Area School Teachers' workload entitlements
The terms and conditions of employment for PPTA Te Wehengarua members in area schools, are set out in the Area School Teachers Collective Agreement (ASTCA). These terms and conditions include your workload entitlements.
Teachers must be consulted on development of the timetable policy and any changes to it.
The policy must include non-contact time and other matters (e.g. class size, duties).
The policy must include a compensatory process for dealing with circumstances where it isn’t possible to provide the ASTCA non-contact
provisions.
The employer must give a genuine reason during timetable development or at short notice to ask you to exceed your maximum contact within any week. Requests should not be a regular occurrence.