Pay flexibilities for school principals and vice-principals

Northern Ireland Assembly papers Session 1 (1999/2000) NIA16

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Great Britain Northern Ireland Audit Office

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TSO (The Stationery Office)

Local management of Schools (LMS) gives flexibility for a school's Governing Body to decide appropriate salary levels for staff within a national statutory framework. A range of guidance on the process has been produced. Some Education Boards in Northern Ireland had expressed concern on the degree to which the pay levels awarded to some principals and vice-principals were fair, reflected their circumstances and were assessed against specific and measurable performance indicators. Unease had also been expressed about the whether Governors had timely access to salary guidance. This report examines those concerns specifically: the extent to which Governors have complied with guidance in determining salary increases and have had regard for value for money; what arrangements are in place to ensure adherence to the guidelines. The main conclusions are: that in a significant proportion of the cases which were examined, Boards of Governors needed to show more clearly that salary awards complied with the guidance; and, that the Department of Education and the Education and Library Boards should give more attention to overseeing and controlling the pay process for principals and vice-principals in order to assure themselves that increases are reasonable and consistent.

Extent	40p.	ISBN	9780339900998
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