§ Mr. Win GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will make a statement about the duties of external assessors in dealing with teachers' threshold applications, indicating the statutory basis of his powers to lay down these duties. [140615]
§ Ms Estelle MorrisOn 22 November my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State laid an Order (SI 2000/3106) under the School Teachers' Pay and Conditions Act 1991 to give statutory force to the new pay arrangements entailing assessment at a performance threshold. The Order sets out the duties of external assessors for which my right hon. Friend's reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Corby (Mr. Hope) on 22 November 2000,Official Report, column 244W refers.
§ Mr. Win GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what proposals he has to deal with appeals from teachers who have been unsuccessful in making a threshold application for performance-related pay. [140616]
§ Ms Estelle MorrisOn 22 November my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State laid an Order (SI 2000/3106) under the School Teachers' Pay and Conditions Act 1991 to give statutory force to the new pay arrangements entailing assessment at a performance threshold. The Order contains provisions for teachers who continue to believe that they have been wrongly assessed as not meeting the threshold standards to apply to have the decision reviewed by a review officer. My right hon. Friend's reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Corby (Mr. Hope) on 22 November 2000,Official Report, column 244W refers to this.