Common use of Professional Time Clause in Contracts

Professional Time. All Early Learning Centres teachers who are qualified or in-training, except those employed on no fixed hours, or employed to work less than 12.5 hours per week, are entitled to professional time. Professional time entitlements are based on contracted hours of employment and not on actual hours worked per week Teachers working 30 contracted hours per week or more are entitled to 4 hours per week as professional time. Teachers working less than 30 contracted hours per week but more than 12.5 contracted hours are entitled to 10% professional time per week (rounded to the nearest half hour). Professional time is non-child contact time and is primarily spent on planning and assessment for children’s learning. The remainder of the time is spent on duties as determined in consultation with the Centre Manager such as: parent contact, self-review, displays, health and safety. Professional time is to be used within the week and is not to be transferred to another week, except as discussed and agreed to with the Centre Manager. Professional time must be within the teacher’s contracted hours. Additional professional time throughout the week may be identified by the Centre Manager and allocated at their discretion. A teacher’s availability to the children in cases of accident or emergency will not be diminished during a teacher’s period of professional time. The following table indicates the amount of professional time for teachers working less than 30 hours per week: Teacher hours per week Professional time of 10% per week Rounded to nearest half hour 15.0 1.5 1.5 16.0 1.6 1.5 18.0 1.8 2.0 20.0 2.0 2.0 22.5 2.25 2.5 24.0 2.40 2.5 25.0 2.50 2.5 27.5 2.75 3.0

Professional Time. All Early Learning Centres teachers who are qualified or in-training, except those employed on no fixed hours, or employed to work less than 12.5 hours per week, are entitled to professional time. Professional time entitlements are based on contracted hours of employment and not on actual hours worked per week Teachers working 30 contracted hours per week or more are entitled to 4 hours per week as professional time. Teachers working less than 30 contracted hours per week but more than 12.5 contracted hours are entitled to 10% professional time per week (rounded to the nearest half hour). Professional time is non-child contact time and is primarily spent on planning and assessment for children’s learning. The remainder of the time is spent on duties as determined in consultation with the Centre Manager such as: parent contact, self-review, displays, health and safety. Professional time is to be used within the week and is not to be transferred to another week, except as discussed and agreed to with the Centre Manager. Professional time must be within the teacher’s contracted hours. Additional professional time throughout the week may be identified by the Centre Manager and allocated at their discretion. A teacher’s availability to the children in cases of accident or emergency will not be diminished during a teacher’s period of professional time. The following table indicates the amount of professional time for teachers working less than 30 hours per week: Teacher hours per week Professional time of 10% per week Rounded to nearest half hour 12.5 1.2 1.0 15.0 1.5 1.5 16.0 1.6 1.5 18.0 1.8 2.0 20.0 2.0 2.0 22.5 2.25 2.5 24.0 2.40 2.5 25.0 2.50 2.5 27.5 2.75 3.0