Statutory Instruments
2005 No. 539
EDUCATION, ENGLAND AND WALES
The Education (School Teachers' Pay and Conditions) Order 2005
Made
8th March 2005
Laid before Parliament
10th March 2005
Coming into force
1st April 2005
Whereas the review body established under section 1 of the School Teachers' Pay and Conditions Act 1991( 1 ) have made a report following the reference to them of certain matters;
And whereas the Secretary of State has consulted, in accordance with section 126 of the Education Act 2002( 2 ) (“the Act”), such associations of local education authorities, such local education authorities, such bodies representing the interests of governing bodies of schools and such bodies representing the interests of teachers as appeared to him to be appropriate having regard to the contents of this Order;
Now, therefore the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 122(1), 123, 124 and 210(7) of the Act hereby makes the following Order:
1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Education (School Teachers' Pay and Conditions) Order 2005 and shall come into force on 1 st April 2005.
(2) This Order applies to school teachers within the meaning of section 122 of the Act in England and Wales.
2. The School Teachers' Pay and Conditions Document 2004( 3 ) is amended as follows—
(a) in paragraph 19.1 insert “Except in the case of a teacher to whom paragraph 20 applies,” before “a post-threshold teacher”.
(b) for paragraph 20.2 substitute—
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“ Subject to paragraphs 20.3 and 20.4, after 31 st March 2005, the teacher shall be treated as if he had been placed at point U3 on the pay scale for post-threshold teachers and his salary shall be determined accordingly. ” ;
(c) for paragraph 20.3 substitute—
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“ The teacher shall, in addition to his salary determined in accordance with paragraph 20.2, be paid a sum (“the safeguarded sum”) equivalent to the difference between the value at 1 st April 2004 of the point he was awarded under the 2003 Document and the value of point U3 for the area in which he served on 31 st March 2005. ” ; and
(d) after paragraph 20.3 insert—
“ 20.4. Payment of the safeguarded sum shall continue until either:
(a) 31 st March 2008; or
(b) the teacher ceases to be a classroom teacher,
whichever is the earlier. ” .
(e) paragraph 52.1 is amended as follows—
(i) after “the sum of £33” insert “per year”;
(ii) before “registration fee” insert “annual”; and
(iii) omit “payable in the year 1 st April 2004 to 31 st March 2005”.
Stephen Twigg
Minister of State
Department for Education and Skills
8th March 2005
1991 c. 49 ; section 1 was repealed by section 215(2) of and Part 1 of Schedule 22 to the Education Act 2002 (c. 32 .) but the review body continues to exist by virtue of section 119(1) of that Act.
ISBN 0-11-2711-634; the Document was given legal effect by the Education (School Teachers' Pay and Conditions) (No.2) Order 2004 ( S.I.2004/2142 ).