Hello! I’m currently a teacher at an AP school where our student have 1:1 learning mentors. I’ve been told I’m taking on 11 staff members as their line manager. This was 4 members of staff previously. This seems excessive. I’m required to do their induction paperwork, appraisal meetings x3 a year, return to work paperwork, absence requests, absence review meetings and more.
My question is, should I be receiving some kind of TLR for this? It isn’t in my contract anywhere and the STPCD makes it very clear that teachers cannot be required to carry out significant responsibilities without additional payments. This is made clear in paragraph 48 of the statutory Section 3 Guidance in the STPCD:
‘Teachers are expected to contribute, both orally and in writing as appropriate, to curriculum development by sharing their professional expertise with colleagues and advising on effective practice. This does not mean that they can be expected to take on the responsibility of, and accountability for, a subject area or to manage other teachers without appropriate additional payment. Responsibilities of this nature should be part of a post that is in the leadership group or linked to a post which attracts a TLR1 or TLR2 on the basis set out in paragraph 20.’
Where do I stand and what do you recommend I do next?