“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 Colin MacLean (Scottish Government). They are supported by 3 Joint Secretaries: Drew Morrice (Teachers'), Joe Di Paola (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 Page

26/11/2007 - The handbook is now available in Wiki format.

19/12/2007 - New Pay Agreement for 2008 to 2011

01/06/2008 - Job Sizing Toolkit Release

As from 01.06.2008 the job sizing toolkit will be placed on the SNCT website. This toolkit is the property of the Scottish Negotiating Committee for Teachers. It is available for individucal use only and must not be used for commercial purpose or financial gain.

The data to be inserted apply to local authorities is not held by SNCT. It is solely for the relevant local authority to decide to release such data.

The use of the toolkit is entirely at the risk fo the user and the SNCT is not liable for any infection caused by the use of the toolkit. The user is responsible for ensuring the computer system is adequate and for installing and updating virus protection software

Job Sizing Toolkit