§ Mr. WrayTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what are the specific requirements for teachers to receive incentive allowances; and how many teachers applying for such allowances have had their applications rejected.
§ Mrs. RumboldSchool teachers do not apply for incentive allowances. Under the school teachers' pay and conditions document 1988, a local education authority has the discretion to pay an incentive allowance if it is satisfied that a teacher fulfils at least one of the following criteria:
- (a) he undertakes responsibilities beyond those common to the majority of teachers; or
- (b) he has demonstrated outstanding ability as a classroom teacher; or
- (c) he is employed to teach subjects in which there is a shortage of teachers; or
- (d) he is employed in a part which is difficult to fill.
§ Mr. WrayTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many teachers receive one of the five incentive allowances in England and Wales.
§ Mrs. RumboldOn the basis of a recent sample survey of LEAs undertaken by the local authority conditions of service advisory board, we estimate that about 140,000 school teachers in ordinary schools are currently in receipt of an incentive allowance.