Nursery World - Permanent status for term-time staff

Most nursery assistants and other school staff in Northern Ireland on temporary contracts are to be given permanent status from the start of the new term in September. Management of the Province's five Education and Library Boards (ELBs) said last week that any member of staff who had at least one year's continuous service with their school by 1 April 2001 will be given permanent contracts. The move is part of the term-time agreement earlier this year between the ELBs and the public service union NIPSA that gave term-time staff full-time contracts and benefits. This required the ELBs to recommend to schools that they review all temporary contracts with a view to confirming staff on permanent contracts wherever possible.

Management of the Province's five Education and Library Boards (ELBs) said last week that any member of staff who had at least one year's continuous service with their school by 1 April 2001 will be given permanent contracts. The move is part of the term-time agreement earlier this year between the ELBs and the public service union NIPSA that gave term-time staff full-time contracts and benefits. This required the ELBs to recommend to schools that they review all temporary contracts with a view to confirming staff on permanent contracts wherever possible.

All school-based term-time staff not in receipt of a retainer fee - nursery assistants, library assistants, general and domestic assistants, assistants who work with children who have special needs and any other miscellaneous school staff - Jare covered by the deal.

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