The School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Order 2011

Statutory Instruments

2011 No. 1917

Education, England And Wales

The School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Order 2011

Made

3rd August 2011

Laid before Parliament

10th August 2011

Coming into force

1st September 2011

Following the reference to them of certain matters by the Secretary of State under section 120(1) of the Education Act 2002(1) (“the Act”) and after following the procedure set out in section 121 of the Act, the School Teachers’ Review Body (“the STRB”) have reported to the Prime Minister and the Secretary of State in accordance with section 120(3) of the Act.

In accordance with section 120(4) of the Act the Prime Minister and the Secretary of State have arranged for the report of the STRB to be published.

In accordance with section 125(1)(b) of the Act the Secretary of State has considered the STRB’s report, and in accordance with section 126 of the Act has consulted such of the persons and bodies referred to in that section as appeared to him to be appropriate.

The Secretary of State for Education makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 122(1), 123 and 124 of the Act.

Citation, commencement, application and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Order 2011 and comes into force on 1st September 2011.

(2) This Order applies to school teachers(2) in England and Wales.

(3) In this Order, “the Document” means the document entitled “School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document 2011 and Guidance on School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions” published on the website of the Department for Education.

The Document

2.  The provisions set out in section 2 of the Document have effect on and after 1st September 2011 for the purposes of determining—

(a) the remuneration of school teachers, and

(b) other conditions of employment of school teachers which relate to their professional duties and working time.

Revocation

3.  The School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Order 2010(3) and the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions (Amendment) Order 2011(4) are revoked.

Nick Gibb

Minister of State

Department for Education

3rd August 2011

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order makes provision for the determination of the remuneration of school teachers (within the meaning of section 122 of the Education Act 2002) in England and Wales and other conditions of employment of school teachers which relate to their professional duties and working time.

This Order makes this provision by reference to section 2 of a document entitled “School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document 2011 and Guidance on School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions” (“the Document”). It can be found on the website of the Department for Education, at www.education.gov.uk. The Order provides that the provisions set out in section 2 of the Document have effect from 1^st September 2011.

This Order revokes the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Order 2010 and the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions (Amendment) Order 2011.

An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.

(1)

2002 c.32.

(2)

School teachers are defined for these purposes in section 122(3)-(5) of the Education Act 2002.

(3)

S.I. 2010/1979.

(4)

S.I. 2011/192.