Common use of The Working Week Clause in Contracts

The Working Week. 7.1 A full-time lecturer will be required to teach for a maximum of 24 hours in a normal working week. 7.2 A lecturer may be required to teach an additional 2 hours at the start of the relevant academic year for a period of up to 7 weeks in total (i.e. a maximum of 26 hours per week). 7.3 A lecturer will not be required to teach additional hours as referred to in 7.2 above if they are responsible for preparing and delivering significant new curriculum provision. 7.4 A lecturer will not normally be expected to teach for more than 10 blocks per week or for more than four consecutive blocks. 7.5 A lecturer may be required to teach up to two evening blocks per week (see also 6.3). 7.6 When a lecturer teaches beyond 6.00 pm, the lecturer will be entitled to take equivalent time off in lieu during the daytime, and within the same week, unless agreement to take it at some other time is reached between the lecturer and the manager. Any agreement must be in writing. 7.7 A lecturer would not be expected to teach for a continuous period of more than three hours without a break. This can only be exceeded in exceptional circumstances, and/or in the case of certain practical subjects, with the prior agreement of the lecturer. 7.8 A full-time lecturer will be entitled to take up to 5 hours per teaching week away from Corporation premises. The timing of these hours will be subject to approval by the line manager. 7.9 Probationary staff in their first year of teaching will be expected to deliver a maximum of 90% of the annualised contract and at least 10% of the contract (one block as defined in clause 6.3) per week will be kept free on the timetable. 7.10 Lecturers who are undertaking a professional teaching qualification at the request of the college will be expected to deliver a maximum of 90% of the annualised contract and at least 10% of the contract (one block as defined in clause 6.3) per week will be kept free on the timetable. This time is to be used to support the achievement of the qualification. 7.11 Total remission as set out in clauses 7.9 and 7.10 cannot exceed 10% in any one year.