The Education (School Teachers' Pay and Conditions)(No. 4) Order 2000

School Teachers' Pay and Conditions

5.—(1) After paragraph 3.1(b) there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraph—

“(c) where a teacher passes the threshold and he is entitled to be paid as a post-threshold teacher pursuant to paragraph 19—

(i) in the case of a teacher whose remuneration is paid by an authority in England and who applies for threshold assessment on or before 5th June 2000, with effect from 1st September 2000,

(ii) in the case of a teacher whose remuneration is paid by an authority in Wales and who applies for threshold assessment on or before 16th March 2001, with effect from 1st September 2000,

(iii) in the case of a teacher whose remuneration is paid by an authority in England and who applies for threshold assessment on or after 6th June 2000 and before 29th October 2001, with effect from 1st September 2001, and

(iv) in the case of a teacher whose remuneration is paid by an authority in Wales and who applies for threshold assessment on or after 17th March 2001 and before 29th October 2001, with effect from 1st September 2001; or”.

(2) In paragraph 3.3 (b) after “points awarded” there shall be inserted “under paragraph 19 or”.

(3) After paragraph 3.4 there shall be inserted the following paragraphs—

“3.5   For the purposes of paragraph 3.1 (c) (i) and (iii) a classroom teacher’s application for threshold assessment shall be treated as if it were made on or before 5th June 2000—

(a) in the case of an application made on or before 14th July 2000, where it seems to the head teacher, or in the case of an unattached teacher the relevant body, reasonable to do so in the light of—

(i) confusion on the part of the teacher about the deadline for making the application, or

(ii) personal circumstances which made it difficult for the teacher to submit the application on or before 5th June 2000; and

(b) in the case of an application made on or before 16th March 2001, where—

(i) the head teacher, or in the case of an unattached teacher the relevant body, is satisfied that the teacher moved from a post in Wales to a post in England in the period starting on 5th June 2000 and ending on 16th March 2001, or

(ii) it seems to the head teacher, or in the case of an unattached teacher the relevant body, reasonable to do so where due to the teacher’s absence from work for the whole or a substantial part of the period starting on 1st April 2000 and ending on 14th July 2000 the teacher was unable to gain access to evidence to support his application.

3.6   For the purposes of paragraph 3.1(c) (ii) and (iv) a classroom teacher’s application for threshold assessment shall be treated as if it were made on or before 16th March 2001 where—

(a) the application was made on or before 23rd March 2001; and

(b) it seems to the head teacher, or in the case of an unattached teacher the relevant body, reasonable to do so in the light of personal circumstances which made it difficult for the teacher to submit the application on or before 16th March 2001.”.