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HADDINGTON ROAD AGREEMENT 2013 - 201616APPENDIX: COLLECTIVEAGREEMENTS IN THEEDUCATION SECTOR(1) COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTFOR TEACHERS (PRIMARY/POST-PRIMARY)SUPERVISION AND SUBSTITUTIONSCHEME The existing S&S scheme willbe amended as follows:• With effect from the commencement ofthe school year 2013/14, the timecurrently assigned to supervision andsubstitution will be increased from oneand a half hours in any given week tothree hours. In this context, theadditional time may only be used forsubstitution.• The requirement that a teacher beavailable for three timetabled classperiods per week will be increased tofive class periods per week.• Participation in the scheme will becompulsory for all teachers and theposition in relation to the allowance isset out below.• The requirement to provide 37 hours perannum will be increased to 43 witheffect from the commencement of the2013/14 school year.Hours provided under the revised S&Sscheme will, in addition to usage under theexisting scheme, be used as follows:• With effect from commencement of2013/14 school year – to cover alluncertified sick leave absences, subjectto appropriate alleviation measures inrelation to multiple absences particularlyin small schools.• With effect from commencement of2014/15 school year – to cover the firstday of force majeure leave and illness infamily leave.The payments under the Scheme shall bediscontinued with effect from thecommencement of the 2013/14 school year.As the above annualised payments are inthe nature of a pensionable allowance (andare not amenable to current “buy-out”arrangements), the following arrangementsshall apply:• A gross additional payment equivalent tothe 2011 lower payment rate paid forsupervision and substitution will beincluded in the common basic scale forteachers. This will be included in twomoieties with half included in the schoolyear 2016/17 and the second halfincluded in the school year 2017/18.Such payments to be considered in anyfuture pay negotiation arrangements inrespect of teachers. The duties continue tobe performed indefinitely.POSTS OF RESPONSIBILITY INSCHOOLSIn the context of the ongoing moratorium on fillingposts of responsibility in schools, the alleviationarrangements which previously applied will beoperated on an annual basis for the duration of thisAgreement.FIXED –TERM/ PART-TIMEEMPLOYMENT IN TEACHINGAn Expert Group will be established to considerand report on the level of fixed-term and part-timeemployment in teaching, having regard to theimportance for teachers of employment stabilityand security and taking account of system andschool needs and Teaching Council registrationrequirements.This group will as a first task report on reducingthe qualification period for the granting of acontract of indefinite duration (CID) from 4 yearsto 3 years to take effect for the 2014/15 schoolyear. Arrangements will be made in relation tothose entering their fourth year in September 2013with a view to the early application to them of thisprovision.SUPPLEMENTARY PANELARRANGEMENTS FORREDEPLOYMENT OF POST-PRIMARY TEACHERSIn the context of the implementation of theAgreement, a supplementary panel will beestablished for teachers who have had sustainedperiods of employment with more than oneschool/VEC over an extended period of time.Inclusion on this panel will attract no remunerationentitlements. The general principles to underpin