Citation and commencement

1. This Order may be cited as the Education (School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions) (No.2) (Amendment) Order 2006 and comes into force on 1st January 2007.

Amendment of the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions (No. 2) Order 2006

2. —(1)The School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions (No. 2) Order 2006( 3 ) is amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (5).

(2) At the end of the opening paragraph of the preamble, insert “2002” after “Education Act”.

(3) Renumber article 1 as article 1(1), and after article 1(1) as renumbered insert—

“ (2) In this Order, “the Document” means the document entitled “School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document 2006 and Guidance on School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions” ( 4 ) and published by The Stationery Office Limited on 1 ^st September 2006. ”

(4) In article 4—

(a) for “It is directed that” substitute—

“ 4. For the purposes of making provision for the determination of—

(a) the remuneration of school teachers; and

(b) other conditions of employment of school teachers which relate to their professional duties and working time, ”

(b) for “document entitled “School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document 2006 and Guidance on School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions” and published by The Stationery Office Limited, shall”, substitute “Document, subject, on and after the date of coming into force of the Education (School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions) (No. 2) (Amendment) Order 2006, to article 5,”.

(5) After article 4 insert the following—

“ 5. —(1) The Document has effect as if it were modified in accordance with the following paragraphs.

(2) In paragraph 6.4—

(a) for the annual salary in the Fringe Area at spine point L8 of “£41,151” substitute “£41,451”;

(b) for the annual salary in the Inner London Area at spine point L36 of “£89,976” substitute “£86,976”; and

(c) for the annual salary in the Inner London Area at spine point L40 of “£95,520” substitute “£95,250”.

(3) After paragraph 23.4 insert—

“ 23.5. In this paragraph—

(a) “original salary” means the value at 31 ^st December 2005 of the point at which the teacher was placed on the pay scale set out in paragraph 17.3 or in paragraph 19.2 of the 2005 Document, taking into account the annual determination required by paragraph 4.1 of that Document;

(b) “safeguarded sum” means the value at 31 ^st December 2005 of the management allowance. ”

(4) In paragraph 41.1, for the annual salary for England and Wales (excluding the London Area) at scale point 3 of “£16,663” substitute “£15,663”.

(5) In paragraph 49.8(c), after “pay spine” where that expression first occurs insert “or takes up an excellent teacher post”.

(6) In paragraph 59(1), after “advanced skills teachers” insert a comma followed by “excellent teachers”.

6. To the extent that the Document and the modifications made to it by article 5 have not been published, or have not been published in a manner that the Secretary of State considers appropriate for drawing them to the attention of persons affected by them, the Secretary of State shall arrange for their publication in that manner. ”