Useful Information
Banking Staffing Update
Interpreting and Managing Banking Staffing Entitlement in 2023
When you receive your PP 23 Banking Staffing Report I suggest reviewing the following:
- On the Summary Page, Look below the current pay period information to locate the “Previous Year Totals” Section and find the “Difference for period” line. Now look across to the FTTE figure appearing on that line and compare that figure (which is last year’s ftte balance from PP22 carried forward after any final adjustments for the 2022 Banking Staffing year including any pp23 influences from the first pay period in the 2023 year) with what you believed was your Year End Balance showing on the PP22 Banking Staffing report (Period 202323).
- If Remaining over use from Last Year . . .
Assuming the pp23 Banking Staffing report, previous year figure is telling you your starting FTTE balance for 2023, decide whether to take action to reduce an overuse balance during pp23 to 26 (time for balancing) by transferring staff to BG from pp 23 to 26 if you have salaries under the $83500 recovery rate.
If Remaining Underuse from Last Year . . . - And again assuming things are as you expected, decide whether you want to deliberately overuse this year’s fortnightly entitlement during pp 23 to 26 to reduce or use up all of last year’s underuse. Remember that underuse from last year is not lost if you wish to use it later in 2023. Remaining underuse at the close of pp 26(But see below for possible exceptions) will be reimbursed at $66500 per every 26 FTTEs remaining or part thereof.
EXCEPTIONS: Did you receive any type of additional staffing last year that had to be used up by pp22 or pp26?. Maybe MOE Resourcing is worth a call if you are not sure . . .
Did you save more than 10% of last year’s total entitlement?
Using the same “Previous year” section on the current pp 23 banking staffing report, find the FTTE total entitlement for last year by identifying, under “Previous Year Totals” on the summary page the line “Entitlement for period” and track it across to the right where you will see the “Previous Year Totals”. Multiply that FTTE figure by 0.10 to see what 10% of total entitlement looks like for your school for 2022. Compare this derived figure with the previous year underuse from above that you are hoping to use. If you have saved more than the 10% total, use just the 10% total to set your target, not the big bit you were hoping to capitalise! A last thought on this bit. We have had some rocky rides, so if you think there are circumstances worth discussing with Resourcing which caused you to unavoidably save basic staffing entitlement last year why not give them a call.
Lastly, if you are new to all this and would like to be guided through the above send me the documents mentioned and call me for a walk through to help you make the best decisions.
Gavin Price NZPF Life Member 0276076220 gavin.price@xtra.co.nz www.bankingstaffing.co.nz
Keep It Real Online Educators Site
Did you know Te Tari Taiwhenua Department of Internal Affairs Keep it Real Online website now has information and resources to help educators keep young people safe online. The resources have been collated from a wide range of government, NGO and community groups working in the online safety space.
The new area of the website contains age-appropriate tools, information and advice from a number of organisations for Primary, Intermediate and Secondary School children. Educators can use these tools to empower their students to stay safe online. The site also contains resources such as videos that can facilitate those more challenging conversations about online harms in the classroom. The Department are actively seeking feedback from educators on the content and layout of the new educators area.
All feedback can be submitted anonymously via the survey here before 1st March: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/XHVLHG6
VLN Primary School - Registrations invited for online programmes 2023
Extend curriculum choices for your learners and increase your schools confidence and capability in online and distance learning.
A wide range of language programmes available including te reo Māori and Kapa Haka; also Digital Technology, Gifted & Talented, Creative Arts, Science & Maths and Literacy.
Registrations close Monday 20th February. Classes start the week of 6th March.
Find out more and register your interest online Contact primary@vln.school.nz with queries.
All NZ tamariki are welcome to learn with the VLN Primary - Nau Mai, Haere Mai!
Rachel Whalley, VLN Primary School
The Australian Primary Principals’ Association (APPA)
The Australian Primary Principals’ Association (APPA) will be holding their national conference 30 July – 2 August in Hobart this year. The conference promises some excellent speakers and a touch of ‘the exotic’ for principals from Aotearoa New Zealand. If this sounds like you, then visit the conference website to register:
Getting started — support for new school library staff
Beginning in Term 1 the National Library’s Services to Schools are offering a free programme of support for staff new to working in the school library.
The programme includes opportunities to learn online, access to resources for professional learning, and expert advice and support from our team of staff around NZ. To find out more, and get your new library staff off to a great start, visit our Professional Learning and Support website now.
Union Membership
Our Principal Collective contract is currently in the negotiating stage. I encourage all NZPF members to sign up as a member of either NZEI or PPCB. I would also encourage you to attend the PUMS on offer.
NZPF acknowledges the negotiating teams for the mahi they are doing on behalf of Principals.
ICP Conference 2023
NZPF are awaiting information from ICP in regards to the advertised ICP South Africa conference. SHOULD you be considering attending please refrain from making travel arrangement until such time as we receive confirmation and details.