The Rewards and Incentives Group (RIG)
On 9thJanuary 2004 the Government, Employers' Organisation and the ATL, NAHT, NASUWT, PAT and SHA signed the Agreement on Rewards and Incentives for Post-Threshold Teachers and Members of the Leadership Group. http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/docbank/index.cfm?id=6075
The RIG, comprising the signatories to the January Agreement, has been working since February 2004 towards the successful implementation of its provisions and towards the School Teachers Review Body's (STRB) longer term vision by considering what further reform is necessary to enable schools to better use the pay and performance management systems to meet the objectives of raising standards and rewarding teachers.
Current RIG membership:
- Association of School and College Leaders
- Association of Teachers and Lecturers
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DCSF/DfES
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National Association of Head Teachers
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National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers
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National Employers Organisation for School Teachers
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Professional Association of Teachers
RIG documentation:
RIG has recently published their fifth note (March 2007) on Implementing the National Agreement on Rewards and Incentives to clarify principles for payment for teachers who undertake external work, such as exam marking, acting as a SIP, secondment to help to turn around a failing school.
The fourth RIG note on teaching and learning responsibility (TLR) payments, clarifies the principles of awarding teachers with TLRs.
The Rewards and Incentives Group have provided a Frequently Asked Questions sheet on implementing the new pay system . RIG also provided advice to the Secretary of State on the school staffing restructuring.
Joint evidence to the STRB issued on 25 May 2005. This evidence was submitted in response to the Secretary of State's remit of 11 March. The new evidence covers the general pay uplift, Special Educational Needs allowances, pay for secondary maths and science Advanced Skills Teachers, fast track, local pay, new teacher professionalism and part time teachers.
The Rewards and Incentives Group have also produced guidance in the form of letters on key issues. These include a letter on performance pay progression, a letter on the arrangements for awarding management allowances and a note with a checklist on light touch verification. RIG have recently published a third note on light touch validation of performance management.
Evidence to the STRB: September 2004 Agreement on Teachers' Pay from the Rewards and Incentives Group was submitted to the STRB on 27 September 2004. The evidence was submitted in response to the Secretary of State's remit of 22 July which asked the STRB to make recommendations on: an Excellent Teacher Scheme; the arrangements for awarding management allowances; the principles for safeguarding within the pay system; and whether there should be changes to the pay arrangements for secondary maths and science Advanced Skills Teachers. The evidence also includes a statement on Local Pay, in response to the recommendations made by the STRB in their 13 Report Part 2 (March 2004).
The Department for Education and Skills provided statistical evidence to STRB in October 2004.
The Rewards and Incentives Group (RIG) submitted further jointly agreed evidence in response to specific questions raised by STRB members.
David Miliband also wrote a letter to the STRB as part of the evidence process. An additional letter was sent to the STRB in December 2004.
In February 2005 RIG produced additional information and advice on the processes which follow the publication of the STRB's fourteenth report.
Last updated: 23 August 2007
