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PPA time is a minimum of 10 of each teachers
timetabled teaching time
What
10
a teacher who is timetabled to teach 20 hours
out of a 25-hour teaching week must receive at
least two hours guaranteed PPA time STPCD 2003.
Section 4.93
If a teacher is teaching the maximum number of
lessons, they must have their teaching load
reduced by 10
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PPA time is protected by a no detriment clause
What
Minimum
Any teacher in receipt of more than this amount
of time should not have his/ her existing
allocation reduced to 10. STPCD 2003. Section
4.90
Schools are also entitled to give teachers more
than 10 PPA time if they deem it appropriate
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PPA time is a percentage of those hours that a
teacher spends teaching
What
Timetabled Teaching Time
Only teaching time within a teachers 1,265
contracted hours count for these purposes, not
other forms of pupil contact STPCD 2003.
Section 4.88
Time spent in assembly, lunch, break, out of
school or pastoral activities do not incur PPA
time
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What do the regulations say about PPA?
Who
All teachers with timetabled teaching commitments
What
Minimum 10 timetabled teaching time
When
From 1 September 2005
How
Minimum 30 minute blocks in timetabled teaching
time
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PPA time must be given in meaningful blocks
How
30 minute blocks
In order for the time to be put to meaningful
use by the teacher, it must be allocated in
blocks of no less than 30 minutes. STPCD 2003.
Section 4.88
The total PPA time can be given over a week,
fortnight or timetable cycle
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PPA time must take place in the schools
timetabled teaching time
How
PPA time should take place during the school
timetable (ie during the time in which pupils are
taught at the school) and must not be bolted on
before or after pupil sessions STPCD 2003.
Section 4.88
Timetabled Teaching Time
PPA time cannot be allocated during assembly,
break, lunch or after school lessons
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When can guaranteed PPA time be allocated?
An example of a school day
Assembly and Registration
Lessons
Break
Lunch
Lessons
Lessons
Session
School
Timetabled
Teaching
Time
Cant
use
for PPA
PPA time can only be allocated during timetabled
teaching time
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All teachers with timetabled teaching commitments
all teachers at a school (including
headteachers) with timetabled teaching
commitments, whether employed on permanent,
fixed-term, temporary or part-time
contracts. School Teachers Pay and Conditions
Document 2007. Section 4.82
Non-QTS instructor
Floating teacher
Head
Providing they are being employed as a teacher
Only for teaching commitments that are timetabled
(ie not for cover)
Minimum of 10 of teaching time
TA/HLTA
Teacher
No contractual entitlement, though it is good
practice to give them PPA time
Minimum of 10 PPA time
NQT
Part-time music teacher
Min. of 10 in addition to 10 NQT induction time
Depends on their contract if LA or agency
employed, PPA time is not the schools
responsibility