PART 3Provisions Applying to Unattached Teachers

Planning meetings27

1

At the beginning of each cycle, the reviewer shall arrange a meeting with the reviewee (“the planning meeting”) to consider and determine—

a

the reviewee’s objectives;

b

the arrangements for observing the reviewee’s performance in the classroom, where appropriate;

c

any other evidence which will be taken into account in judging the reviewee’s performance;

d

the performance criteria;

e

the support that will be provided to the reviewee to help him to meet the performance criteria;

f

timescales for the achievement of objectives and within which support will be provided, where these differ from the length of the cycle of the reviewee; and

g

the reviewee’s training and development needs and the actions which will be taken to address them.

2

The matters referred to in paragraph (1) shall be determined having regard to—

a

the reviewee’s job description;

b

any relevant pay progression criteria;

c

any relevant objectives which the authority may have for unattached teachers generally or any relevant whole-school or team objectives specified in the School Improvement Plan for any school in which the teacher will be working;

d

what can be reasonably expected of any teacher in that position given the desirability of the reviewee being able to achieve a satisfactory balance between the time required to discharge his professional duties and the time required to pursue his personal interests outside work;

e

the reviewee’s professional aspirations; and

f

the relevant professional standards.

3

The reviewee’s objectives shall be such that, if they are achieved, they will contribute to improving the progress of the pupils he teaches.

4

Only persons who have a direct professional knowledge of the reviewee may provide evidence for the purposes of paragraph (1)(c).

5

Where a joint determination cannot be made in relation to any of the matters referred to in paragraph (1), the reviewer shall make the determination.