Page 4366 - Week 13 - Thursday, 11 December 2014

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(6) Has the Government sought and received advice as to the impact of working hours on teachers’ work/life balance; if so, what is it; if not, why not and when will the Government seek that advice.

Ms Burch: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:

(1) The average number of hours per week teachers in ACT Government schools spend in

a) face-to-face classroom teaching

Section P of the ACTPS Education and Training (Teaching Staff) Enterprise Agreement 2011-2014 (Enterprise Agreement) specifies maximum face-to-face teaching hours per week for the different teacher classifications in primary and secondary schools.

Classification	Preschool and primary	High school and college
Classroom Teacher	max 21 hours 30 minutes	max 19 hours*
Classroom Teacher in first year of teaching experience	max 20 hours	max 18 hours*
Executive Teacher (School Leader C)	max 16 hours	max 12 hours
Executive Teacher (Professional Practice)	max 21 hours 30 minutes	max 19 hours*
Deputy Principal (School Leader B)	max 8 hours	max 8 hours
Principal (School Leader A)	No teaching load requirement	No teaching load requirement

*averaged over the teaching year

b) playground supervision

c) other non-administrative functions

d) administrative and other non-teaching functions

Arrangements in respect of playground duty supervision and other non-teaching requirements and functions are not specified in the Enterprise Agreement and are set by each school on the basis of their staffing provisions and operational needs.

(2) What are the comparative statistics in relation to part (1) for non-government, independent and Catholic school teachers?

Face-to-face teaching hours for Catholic school teachers are 21 hours 45 minutes per week in primary schools and 20 hours per week in secondary schools. Each independent school determines working conditions for teachers, including face-to-face teaching hours and extra-curricular requirements.

(3) What are the comparative national statistics in relation to parts (1) and (2)?

Maximum face-to-face teaching hours per week for government school teachers are as follows:

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