What time and remuneration should school and lead co-ordinators be given to enable them to carry out their duties effectively?
There are no hard and fast rules on this. The bottom line is that lead co-ordinators and co-ordinators need sufficient time to undertake their roles effectively. We have told Heads and partnerships that we expect them to ensure that co-ordinators have sufficient resources to undertake all their duties effectively. Partnerships have given an undertaking as part of their plans for the G&T strand that they will ensure that co-ordinators have sufficient time to do this. However, we have asked Nord Anglia, as part of the guide to good practice, to investigate the amount of time effective co-ordinators spend on their duties. This information will be made available to co-ordinators. Strand co-ordinators may also wish to consider the benefits of arranging common free time for co-ordinators. [We know that current supply and recruitment problems are making it difficult for some schools to allow co-ordinators to use their free-time for their co-ordinating duties. We would urge all co-ordinators i