Can the NQT retain aggregated service if there is a break between the first and a subsequent period of service that can count towards induction?
A – Yes, any time which has been counted towards the induction period will be aggregated and retained, even if there is a break in between. The induction period does not have to be done in one consecutive block. Q – We had an NQT who started induction in October 2006. As she started in October she wasn’t able to complete induction in July 2007. Am I right in believing that although technically she was only 30 days short, she will have to complete a full term in the next school to complete her final assessment? A – Yes. That is because for the period of employment in the new school to count it must last for at least one term (for both full-time and part-time NQTs). The rationale behind this is to ensure that NQTs are with an employer long enough to receive a fair assessment. NOTE. The DCSF added this clarification in Dec 2007 If your short-term supply placement of less than a term should at a later point become a long-term placement lasting for more than a term (for instance, if it is e
