Area School Teachers' Collective Agreement

3.22.1 A compassionate grant is payable to the estate of a teacher who:

dies while employed in the state teaching service; or
dies within 12 months of the date of approved medical retirement under clause 2.9. For clarity, this date is from the date of retirement and excludes any notice period or period for which payment is made.

Compassionate grants are calculated as a proportion of the annual rate of salary payable to the teacher at the time of death as follows:

Length of Service
Weeks of Pa…

3.23.1 An employee whose work requires that they reside at an isolated locality as outlined in clause 3.23.5 or 3.23.6 below, will receive an isolation allowance.

3.23.2 The isolation allowance is not payable to short-term relievers defined in 3.27.1.

3.23.3 An isolation allowance will be paid fortnightly and during:

periods of annual leave, whether or not the employee remains in the isolated locality;
any absence from the isolated locality on sick leave or other paid leave of up to seven (7)…

3.24.1 Definitions
The following definitions apply to this subsection:

Holiday pay (HP): Holiday pay is the salary payable to teachers on cessation of duty or for periods during which schools are closed for term vacations.
Vacation: is the period during which schools are closed for instruction at the end of a school term. Legislation determines the periods during which schools will be closed for vacations.
Deduction from HP: Deduction from holiday pay is a proportionate reduction in a teacher’s…

3.26.1

Subject to (b) below, the fortnightly salary of a part-time teacher will be based on the step in the applicable base salary scale that the teacher would receive if employed full-time. The number of hours for which payment shall be made shall be the number of class contact hours worked increased by 11 per cent.
From 28 January 2025 for teachers predominantly teaching year 7-13 classes, the fortnightly salary of a part-time teacher will be based on the step in the applicable base salary sc…

3.30.1 The remuneration of a permanent full-time cluster manager appointed to a Ministry of Education | Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga approved RTLB cluster shall be comprised of:

A base salary as per clause 3.1.1
An allowance equivalent to the Special Duties Increment Allowance paid to all RTLB (clause 3.17)
One unit per annum (as per clause 3.4.2)
Any RTLB leadership payments allocated under clause 3.29 above.

3.32.1 Boards within a designated Community of Learning | Kāhui Ako will be entitled to a number of allowances for a Community of Learning | Kāhui Ako Teacher (across community) role (“the role”), generated by formula in the relevant Staffing Order.

3.32.2 Subject to clauses 3.32.11 and 3.32.12 below, each appointment to the role:

is subject to an agreed selection process and criteria;
is for a fixed-term of up to two years, subject to3.32.4 and 3.32.6 below; and
may be extended for one furthe…

.33.1 Boards within each Kāhui Ako will be entitled to a number of within school teacher roles, generated by formula in the relevant Staffing Order. Each role has an allowance associated with it.

No less than 50% of these allowances must be allocated to teachers appointed to the role of Kāhui Ako Teacher (within school) (“within school role”);
Up to 50% of the allowances may be used to provide Kāhui Ako Responsibility allowances for the purposes of:

promoting effective teaching practice within…

The following provisions apply where the person appointed to the role is a teacher predominantly teaching years 7 to 13 classes.

3.34.1 From term 1 2025, the parties agree to introduce pastoral care time allowances of 0.25 FTTE that will be available for allocation, the number of which will be generated by formula in the relevant Staffing Order

3.34.2 Criteria for accessing the allowance and other administrative requirements will be developed by the parties prior to the allowances coming into…

3.35.1 The purpose of this allowance is to recognise the additional skills teachers must have to deliver teaching and learning through a Pacific language in a Pacific bilingual or immersion context in a school or kura.

3.35.2 A teacher is eligible for an allowance described in 3.35.3 if they meet the minimum teaching time requirements in that clause and have the language proficiency necessary to teach the curriculum in a Pacific language for the period required by the Pacific bilingual or langu…

3.36.1 From 28 January 2024, a Cultural Leadership allowance will be introduced, the number of which will be generated by formula in the Staffing Order.

3.36.2 Each allowance will be $5,000 per annum and is paid at the substantive rate to both part time and full-time teachers. However, with the agreement of the employer, the allowance and responsibilities may be equally shared between two teachers, in which case the allowance will be split between them.

3.36.3 Criteria for accessing the allowa…

Unless specifically stated in this part, the terms and conditions of employment of Learning Support Coordinators are the terms and conditions in this Agreement.

3.37.1 The number of Learning Support Coordinator (Coordinator) roles will be generated annually by the Staffing Order and allocated to boards.

3.37.2 The purpose of the Coordinator roles is to promote effective and inclusive teaching and learning practice within the schools including those in a Kāhui Ako or Cluster and to strengthen t…