1. Martin Short Holy Child PS Andersonstown Belfast Co. Antrim

2. Mario Gribbon St. John the Baptist PS Garvaghy Road Portadown Co. Armagh

3. School Management Structure ► The In School Management Proposals, as set out in the discussion paper, are for consideration to suit the system in the Republic. ► Middle Management Structures, in NI, are different because of AUTONOMY in managing school budgets.

4. Middle Management Structures in NI ► For areas of responsibility, schools can award Teacher Allowances, based on guidelines provided by the employers, according to the size of a school. ► Boards of Governors can independently decide on the structure of these allowances, based on the needs of the school and school budget.

5. TEACHER ALLOWANCES ► TA1£1884 ► TA2£3806 ► TA3£6536 ► A Teacher Allowance is based on the workload and scale of the area of responsibility ► Most Primary Schools have either TA1 or TA2 posts, with some larger schools having TA3 posts.

6. ST.OLIVER PLUNKETT’s PS TOOME ► 160 pupils ► 7 teachers plus Principal ► Principal-KS2 Co-ordinator, Literacy Co-ordinator, After Schools, Assessment, RE, Teacher Tutor, ICT ► VP-Foundation and KS1 Co-ordinator ► 3 teachers holding 1 management point  Numeracy  SENCO  Nursery Unit ► Voluntary-The World Around Us, PE, The Arts

7. Holy Child PS September 2015 ► ► Enrolment of 566 pupils ► ► 540 in our mainstream classes ► ► 26 in our Nursery Unit

8. HOLY CHILD PS Staffing for 2015 - 2016 ► ► Principal ► ► Vice-Principal (SENCO) ► ► 23 Assistant Teachers ► ► 1 P/T teacher (SEN) ( 1 x 2days) ► ► 4 Classroom Assistants (4 x 25 h/pw,) ► ► 1 F/T Secretary ► ► 1 P/T Secretary (15 h/pw) ► ► 1 Caretaker & 9 Cleaners ► ► 11 Lunchtime Supervisors ► ► All of the above financed from our school budget ► 17Special Needs Assistants financed by the EA for children who have a Statement of Special Educational Needs ► Peripatetic S/N Teacher (16 hours p/w) financed by the EA for children identified as having SpLD ► 3 Outreach Assistants for Behaviour Management financed by the EA

9. Management Allowances ► ► 2 teachers holding 3 Management Points   Key Stage 1 and ICT   Literacy and Library

10. Management Allowances ► ► 5 teachers holding 2 Management Points   Extended School   Numeracy   The World Around Us   Assessment   Nursery Unit/Art

11. Management Allowances ► ► 8 teachers holding 1 Management Point   Key Stage 2   Physical Education   Religion   Foundation Stage   Publicity and PR   Healthy School   Teacher Tutor and Students   Music

12. Volunteer Activities ► After School Clubs such as  Hurling  Camogie  Gaelic Football  Soccer  Art  Computers  Film  Tin Whistle  Choir  Gardening

13. HOLY CHILD PS BELFAST All 15 post holders are members of one of the School Leadership Teams- Curriculum Team (8) and Pastoral Team (7)

14. COSTINGS ► Middle Management Posts cost  £47174 per year & Employer Costs £58967  Total Delegated Budget=£1,642,395,  3.59% of total delegated budget towards Middle Management Posts These costs are decided by each school based on the needs of the school and on guidelines provided by the employers, based on the size of the school.

15. St. John the Baptist PS September 2015 ► ► Enrolment of 440 pupils ► ► 386 in our mainstream classes ► ► 54 in our Irish medium unit

16. Staffing for 2015 - 2016 ► ► Principal ► ► Vice-Principal ► ► 17 Assistant Teachers ► ► 2 P/T teachers (1 x 4 days & 1 x 2days) ► ► 7 Classroom Assistants (3 x 25 h/pw, 2 x 20 h/pw, 2 x 15 h/pw) ► ► 1 F/T Secretary ► ► 1 P/T Secretary (15 h/pw) ► ► 1 Caretaker & 5 Cleaners ► ► 7 Lunchtime Supervisors ► ► All of the above financed from our school budget ► 11 Special Needs Assistants financed by the ELB for children who have a Statement of Special Educational Needs ► Peripatetic S/N Teacher (3 hours p/w) financed by the ELB for children identified as having SpLD

17. Management Allowances ► ► 5 teachers holding 2 Management Points   Foundation Stage Co-ordinator   Key Stage 1 Co-ordinator   Key Stage 2 Co-ordinator   Irish medium unit Co-ordinator   Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator

18. Management Allowances ► ► 4 teachers holding 1 Management Point   C2K Co-ordinator/Manager   INSET Co-ordinator   Musical Events Co-ordinator   Extended Schools Co-ordinator ► ► All Management Allowance are financed from our school budget

19. COSTINGS ► Middle Management Posts cost  £26,556 + employers costs = £33,208 per year  Total Delegated Budget=£1,281,713  2.59% of total delegated budget towards Middle Management Posts These costs are decided by each school based on the needs of the school and on guidelines provided by the employers, based on the size of the school.

20. Benefits of the Management Structure ► Staff Development for teachers in middle management ► Career progression for teachers to progress to Senior Management/proscribed posts ► Delegation of responsibilities and sharing workload ► Distributed Leadership and a sense of team

21. Related Issues ► All post holders are accountable for their areas of responsibility ► All areas of responsibility are linked to the School Development Plan, School Improvement and Self Evaluation ► All post holders are accountable to the Principal ► If area of responsibility is inspected, inspectors will speak to the post holders to gather evidence

22. How are Management Points awarded? ► Agreed appointments process 1. Job Description & Personnel Specification 2. Posts Advertised (Internal trawl) 3. Application 4. Interview 5. Selection