“The 2001 teachers’ agreement, A Teaching Profession for the 21st Century, introduced a new negotiating framework for teachers’ pay and conditions of service. It established the Scottish Negotiating Committee for Teachers (SNCT), a tripartite body comprising members from teaching organisations, Local Authorities, and the Scottish Government. The SNCT is chaired jointly by representatives from each side: Douglas Mackie (Teachers' Side), Isabel Hutton (Local Authority Side) and Ian Mitchell (Scottish Government). They are supported by 3 Joint Secretaries: Drew Morrice (Teachers'), Tom Young (Convention of Scottish Local Authorities [CoSLA]) and Stephanie Walsh (Scottish Government).
There are currently 2 working groups which support the work of the Committee; Conditions of Service and the Review of Local Negotiating Committees. The Committee has already reached agreement on a wide range of issues.
The SNCT have agreed the SNCT Handbook of Conditions of Service. The Handbook came into effect on 1 August 2007 and has been issued to LNCT Joint Secretaries. From 1 August 2007 the Handbook replaced the current Conditions of Service and all previously issued SNCT Circulars. The Handbook can be viewed by following the link below:
SNCT Handbook Contents PageMcCormac Review
The SNCT has set up three working groups to deal with the McCormac Review of Teacher Employment in Scotland, Advancing Professionalism in Teaching. These groups will report to the SNCT Joint Chairs and are (i) Duties; (ii) Working Hours, Working Week and (iii) Chartered Teachers.
