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SIMS Personnel - Staff Performance and Pay. Dave Cattlin. School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions 2013. 3 rd September 2013. 03 September 2013. Main Changes. 03 September 2013. Teachers Main Scale
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SIMS Personnel -Staff Performance andPay Dave Cattlin
School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions 2013 3rd September 2013 03 September 2013
Main Changes 03 September 2013 • Teachers Main Scale • The main and upper pay scales replaced by two pay ranges with maximum and minimum pay points • Leading Practitioner • Removal of Advanced Skills Teacher and Excellent Teacher for School Workforce 2014 • Performance related pay for teachers • Removal of annual progression • Pay progression from September 2014 determined by performance appraisal
Teachers Main Scales • Will not appear in SIMS until the Spring 2014 release • No longer possible to produce and share definition files
SIMS Spring 2014 Release • More information will be shared as soon as available • If you do already record pay information in SIMS there are options to record these arrangements in advance of the Spring release of SIMS • If you are affected, please log a call to discuss further
Performance Related Pay Decisions about teachers’ pay progression will be linked to performance, with the first of these awards to be made in September 2014
Performance Related Pay Assessment of performance may be based on evidence from a range of sources, for example, self-assessment, peer review, tracking pupil progress, lesson observations, the views of pupils and parents Schools must have an appraisal policy for teachers
SIMS solution An extra cost area within SIMS Personnel Already installed to your system and activated by license
Enhancements to Personnel Staff can maintain their own records of CPD • Professional Details tab • Was only for formal off site training but can now: • Record any ad hoc and self directed CPD • Store evidence attached to the DMS • Be accessed by the staff member to maintain own CPD records
Enhancements to Personnel The system can manage the whole staff appraisal process • New Appraisals tab • Manages collaboration on the whole appraisal process • Elements available to appraiser and appraise as appropriate • Management of Lesson Observation records • OFSTED grading adopted but can be changed • Can add evidence to DMS • Typed • Scanned • Image and Video • Record progression outcomes
System Configuration Permissions Appraisal Periods Whole School Objectives Professional Standards Line Management Structure Lookups
Permissions (System Manager) • SP Manager • SP Line Manager • SP Appraiser • SP Staff • In addition to these new permission groups, the Personnel Officer, School Administrator and System Manager can configure the setups, the line management structure and define lookups.
Appraisal Periods • Appraisal periods are the timeframe for when appraisal related activities take place during the academic year
Whole School Objectives • Whole school objectives (usually taken from the school development plan) can be added, allowing individual staff objectives to be linked with the school objectives. This allows reporting on the progress of the school against these objectives.
Professional Standards • Professional standards are the criteria against which various groups of staff can be assessed • Multiple sets of standards can be created and associated with members of staff • Teacher Standards (already present) • NQT standards • support staff standards • school defined generic competencies
Lookups • Configuration of components to match the school’s appraisal policy • Standard Type • Teachers or Support Staff • CPD Activity Type • Inset, Mentoring, Off Site Training • CPD Result • Usefulness or Appropriateness of the CPD
Lookups • Configuration of components to match the school’s appraisal policy • Ability Group • A description of the group being taught during lesson observation • Observation Type • Observation, work analysis, discussion
Lookups • Configuration of components to match the school’s appraisal policy • Achievement Status • Was the Appraised Objective Achieved? • Performance Grade • Appraisal Outcome Grade • Review Type • Periodicity of Review
Option for all staff to access the system - CPD • SIMS can be used by all staff to record and report on all forms of CPD, helping to ensure that all CPD is captured • both formal and informal CPD, which can be linked as evidence towards an objective
Option for all staff to access the system - Appraisal SIMS can be used by all staff to record comments on appraisal processes encouraging engagement and a consistent approach
Reporting A suite of reports provided to support management and monitoring functions All fields available within the reporting dictionary
Core benefits • Increases efficiency by automating the administration of performance management • Offers a range of flexible tools that can be utilised by all schools • Drives staff development across the school • Motivates staff through their active involvement in their own personal development • Evidence based decisions during appraisals
Staff Performance licence price One off charge of: