The agreement identified activities that do not require the professional expertise of a teacher and should be delegated. Administrative and clerical activities are often carried out more effectively by members of support staff and, in some cases, the tasks should be discarded altogether.
The sections of the agreement dealing with administrative and clerical tasks have been given legal force by [section two of] the School teachers' pay and conditions document, which applies to teachers at all maintained schools. Section four of the document contains guidance on the provisions and makes clear that teachers should not be given the option to choose to continue doing administrative and clerical work.
This change to teachers' conditions of service enabled teachers to focus on those activities that require their professional expertise and that add the maximum benefit to pupils' education.
