Teaching and learning responsibility payments
We will assign teaching and learning responsibility payments (TLR) in line with the agreed staffing structure. This includes an assessment of the duties based on the factors below.
The senior manager may award a TLR1 or TLR2 to an unattached teacher for taking on additional tasks. This ensures the continued delivery of high-quality teaching and learning.
The senior manager may award a fixed-term TLR3 to an unattached teacher for:
- time-limited school improvement projects
- one-off externally driven responsibilities
We will agree on clear criteria for the award, level and duration.
The senior manager will consider job weight when deciding the sum of TLR payments. We give equal value to posts of equal weight. Any changes to this will be subject to staff consultation.
Before awarding a TLR, the teacher must show significant extra duties which:
- are focused on teaching and learning
- require the exercise of a teacher's professional skills and judgement
- require the teacher to lead, manage and develop a subject or curriculum area or to lead and manage pupil development across the curriculum
- impacts the progress of pupils beyond their assigned groups of children, and
- involves leading, developing and enhancing the teaching practice of other staff
Before awarding a TLR 1, the teacher must show line management of several people.
If we give TLRs of different values to two or more teachers, the minimum differences are:
- TLR 1 £1,500
- TLR 2 £1,500
Leading practitioners are not eligible for TLR payments.