Timetabling Issues for
Teachers
All Queensland Schools
A QTU Guide
April 2014
Re-issued: March 2015
Authorised by Graham Moloney, General Secretary, QTU, PO Box 1750, Milton QLD 4064
Contents
Section A
Basic Entitlements for Teachers ................................................................ 3
Section B
Meal Breaks (including Bus and Playground Supervision) ........................ 4
Section C
Hours of Duty - Primary/Special School Classroom Teachers
Conditions ................................................................................................... 6
Section D
Hours of Duty - Primary/Special School Specialist Teacher ...................... 9
Section E
Allocation of Duties – Primary/Special School - Heads of
Curriculum ................................................................................................. 16
Section F
Allocation of Duties – Primary/Special School Heads of
Special Education Services ...................................................................... 17
Section G
Hours of Duty - Secondary Classroom Teacher ........................................ 19
Section H
Allocation of Duties – Secondary - Heads of Departments ..................... 22
Section I
Allocation of Duties – Secondary - Heads of Special
Education Services ................................................................................... 23
Section J
Hours of Duty - Instrumental Music Teacher............................................ 25
Appendix 1
6.1 Hours of Duty - Classroom Teachers (Teachers’ Award State 2012)............................................................................................... 28
Appendix 2
6.2 Non-Contact Time (Teachers’ Award - State 2012) .......................... 29
Appendix 3
6.5 Hours of Duty - Specialist teachers - Primary and Specials
Schools (Teachers’ Award - State 2012) ................................................. 30
Appendix 4
6.4 Hours of Duty - Instrumental Music Instructors (Teachers’
Award - State 2012) ................................................................................. 32
Appendix 5
Part 11 –Meal Breaks (including Bus and Playground
Supervision) – (Department of Education, Training and
Employment State School Teachers’ Certified Agreement
2012) ........................................................................................................ 33
Appendix 6
6.7 - Changing the Standard Hours of Instruction (Teachers’
Award - State 2012) ................................................................................. 34
2.3 Extension of Spread of School Hours (Department of
Education, Training and Employment State School Teachers’
Certified Agreement 2012) ...................................................................... 34
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Section A
Basic Entitlements for Teachers

A full time teacher will have 25 hours (1500 minutes) of rostered duty time
per week.

An instrumental music teacher/instructor will have 30 hours (1800
minutes) of rostered duty time per week.

10 minutes mid-morning rest pause/day (must be provided each day –
cannot be averaged across a week).

45 minute uninterrupted meal break per day – this can be modified
through consultative arrangements to provide a minimum 30 minute
uninterrupted meal break per day provided that teachers access 225
minutes of uninterrupted meal breaks per week.

The meal break should fall between the hours of 11.30am and 2.00pm as
per clause 6.1.3 of the Teachers’ Award - State 2012. Any changes should
be made following consultation with the Local Consultative Committee in
accordance with clause 11.1.1 of the Department of Education, Training
and Employment State School Teachers' Certified Agreement 2012.

Non Contact Time – Primary and Special Schools – A full time teacher will
be provided a minimum of 2 hours (120 minutes) of non-contact time per
week. This must be provided in minimum half hour (30 minute) blocks.

Preparation and Correction Time – Secondary Schools – A full time teacher
will be provided a minimum of 3 hours and 30 minutes (210 minutes) of
preparation and correction time per week. This must be provided in units
no less than the length of a regular school lesson.

Full time secondary school teachers have a maximum 20 hours and 40
minutes (1240 minutes) rostered face-to-face teaching and associated
professional duties per week.

Full time primary and special school teachers have a maximum 22 hours
and 10 minutes (1330 minutes) rostered face-to-face teaching and
associated professional duties per week.

Associated professional duties include times when teachers have contact
with students in forums such as assembly, form class, pastoral care, sport
etc.

The standard hours of instruction in schools fall between 8.30 am and
3.30pm. Any changes to these hours of instruction must occur in
accordance with the provisions of clause 6.7 of the Teachers’ Award State 2012 or clause 2.3 of the Department of Education, Training and
Employment State School Teachers' Certified Agreement 2012.

A bus and playground duty roster will be developed in each school in
consultation with the staff and the Local Consultative Committee.
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Section B Meal Breaks (including Bus and Playground
Supervision)
The following is a guide as to the distribution of meal breaks that a teacher should
have each week depending on the fraction that they work. The provision of meal
breaks and non contact time should be read as a minimum requirement. As such,
it is important to be cognisant of clause 11.2 Bus and Playground Supervision –
Department of Education, Training and Employment State School Teachers'
Certified Agreement 2012 which states:
11.2.1 – The parties agree that teachers will be relieved of bus supervision duties
and supervision of students in the playground as far as possible and where
appropriate.
11.2.2 – Teachers are still required to undertake some part of those duties. The
appropriate mix of teachers and teacher aides will be determined by the Principal
of the school, having regard to local circumstances and in accordance with
consultative arrangements in this Agreement.
11.2.3 –Teachers shall not be required to undertake bus supervision duties for
more than 30 minutes after the completion of the daily program of instruction.
Subsequently all efforts should be made to minimise the playground duty in a
school. Also the process of developing the playground duty roster needs to occur
in consultation with the Local Consultative Committee and displayed for staff to
review.
Entitlement
Rest/Pause
(mins/week)
Meal Break
(mins/week)
1.0
50
0.8
40
0.6
30
0.4
20
0.2
10
225
180
135
90
45
Summary:
 Standard entitlement is a 45 minute meal break per day between hours of
11.30am-2.00pm.
 Any changes should be made following consultation with the Local
Consultative Committee in accordance with clause 11.1.1 of the
Department of Education, Training and Employment State School
Teachers' Certified Agreement 2012.
 Alterations to the length of the meal break can be achieved through
consultation at the Local Consultative Committee which takes into the
account the requisite continuous 30 minute uninterrupted break per day
with a minimum of 225 minutes of meal break per teacher per week.
 The 10 minute rest pause must be provided each day – it cannot be
accrued over the week and should be in a separate break from that
designated as the meal break.
 If specialist teacher perform duties during a scheduled meal break, they
must be provided a meal break at an alternative time determined by
agreement.
 The rostered duty time of a full-time teacher should not exceed 1500
minutes per week.
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Meal Break – Teacher working uneven fractions
0.3
Entitlement
Rest/Pause
(mins/week)
Meal Break
(mins/week)
1 days
Week A
10
2 days
Week B
20
45
90
2 days
Week A
20
3 days
Week B
30
90
135
3 days
Week A
30
4 days
Week B
40
135
180
1.5 days per week
Week A
Week B
20
20
90
90
0.5
Entitlement
Rest/Pause
(mins/week)
Meal Break
(mins/week)
2.5 days per week
Week A
Week B
30
30
135
135
0.7
Entitlement
Rest/Pause
(mins/week)
Meal Break
(mins/week)
3.5 days per week
Week A
Week B
40
40
180
180
0.9
Entitlement
Rest/Pause
(mins/week)
Meal Break
(mins/week)
4 days
Week A
40
5 days
Week B
50
180
225
4.5 days per week
Week A
Week B
50
50
225
225
NB: Teachers’ Award - State 2012:
Clause 5.4.3 Other conditions of employment of part-time teachers
The provisions of clause 5.7.6, Clause 6.1.3 and clause 8.1 will apply fully to a part-time teacher.
Clause 6.1.3 What is a teacher’s entitlement to a meal break and a rest pause?
(a) A teacher is entitled to a continuous ¾ hour meal break each day. This will be allowed to
each teacher for a meal between the hours of 11.30 am and 2 pm or such other times as
may be arranged by the Principal in consultation with employees.
(b) Provided that rostering arrangements can be entered into in accordance with workplace
reform initiatives as provided for in clause 3.1.3 and 6.7 of this Award.
(c) A teacher will be entitled to a mid-morning rest pause of 10 minutes, which will be
considered as rostered duty time.
Subsequently a teacher who works a half day as their part-time arrangement will
be provided with the relevant rest pause and meal break for the day.
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Section C
Hours of Duty - Primary/Special School
Classroom Teachers Conditions

A full time teacher will have 25 hours (1500 minutes) of rostered duty time
per week.

10 minutes mid-morning rest pause/day (must be provided each day –
cannot be averaged across a week).

45 minute uninterrupted meal break per day – this can be modified
through consultative arrangements to provide a minimum 30 minute
uninterrupted meal break per day provided that teachers access 225
minutes of uninterrupted meal breaks per week.

The meal break should fall between the hours of 11.30am and 2.00pm as
per clause 6.1.3 of the Teachers’ Award - State 2012. Any changes should
be made following consultation with the Local Consultative Committee in
accordance with clause 11.1.1 of the Department of Education, Training
and Employment State School Teachers' Certified Agreement 2012.

Non-contact time must be provided in usable units of time no less than 30
minutes per block.

Non-contact time can be aggregated by agreement so that a minimum
amount of non-contact time can occur in one week with the balance
banked – however this balance must be provided to teachers prior to the
end of each term - e.g. for a 0.4 teacher they may agree to receive 30 mins
non-contact time a week and bank the remaining 18 minutes of noncontact time per week – meaning that at the end of 10 weeks they would
receive 180 mins of non-contact time either in one day or split over two.

Where a teacher has a split fraction e.g. 0.6 primary specialist and 0.4
primary classroom teacher, the teacher will receive the relevant
entitlements of each fraction for each sector.

Full time primary and special school teachers have a maximum 22 hours
and 10 minutes (1330 minutes) rostered face-to-face teaching and
associated professional duties per week.

Associated professional duties include times when teachers have contact
with students in forums such as assembly, form class, pastoral care, sport
etc.
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Primary/Special School Classroom Teachers
Distribution/Fraction
Rostered Duty Time
(minutes/week)
Rest/Pause
(minutes/week)
Face-toFace/Contact Time
(minutes/week)
Non-Contact Time
(minutes/week)
1.0
1500
0.8
1200
0.6
900
0.4
600
0.2
300
50
40
30
20
10
1330
1064
798
532
260
120
96
72
48
24 round to
30 mins
N.B. – In this scenario it is assumed that the days are worked as full days.
Primary/Special School Teachers working uneven fractions
0.3
Distribution of
Duties/Pattern of Work
Rostered Duty Time
(minutes/week)
Rest/Pause
(minutes/week)
Face-to-Face/Contact
Time
(minutes/week)
Non-Contact Time
(minutes/week)
1 days
Week A
300
2days
Week B
600
1.5 days per week
Week A
Week B
450
450
10
20
20
20
260
532
394
394
24 round to 30
mins
48
36
36
2 days
Week A
600
3 days
Week B
900
20
30
30
30
532
798
660
660
48
72
60
60
0.5
Distribution of
Duties/Pattern of Work
Rostered Duty Time
(minutes/week)
Rest/Pause
(minutes/week)
Face-to-Face/Contact
Time
(minutes/week)
Non-Contact Time
(minutes/week)
2.5 days per week
Week A
Week B
750
750
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0.7
Distribution of
Duties/Pattern of Work
Rostered Duty Time
(minutes/week)
Rest/Pause
(minutes/week)
Face-to-Face/Contact
Time
(minutes/week)
Non-Contact Time
(minutes/week)
3 days
Week A
900
4days
Week B
1200
3.5 days per week
Week A
Week B
1050
1050
30
40
40
40
798
1064
926
926
72
96
84
84
0.9
Distribution of
Duties/Pattern of Work
Rostered Duty Time
(minutes/week)
Rest/Pause
(minutes/week)
Face-to-Face/Contact
Time
(minutes/week)
Non-Contact Time
(minutes/week)
4 days
Week A
1200
5days
Week B
1500
4.5 days per week
Week A
Week B
1350
1350
40
50
50
50
1064
1330
1192
1192
96
120
108
108
N.B. – Teachers are entitled to 10 minutes rest/pause in half day scenario as
well as when working full days. Rest/Pauses must be provided as a minimum 10
minutes rest pause per day and cannot be accumulated across a week.
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Section D
Hours of Duty - Primary/Special School
Specialist Teacher

A full time teacher will have 25 hours (1500 minutes) of rostered duty time
per week.

A specialist teacher in a primary and/or special school setting is a H.P.E.
teacher, a LOTE teacher or a music teacher.

10 minutes mid-morning rest pause/day (must be provided each day –
cannot be averaged across a week).

45 minute uninterrupted meal break per day – this can be modified
through consultative arrangements to provide a minimum 30 minute
uninterrupted meal break per day provided that teachers access 225
minutes of uninterrupted meal breaks per week.

The meal break should fall between the hours of 11.30am and 2.00pm as
per clause 6.1.3 of the Teachers’ Award - State 2012. Any changes should
be made following consultation with the Local Consultative Committee in
accordance with clause 11.1.1 of the Department of Education, Training
and Employment State School Teachers' Certified Agreement 2012.

Maximum contact time for a full-time specialist will be no more than 20
hours per week. The minimum contact hours for a full time specialist
teacher will be no less than 15 hours per week. The average contact for a
full time specialist teacher will be 18 hours per week.

Non-contact time must be provided in usable units of time of no less than
30 minutes per block

Non-contact time can be combined with specialist preparation and coordination time to maximise the ability to provide non-contact time etc in a
minimum 30 minute block. However the 30 minute rule does not apply to
specialist preparation time – e.g. a 0.4 teacher may receive 2 X 30
minutes non-contact time/specialist preparation and coordination time
and 2 X 20 minutes specialist preparation and coordination time = 100
minutes combined.

Where a teacher has a split fraction e.g. 0.6 primary specialist and 0.4
primary classroom teacher, the teacher will receive the relevant
entitlements of each fraction for each sector.

Full time primary and special school teachers have a maximum 22 hours
and 10 minutes (1330 minutes) rostered face-to-face teaching and
associated professional duties per week.

Associated professional duties include times when teachers have contact
with students in forums such as assembly, form class, pastoral care, sport
etc.
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Primary/Special School Specialist Teacher
Circuit – 1 School
Distribution/Fraction
Rostered Duty Time
(minutes/week)
Rest/Pause
(minutes/week)
Face-to-Face/
Contact Time (max)
(minutes/week)
Non-Contact Time
(minutes/week)
Specialist
Preparation and
Co-ordination
(minutes/week)
Total NCT and
Specialist
Preparation and
Co-ordination
(minutes/week)
1.0
1500
0.8
1200
0.6
900
0.4
600
0.2
300
50
40
30
20
10
1200
960
720
480
240
120
96
72
48
24
130
104
78
52
26
250
200
150
100
50
N.B. – In this scenario it is assumed that the days are worked as full days.
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Primary/Special School Specialist Teachers working uneven fractions
Circuit – 1 School
0.3
Distribution of
Duties/Pattern of Work
Rostered Duty Time
(minutes/week)
Rest/Pause
(minutes/week)
Face-to-Face/Contact
Time
(minutes/week)
Non-Contact Time
(minutes/week)
Specialist Preparation
and
Co-ordination
(minutes/week)
Total NCT and Specialist
Preparation and
Co-ordination
(minutes/week)
1 day
Week A
300
2 days
Week B
600
1.5 days per week
Week A
Week B
450
450
10
20
20
20
240
480
360
360
24
48
36
36
26
52
34
34
50
100
70
70
2 days
Week A
600
3 days
Week B
900
20
30
30
30
480
720
600
600
48
72
60
60
52
78
60
60
100
150
120
120
0.5
Distribution of
Duties/Pattern of Work
Rostered Duty Time
(minutes/week)
Rest/Pause
(minutes/week)
Face-to-Face/Contact
Time
(minutes/week)
Non-Contact Time
(minutes/week)
Specialist Preparation
and
Co-ordination
(minutes/week)
Total NCT and Specialist
Preparation and
Co-ordination
(minutes/week)
2.5 days per week
Week A
Week B
750
750
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0.7
Distribution of
Duties/Pattern of Work
Rostered Duty Time
(minutes/week)
Rest/Pause
(minutes/week)
Face-to-Face/Contact
Time
(minutes/week)
Non-Contact Time
(minutes/week)
Specialist Preparation
and
Co-ordination
(minutes/week)
Total NCT and Specialist
Preparation and
Co-ordination
(minutes/week)
3 days
Week A
900
4 days
Week B
1200
3.5 days per week
Week A
Week B
1050
1050
30
40
40
40
720
960
840
840
72
96
84
84
78
104
86
86
150
200
170
170
4 days
Week A
1200
5 days
Week B
1500
40
50
50
50
960
1200
1080
1080
96
120
108
108
104
130
112
112
200
250
220
220
0.9
Distribution of
Duties/Pattern of Work
Rostered Duty Time
(minutes/week)
Rest/Pause
(minutes/week)
Face-to-Face/Contact
Time
(minutes/week)
Non-Contact Time
(minutes/week)
Specialist Preparation
and
Co-ordination
(minutes/week)
Total NCT and Specialist
Preparation and
Co-ordination
(minutes/week)
4.5 days per week
Week A
Week B
1350
1350
N.B. – Teachers are entitled to 10 minutes rest/pause in half day scenario as well
as when working full days. Rest/Pauses must be provided as a minimum 10
minutes rest pause per day and cannot be accumulated across a week.
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Primary/Special School Specialist Teacher
Circuit – 2 Schools
Distribution/Fraction
Rostered Duty Time
(minutes/week)
Rest/Pause
(minutes/week)
Face-to-Face/
Contact Time (max)
(minutes/week)
Non-Contact Time
(minutes/week)
Specialist
Preparation and
Co-ordination
(minutes/week)
Total NCT and
Specialist
Preparation and
Co-ordination
(minutes/week)
Travel/Pack
up/Other
1.0
1500
0.8
1200
0.6
900
0.4
600
0.2
300
50
40
30
20
10
1140
912
684
456
228
120
96
72
48
24
130
104
78
52
26
250
200
150
100
50
60
48
36
24
12
N.B. – In this scenario it is assumed that the days are worked as full days.
Where travel exceeds the allocated 60 minutes the excess travel must be
deducted from the contact time prescribed for the relevant fraction. E.g. a 1.0
teacher travelling 90 minutes per week should have a contact time of 1110
minutes (1140-30=1110)
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Primary/Special School Specialist Teacher
Circuit – 3 Schools
Distribution/Fraction
Rostered Duty Time
(minutes/week)
Rest/Pause
(minutes/week)
Face-to-Face/
Contact Time (max)
(minutes/week)
Non-Contact Time
(minutes/week)
Specialist
Preparation and
Co-ordination
(minutes/week)
Total NCT and
Specialist
Preparation and
Co-ordination
(minutes/week)
Travel/Pack
up/Other
1.0
1500
0.8
1200
0.6
900
0.4
600
0.2
300
50
40
30
20
10
1080
864
648
432
216
120
96
72
48
24
130
104
78
52
26
250
200
150
100
50
120
96
72
48
24
N.B. – In this scenario it is assumed that the days are worked as full days.
Where travel exceeds the allocated 120 minutes the excess travel must be
deducted from the contact time prescribed for the relevant fraction. E.g. a 1.0
teacher travelling 150 minutes per week should have a contact time of 1050
minutes (1080-30=1050).
The teacher performs no playground duty.
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Primary/Special School Specialist Teacher
Circuit – 4 Schools
Distribution/Fraction
Rostered Duty Time
(minutes/week)
Rest/Pause
(minutes/week)
Face-to-Face/
Contact Time (max)
(minutes/week)
Non-Contact Time
(minutes/week)
Specialist
Preparation and
Co-ordination
(minutes/week)
Total NCT and
Specialist
Preparation and
Co-ordination
(minutes/week)
Travel/Pack
up/Other
1.0
1500
0.8
1200
0.6
900
0.4
600
0.2
300
50
40
30
20
10
1020
816
612
408
204
120
96
72
48
24
130
104
78
52
26
250
200
150
100
50
180
144
108
72
36
N.B. – In this scenario it is assumed that the days are worked as full days.
Where travel exceeds the allocated 180 minutes the excess travel must be
deducted from the contact time prescribed for the relevant fraction. E.g. a 1.0
teacher travelling 210 minutes per week should have a contact time of 990
minutes (1020-30=990).
The teacher performs no playground duty.
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Section E Allocation of Duties – Primary/Special School Heads of Curriculum
The maximum rostered face-to-face teaching and associated professional duties
per week for a Head of Curriculum is determined by the relevant release time for
the position.
The non-contact time and face-to-face teaching and associated professional
duties for a Head of Curriculum are determined as follows:
School Size
225-299 school
enrolments
300-324 school
enrolments
Teaching Load
60%
Release Time
40%
i.e. – 1500 mins less 50
mins (5X10 mins
rest/pause)
= 1450 mins
i.e. – 1500 mins less 50
mins (5X10 mins
rest/pause)
= 1450 mins
1450mins x 0.6
= 870 mins
1450mins x 0.4
= 580 mins
i.e. 870 mins of
contact/week
50%
i.e. 580 mins of release
time/week
50%
i.e. – 1500 mins less 50
mins (5X10 mins
rest/pause)
= 1450 mins
i.e. – 1500 mins less 50
mins (5X10 mins
rest/pause)
= 1450 mins
1450mins x 0.5
=725 mins
1450mins x 0.5
=725 mins
i.e. 725 mins of
contact/week
i.e. 725 mins of release
time per week
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Section F Allocation of Duties – Primary/Special School
Heads of Special Education Services
The maximum rostered face-to-face teaching and associated professional duties
per week for a Head of Special Education Services is determined by the relevant
administration time and non-contact time for the classification of Special
Education Unit.
The non-contact time and face-to-face teaching and associated professional
duties and administration time for a Head of Special Education Services are
determined as follows:
SEU Size
ST2 - 2
(formerly
recognised as
Band 5)
Administration Time
Non-contact Time
20%
80%
i.e. – 1500 mins less
50 mins (5X10 mins
rest/pause)
= 1450 mins
i.e. – 120 mins x 0.8
= 96 mins
1450mins x 0.2
= 290 mins
(formerly
recognised as
Band 6)
i.e. – 1500 mins
less 50 mins
(5X10 mins
rest/pause)
= 1450 mins
1450mins less
290 mins
administration
time
= 1160 mins
i.e. 290 mins of
release time/week
ST2 - 3
Face-to-Face
teaching
1064
mins/week
40%
60%
i.e. – 1500 mins less
50 mins (5X10 mins
rest/pause)
= 1450 mins
i.e. – 120 mins x 0.6
= 72mins
1450mins x 0.4
=580 mins
1160 mins less
96 mins noncontact time =
1064 mins max
contact/week
798 mins/week
i.e. – 1500 mins
less 50 mins
(5X10 mins
rest/pause)
= 1450 mins
1450mins less
580 mins
administration
time
= 870mins
i.e. 580 mins of
contact/week
870 mins less
72 mins noncontact time =
798 mins max
contact/week
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ST2 – 4
(formerly
recognised as
Band 7)
0.5 FTE = 2.5 days
per week
Calculated on 0.5
FTE teaching time
i.e. 1,500 mins less
50 mins ( 5 x 10
mins rest/pause)
1.0 FTE NCT = 120
minutes
= 1,450 mins
120 mins x 0.5
= 60 mins NCT/week
1,450 mins x 0.5
665 mins/week
contact = approx
2.21 days per
week
i.e 1,500 mins
less 50 mins (5
x 10 mins
rest/pause)
= 1,450 mins
= 725 mins
1,450 mins less
725 mins
administration
time
725 mins of
administration
time/week
= 725 mins
725 mins less
60 mins noncontact time
= 665 mins max
contact/week
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Section G
Hours of Duty - Secondary Classroom Teacher

A full time teacher will have 25 hours (1500 minutes) of rostered duty time
per week.

10 minutes mid-morning rest pause/day (must be provided each day –
cannot be averaged across a week).

45 minute uninterrupted meal break per day – this can be modified
through consultative arrangements to provide a minimum 30 minute
uninterrupted meal break per day provided that teachers access 225
minutes of uninterrupted meal breaks per week.

The meal break should fall between the hours of 11.30am and 2.00pm as
per clause 6.1.3 of the Teachers’ Award - State 2012. Any changes should
be made following consultation with the Local Consultative Committee in
accordance with clause 11.1.1 of the Department of Education, Training
and Employment State School Teachers' Certified Agreement 2012.

Preparation and correction time must be provided in usable units of time
no less than the length of a regular school lesson – i.e. if a regular school
lesson is 35 minutes, preparation and correction time can be provided.

Preparation and correction time cannot be aggregated in a secondary
school – subsequently preparation and correction time should be rounded
up so that it fits into a regular school lesson. As this is a minimum
entitlement to preparation and correction time the amount cannot be
rounded down. e.g – preparation and correction time of 42 minutes may
be rounded up to a lesson of 50 minutes in duration but cannot be
rounded down to a lesson of 35 minutes duration – if lesson length is
usually 35 minutes for a secondary teacher to receive their preparation
and correction time in this circumstance a teacher with an entitlement to
42 minutes preparation and correction time per week should receive 2 X
35 minute lessons per week.

Where a teacher has a split fraction e.g. a middle school teacher who has
0.6 primary and 0.4 secondary classroom teacher, the teacher will receive
the relevant entitlements for each fraction for each sector.

Full time secondary school teachers have a maximum 20 hours and 40
minutes (1240 minutes) rostered face-to-face teaching and associated
professional duties per week.

Associated professional duties include times when teachers have contact
with students in forums such as assembly, form class, pastoral care, sport
etc.
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Secondary Teacher
Distribution/Fraction
Rostered Duty Time
(minutes/week)
Rest/Pause
(minutes/week)
Face-toFace/Contact Time
(minutes/week)
Preparation and
Correction time
(minutes/week)
1.0
1500
0.8
1200
0.6
900
0.4
600
0.2
300
50
40
30
20
10
1240
992
744
496
248
210
168
126
84
42
N.B. – In this scenario it is assumed that the days are worked as full days.
Secondary teachers working an uneven fraction
0.3
Distribution of
Duties/Pattern of Work
Rostered Duty Time
(minutes/week)
Rest/Pause
(minutes/week)
Face-to-Face/Contact
Time
(minutes/week)
Preparation and
Correction Time
(minutes/week)
1 days
Week A
300
2 days
Week B
600
1.5 days per week
Week A
Week B
450
450
10
20
20
20
248
496
367
367
42
84
63
63
2 days
Week A
600
3 days
Week B
900
20
30
30
30
496
744
615
615
84
126
105
105
0.5
Distribution of
Duties/Pattern of Work
Rostered Duty Time
(minutes/week)
Rest/Pause
(minutes/week)
Face-to-Face/Contact
Time
(minutes/week)
Preparation and
Correction Time
(minutes/week)
2.5 days per week
Week A
Week B
750
750
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0.7
Distribution of
Duties/Pattern of Work
Rostered Duty Time
(minutes/week)
Rest/Pause
(minutes/week)
Face-to-Face/Contact
Time
(minutes/week)
Preparation and
Correction Time
(minutes/week)
3 days
Week A
900
4 days
Week B
1200
3.5 days per week
Week A
Week B
1050
1050
30
40
40
40
744
992
863
863
126
168
147
147
4 days
Week A
1200
5 days
Week B
1500
40
50
50
50
992
1240
1111
1111
168
210
189
189
0.9
Distribution of
Duties/Pattern of Work
Rostered Duty Time
(minutes/week)
Rest/Pause
(minutes/week)
Face-to-Face/Contact
Time
(minutes/week)
Preparation and
Correction Time
(minutes/week)
4.5 days per week
Week A
Week B
1350
1350
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Section H Allocation of Duties – Secondary - Heads of
Departments
The maximum rostered face-to-face teaching and associated professional duties
per week for a Head of Department is determined by the relevant non-contact
time for the position.
The non-contact time and face-to-face teaching and associated professional
duties for a Head of Department are determined as follows:
Department description
Program – less than 80
hours of school program
taught
Teachers - Less than 4
FTE teaching staff
Size/Complexity - Small
Department with discrete
subject area
responsibilities
Program – between 80150 hours of school
program taught
Teachers – greater than
4 but less than 8 FTE
teaching staff
Size/Complexity –
Medium/average sized
department (core areas
in most schools including
many ‘non-curriculum
positions’
Program – greater than
150 hours of school
program taught
Teachers – greater than
8 FTE teaching staff
Size/Complexity – large
department (often cross
subject areas or core
areas in very large
schools or dealing with
extremely complex
management or welfare
issues)
Contact time
60%
Non-contact time
40%
i.e. – 1500 mins less 50
mins (5X10 mins
rest/pause)
= 1450 mins
i.e. – 1500 mins less 50
mins (5X10 mins
rest/pause)
= 1450 mins
1450mins x 0.6
= 870 mins
1450mins x 0.4
= 580 mins
i.e. 870 mins of
contact/week
50%
i.e. 580 mins of noncontact/week
50%
i.e. – 1500 mins less 50
mins (5X10 mins
rest/pause)
= 1450 mins
i.e. – 1500 mins less 50
mins (5X10 mins
rest/pause)
= 1450 mins
1450mins x 0.5
= 725 mins
1450mins x 0.5
= 725 mins
i.e. 725 mins of
contact/week
i.e. 725 mins of noncontact/week
40%
60%
i.e. – 1500 mins less 50
mins (5X10 mins
rest/pause)
= 1450 mins
i.e. – 1500 mins less 50
mins (5X10 mins
rest/pause)
= 1450 mins
1450mins x 0.4
= 580 mins
1450mins x 0.6
= 870 mins
i.e. 580 mins of
contact/week
i.e. 870 mins of noncontact/week
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Section I Allocation of Duties – Secondary - Heads of
Special Education Services
The maximum rostered face-to-face teaching and associated professional duties
per week for a Head of Special Education Services is determined by the relevant
administration time and non-contact time for the classification of Special
Education Unit.
The non-contact time and face-to-face teaching and associated professional
duties and administration time for a Head of Special Education Services are
determined as follows:
SEU Size
ST2 - 2
(formerly
recognised as
Band 5)
Administration Time
Non-contact Time
20%
80%
i.e. – 1500 mins less
50 mins (5X10 mins
rest/pause)
= 1450 mins
i.e. – 210 mins x 0.8
= 168 mins
1450mins x 0.2
= 290 mins
(formerly
recognised as
Band 6)
i.e. – 1500 mins
less 50 mins
(5X10 mins
rest/pause)
= 1450 mins
1450mins less
290 mins
administration
time
= 1160 mins
i.e. 290 mins of
release time/week
ST2 - 3
Face-to-Face
teaching
992 mins/week
40%
60%
i.e. – 1500 mins less
50 mins (5X10 mins
rest/pause)
= 1450 mins
i.e. – 210 mins x 0.6
= 126 mins
1450mins x 0.4
= 580 mins
1160 mins less
168 mins noncontact time =
992 mins max
contact/week
744 mins/week
i.e. – 1500 mins
less 50 mins
(5X10 mins
rest/pause)
= 1450 mins
1450mins less
580 mins
administration
time
= 870 mins
i.e. 580 mins of
release time/week
870 mins less
126 mins noncontact time =
744 mins max
contact/week
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ST2 - 4
(formerly
recognised as
Band 7)
0.5 FTE = 2.5 days
per week
Calculated on 0.5
FTE teaching time
i.e. 1,500 mins less
50 mins ( 5 x 10
mins rest/pause)
1.0 FTE NCT = 210
minutes
= 1,450 mins
210 mins x 0.5
1,450 mins x 0.5
= 105 mins
NCT/week
= 725 mins of
administration
time/week
620 mins/week
contact = approx
2.06 days per
week
i.e 1,500 mins
less 50 mins (5
x 10 mins
rest/pause)
= 1,450 mins
1,450 mins less
725 mins
administration
time
725 mins of
administration
time/week
= 725 mins
725 mins less
105 mins noncontact time
= 620 mins max
contact/week
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Section J
Hours of Duty - Instrumental Music Teacher

A full-time instrumental music teacher/instructor will have 30 hours (1800
minutes) of rostered duty time per week.

10 minutes mid-morning rest pause/day (must be provided each day –
cannot be averaged across a week).

45 minute uninterrupted meal break per day – this can be modified
through consultative arrangements to provide a minimum 30 minute
uninterrupted meal break per day provided that teachers access 225
minutes of uninterrupted meal breaks per week.

The meal break should fall between the hours of 11.30am and 2.00pm as
per clause 6.1.3 of the Teachers’ Award - State 2012. Any changes should
be made following consultation with the Local Consultative Committee in
accordance with clause 11.1.1 of the Department of Education, Training
and Employment State School Teachers' Certified Agreement 2012.

Non-contact time must be provided in usable units of time no less than 30
minutes per block.

A full time instrumental music teacher/instructor has a maximum group
instruction time of 21 hours and 10 minutes per week, and a maximum
ensemble time of 5 hours per week.

Associated professional duties include times when teachers have contact
with students in forums such as assembly, form class, pastoral care, sport
etc.

Where a teacher has a split fraction e.g. a teacher who has 0.6 primary
music and 0.4 instrumental music, the teacher will receive the relevant
entitlements for each fraction for each sector.
Duties/Fraction
Rostered Duty
Time
(minutes/week)
Ensemble
(minutes/week)
Group
Instruction
(minutes/week)
Non-Contact
Time
(minutes/week)
Rest/Pause
(minutes/week)
1.0
1800
0.8
1440
0.6
1080
0.4
720
0.2
360
300
240
180
120
60
1300
1040
780
520
260
150
120
90
60
30
50
40
30
20
10
N.B. – In this scenario it is assumed that the days are worked as full days.
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Instrumental Music Instructor/Teacher working an uneven fraction
0.3
Distribution of
Duties/Pattern of Work
Rostered Duty Time
(minutes/week)
Ensemble
(minutes/week)
Group Instruction Time
(minutes/week)
Non-Contact Time
(minutes/week)
Rest Pause
1 days
Week A
360
2 days
Week B
720
1.5 days per week
Week A
Week B
540
540
60
120
90
90
260
520
385
385
30
60
45
45
10
20
20
20
2 days
Week A
720
3 days
Week B
1080
120
180
150
150
520
780
645
645
60
90
75
75
20
30
30
30
3 days
Week A
1080
4 days
Week B
1440
180
240
210
210
780
1040
905
905
90
120
105
105
30
40
40
40
0.5
Distribution of
Duties/Pattern of Work
Rostered Duty Time
(minutes/week)
Ensemble
(minutes/week)
Group Instruction Time
(minutes/week)
Non-Contact Time
(minutes/week)
Rest Pause
2.5 days per week
Week A
Week B
900
900
0.7
Distribution of
Duties/Pattern of Work
Rostered Duty Time
(minutes/week)
Ensemble
(minutes/week)
Group Instruction Time
(minutes/week)
Non-Contact Time
(minutes/week)
Rest Pause
3.5 days per week
Week A
Week B
1260
1260
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0.9
Distribution of
Duties/Pattern of Work
Rostered Duty Time
(minutes/week)
Ensemble
(minutes/week)
Group Instruction Time
(minutes/week)
Non-Contact Time
(minutes/week)
Rest Pause
4 days
Week A
1440
5 days
Week B
1800
4.5 days per week
Week A
Week B
1620
1620
240
300
270
270
1040
1300
1165
1165
120
150
135
135
40
50
50
50
N.B. –Teachers are entitled to 10 minutes rest/pause in half day scenario as well
as when working full days. Rest/Pauses must be provided as a minimum 10
minutes rest pause per day and cannot be accumulated across a week.
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Appendix 1 6.1 Hours of Duty - Classroom Teachers
(Teachers’ Award - State 2012)
6.1.1 What is the rostered duty time of a teacher?
(a)
The rostered duty time of a teacher will be 25 hours per week.
(b)
Rostered duty time will be continuous except for the meal break.
6.1.2 What is the regular spread of hours for a classroom teacher?
Except as provided for amendments to the standard hours of instruction,
rostered duty time will commence no earlier than 8.30 a.m. and conclude
no later than 3.30 p.m.
6.1.3 What are a teacher's entitlements to a meal break and a rest pause?
(a)
A teacher is entitled to a continuous 3/4 of an hour meal break
each day. This will be allowed to each teacher for a meal between
the hours of 11.30 a.m. and 2 p.m. or such other times as may be
arranged by the Principal in consultation with employees.
(b)
Provided that rostering arrangements can be entered into in
accordance with workplace reform initiatives as provided for in
clauses 3.1.3 and 6.7 of this Award.
(c)
A teacher will be entitled to a mid-morning rest pause of 10
minutes, which will be considered as rostered duty time.
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Appendix 2
6.2 Non-Contact Time (Teachers’ Award - State
2012)
6.2.1 What is non-contact time?
Non-contact time is rostered duty time allocated for the purposes of
preparation and correction.
6.2.2 What is the non-contact time entitlement of teachers in secondary
schools?
The rostered duty time of a classroom teacher in secondary schools will
include no more than 20 hours 40 minutes of rostered face to face
teaching and associated professional duties and no less than 3 hours 30
minutes of rostered preparation and correction time.
In secondary schools preparation and correction time will be allocated in
blocks of usable time no less than the length of a school-teaching period.
6.2.3 What is the non-contact time entitlement of teachers in primary schools
and special schools?
(a)
The rostered duty time of a classroom teacher in primary schools
and special schools will include no more than 22 hours 10
minutes of rostered face to face teaching and associated
professional duties and no less than 2 hours of rostered
preparation and correction time.
(b)
Implementation of non-contact time in primary schools and
special schools should be by agreement at the school level
between the principal and the teacher. In those circumstances
where agreement is unable to be reached, the principal will
determine the method and implementation of non-contact time.
The parties are required to bargain in good faith and will not
unreasonably withhold agreement.
(c)
In primary schools and special schools non-contact time should
be allocated in blocks of no less than one-half hour, with the
objective being to provide one hour blocks of time.
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Appendix 3
6.5 Hours of Duty - Specialist teachers Primary and Specials Schools (Teachers’
Award - State 2012)
The hours of duty for a specialist teacher are the same as those for a classroom
teacher.
6.5.1 What is a specialist teacher - primary and special schools?
A specialist teacher is a music, physical education and/or LOTE teacher
employed by the Department of Education, Training and Employment in
state primary and special schools.
6.5.2 What are the roles and functions of a specialist teacher?
(a)
The specialist teacher's role is to deliver a quality education program.
(b)
The specialist teacher, in collaboration with each relevant school
team, is responsible for coordinating the development,
implementation and evaluation of the school/cluster program in their
relevant key learning area. This program should be suited to the
needs, abilities and interests of students, based upon departmental
policies, programs and syllabuses.
(c)
The specialist teacher will teach allocated classes in the curriculum
area according to a timetable cooperatively developed by the
specialist teacher and the base school principal after consideration of
information and proposals from other relevant personnel such as
other cluster principals, regional subject coordinators and other
human resources and studies personnel.
(d)
The specialist teacher is responsible for assessment and reporting on
student achievement in those aspects of the key learning area
relative to their teaching program responsibility.
(e)
The specialist teacher, as a member of a school team, will provide
advocacy for and specialist advice on the curriculum area and
contribute appropriately to the school development planning and
budgeting processes.
(f)
The specialist teacher will be able to access appropriate professional
and collegial support in each school including appropriate utilisation
of behaviour management procedures.
6.5.3 What is average class time for specialist teachers?
Within rostered duty time of 25 hours per week, the average class time for
specialist teachers will be 18 hours per week within a range of 15 to 20
hours per week, subject to the following variables:
(a)
number of schools in the circuit;
(b)
number of classes taught in each school;
(c)
distances travelled and road conditions;
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(d)
the mode of delivery in the curriculum area;
(e)
involvement in other activities approved by principals or regional
directors.
These variables will also be considered in the determination of a
reasonable allocation of coordination and specialist consultation time.
6.5.4 What effect does travel have on a specialist teacher's contact time?
(a)
Time required for travel between schools on the same day will be
considered part of the specialist teacher's work program and will be
incorporated within rostered duty time. Appropriate additional time
will be allocated for the arrangement and transport of lesson
resource material.
(b)
Where the distance from home to the circuit school is greater than
that for the base school, additional time required to travel to the
school is to be incorporated in the specialist teacher's work program
and therefore within rostered duty time.
(c)
Wherever possible the specialist's circuit should be designed to
service a cluster of schools to minimise travel time.
6.5.5 What bus and playground duty should a specialist perform?
Playground duty and bus duty is not to be allocated where the specialist
teacher services more than 2 schools.
6.5.6 What is the expectation of co-curricular involvement for specialist
teachers?
(a)
Where a specialist teacher services more than one school, the
principal will reasonably adjust the expectation of co-curricular
involvement, especially where the specialist circuit necessitates
considerable travel.
(b)
It is expected that judicious timetabling of classes will minimise the
difficulties associated with sequential specialist lessons and thus
maximise student learning.
(c)
It is also expected that judicious timetabling will ensure that
occupational health and safety concerns such as voice strain and
excessive exposure to the sun are minimised.
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Appendix 4
6.4 Hours of Duty - Instrumental Music
Instructors (Teachers’ Award - State 2012)
6.4.1 What are the hours of rostered duty for an instrumental music instructor?
The rostered duty time of an instrumental music instructor will be 30 hours
per week which will be comprised of 25 hours per week of group
instructional time and 5 hours per week of ensemble rehearsal time.
Time spent travelling between school will be debited against rostered duty
time.
6.4.2 What incidental duties should be performed by an instrumental music
instructor?
In addition to rostered duty time instrumental music instructors will be
required to undertake other, incidental duties described as conducting
performances by students, attending music camps, attending
parent/student recruitment meetings and attending parental support
committee meetings.
6.4.3 How much time should instrumental music instructors spend on incidental
duties?
The maximum requirements in these areas will be:
(a)
performance outside rostered duty time - 20 per year;
(b)
music camp attendance - Equivalent of 5 days per year (including
week-end rehearsals);
(c)
parent/student recruitment and - 8 per year in total;
(d)
parental support committee meetings.
6.4.4 What is the normal spread of hours for an instrumental music instructor?
Rostered duty time will commence no earlier than 8.00 a.m. and conclude
no later than 4.00 p.m. An Instrumental Music Instructor will not be
required to instruct for more than 7 hours in any one day or commence
duty more than once on any one day.
6.4.5 Rest pauses and meal breaks for instrumental music instructors
An instrumental music instructor will be entitled to a mid-morning rest
pause of 10 minutes, which will be considered as rostered contact time.
An instrumental music instructor will be entitled to an uninterrupted meal
break of not less than 45 minutes to be taken between 4th and 6th hour
of duty and this break will not be considered as rostered contact time.
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Appendix 5
11.1
Part 11 –Meal Breaks (including Bus and
Playground Supervision) – (Department of
Education, Training and Employment State
School Teachers’ Certified Agreement 2012)
Meal Breaks
11.1.1 An alteration to the minimum required meal break (45 minute) may be
made following consultation with the LCC (where required to be
constituted), provided that:
(a) All teachers receive a minimum continuous meal break of 30 minutes
per day; and
(b) Total period for meal breaks is no less than 225 minutes per teacher
per week. This cannot be averaged over a longer period.
11.1.2 Where teachers in specialist roles are required to perform duties during
the course of scheduled meal breaks, a meal break, consistent with the
terms of the Teachers’ Award – State 2012 or in the alternative clause
11.1.1 of this Agreement, shall be provided at an alternative time
determined by agreement between the Principal and individual teachers.
11.2
Bus and Playground Supervision
11.2.1 The parties agree that teachers will be relieved of bus supervision duties
and supervision of students in the playground as far as possible and
where appropriate.
11.2.2 Teachers are still required to undertake some part of those duties. The
appropriate mix of teachers and teacher aides will be determined by the
Principal of the school, having regard to local circumstances and in
accordance with consultative arrangements in this Agreement.
11.2.3 Teachers shall not be required to undertake bus supervision duties for
more than 30 minutes after the completion of the daily program of
instruction.
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Appendix 6
6.7 - Changing the Standard Hours of
Instruction (Teachers’ Award - State 2012)
Notwithstanding the terms of clause 6.1, the standard hours of instruction may be
amended in accordance with the agreed "Guidelines for Variation of Hours of
Instruction of Senior Secondary".
6.7.1 What conditions apply if the standard hours of instruction vary?
Where the standard hours of instruction are amended in accordance with
the guidelines the following conditions will apply:
(a)
Rostered duty time will commence no earlier than 8.00 a.m. and
conclude no later than 5.00 p.m.
(b)
A teacher’s daily maximum rostered duty time will not exceed 7
hours while the minimum will not be less than 3 hours.
(c)
The weekly rostered duty time may be worked over less than 5 days
Monday to Friday.
(d)
Teachers will obtain an uninterrupted meal break of 45 minutes
between the third and fifth hours from commencement of duty. The
meal break is not included in rostered duty time.
(e)
Teachers will obtain a rest pause of 10 minutes which is included in
rostered duty time.
(f)
The daily hours of rostered duty time will be continuous except for
the meal break unless agreed to by the teachers.
2.3 Extension of Spread of School Hours (Department of Education, Training and
Employment State School Teachers’ Certified Agreement 2012)
2.3.1 The parties recognise the existence and currency of the hours of work
provisions of the Teachers’ Award – State 2012. The arrangements
contained in this clause are an alternative to the Award provisions only,
and are not to be read as overriding the Award provisions.
2.3.2 The arrangements contained within this clause enable the standard hours
of instruction and rostered duty time to commence no earlier than 7.00am
and conclude no later than 5.00pm Monday to Friday.
2.3.3 Implementation of these arrangements must benefit educational
outcomes and shall be subject to agreement by the Local Consultative
Committee (“LCC”) taking into account family responsibilities.
2.3.4 The rostered duty time of a teacher will remain at 25 hours per week.
However, under these arrangements, a full-time teachers’ daily maximum
rostered duty time shall not exceed 7 hours, while a full-time teachers’
daily minimum rostered duty time may not be less than 3 hours.
2.3.5 Rostered duty time will be continuous except for the meal break unless by
agreement.
Authorised by Graham Moloney, General Secretary, QTU, PO Box 1750, Milton QLD 4064
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