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Supply Teachers

HESS* - the Hertfordshire Supply Service

Are you looking for supply work in Hertfordshire Schools?

If so, you can register your details and availability with the Hertfordshire Education Supply Service (HESS) and be employed directly by our Schools.

* HESS is managed by Supreme-Education, on behalf of Hertfordshire County Council.

Contact HESS on 0844 880 2577

• Hertfordshire Education Supply Service (HESS)
  

The advantages to you include

• Paid to scale
• Able to pay into the Teachers’ Pension Scheme
• Only work in schools of choice
• Flexibility of supply assignments
• Automated system supported by friendly professionals in a local call centre
• A pro-active on-line system which allows you to:
  • Choose from a list of assignments
  • Access supply assignments 24/7 – both on-line and phone
  • Access an on-line diary to say which days you are unavailable for work
  • View work history and future bookings on-line or via the phone
  • Have free training to use the online systems
  • Have information on school assignments provided prior to arrival, including map, estimated journey time and directions
  • Have a rich source of information including lesson plans, supply handbook viewable on-line

Pay Progression for Supply Teachers

Threshold and Upper Pay Spine

Please find below information on the policy for pay progression for supply teachers and related procedures.

Some guidance for Recommender and Supporting Head Teachers

• Acrobat pdf, 88kb/2 pages, 07/06/2010, supplypayprogressionheadsguidance.pdf

Letter to all Headteachers and Supply Administrators

• Acrobat pdf, 144kb/2 pages, 07/06/2010, supplypayprogressionsheadsletter.pdf

HESS Threshold Application Form

• Acrobat pdf, 96kb/10 pages, 07/06/2010, hesssupplythresholdapplicatinform.pdf

Agreement on Supply Teachers' Pay Progression

• Acrobat pdf, 185kb/10 pages, 07/06/2010, supplythresholdagreement.pdf

Advice on Achieving the Eight national Threshold Standards

• Acrobat pdf, 223kb/12 pages, 07/06/2010, supplythresholdstandarddetails.pdf

Supply Teaching Handbook

This is in two sections; Part One, What you can expect as a supply teacher and Part Two, What a school can expect of you:

Part One revised

• Word 2003, 249kb/16 pages, 15/11/2010, SupplyHandbookPart1_V7_August2010.doc

Part Two

• Acrobat pdf, 165kb/7 pages, 17/08/2010, SupplyHandbookPart2_V7_August2010.pdf

Professional Responsibilities, advice on emails, phones and social networking sites

• Acrobat pdf, 112kb/1 page, 23/08/2010, staff_professional_responsibilities.pdf

The Single Central Record

• Acrobat pdf, 126kb/2 pages, 13/07/2010, Single_Central_Record.pd

CRB - Risk Assessment Form

• Word 2003, 67kb/1 pages, 11/08/2010, CRB_Risk_Assessment_Form.doc

Supply Timesheet

• Word 2003, 67kb/2 pages, 24/08/2010, SupplyTimesheet2010_2011.doc

Form D

• Word 2003, 246kb/4 pages, 07/06/2010, FormDJune7th2010v6.doc

• Acrobat pdf, 223kb/4 pages, 07/06/2010, FormDJune7th2010v6.pdf

For salary scales see:

• www.hertsdirect.org/teachinherts

Frequently Asked Questions (Teachers)

• Acrobat pdf, 56kb/10 pages, 21/09/2009, FAQs_for_Supply_Teachers.pdf

Frequently Asked Questions (Schools)

• Acrobat pdf, 53kb/9 pages, 21/09/2009, FAQs_for_Schools re Supply_Teachers.pdf

Frequently Asked Questions on Percentage Pay

• Acrobat pdf, 21kb/1 pages, 22/09/2009, Percentage_Info.pdf

Procedures and Forms for HESS (Hertfordshire Education Supply Service)

From the index at the beginning of the PDF document, you can find the page number of all the relevant forms and procedures.

HESS Forms and Procedures - March 2010

• Acrobat pdf, 500kb/39 pages, 15/03/2010, HessProceduresandforms.pdf

Complaints/Disciplinary Procedure (advice on what action to take)- March 2010

• Acrobat pdf, 23kb/2 pages, 06/04/2010, disciplinaryflowchart_mar_2010.pdf

Supply Newsletters

Supply Newsletters will be issued periodically as required.

Supply Newsletter No. 1 - August 2009

• Acrobat pdf, 22kb/1 pages, 21/09/2009, SupplyNewsletterNo1 Aug09.pdf

Supply Newsletter No. 2 - August 2009

• Acrobat pdf, 26kb/2 pages, 21/09/2009, SupplyNewsletterNo2 Aug09.pdf

Supply Newsletter No. 3 - September 2009

• Acrobat pdf, 26kb/2 pages, 08/03/2010, SupplyNewsletterNo3 Sep09.pdf

Supply Newsletter No. 4 - November 2009

• Acrobat pdf, 31kb/1 pages, 08/03/2010, SupplyNewsletterNo4 Nov09.pdf

Supply Newsletter No. 5 - December 2009

• Acrobat pdf, 31kb/2 pages, 08/03/2010, SupplyNewsletterNo5 Dec09.pdf

Supply Newsletter No. 6 - February 2010

• Acrobat pdf, 32kb/2 pages, 08/03/2010, SupplyNewsletterNo6 Feb10.pdf

Supply Newsletter No. 7 - March 2010

• Acrobat pdf, 27kb/2 pages, 08/03/2010, SupplyNewsletterNo7 Mar10.pdf

Supply Newsletter No. 8 - June 2010

• Acrobat pdf, 73kb/1 pages, 08/06/2010, SupplyNewsletterNo8 Jun10.pdf

Supply Newsletter No. 9 - June 2010

• Acrobat pdf, 74kb/1 pages, 16/08/2010, SupplyNewsletterNo9 Jun10.pdf

Supply Newsletter No. 10 - September 2010

• Acrobat pdf, 112kb/2 pages, 16/08/2010, SupplyNewsletterNo10 Sep10.pd

Supply Club

As a result of the withdrawal of Training and Development Agency (TDA) grant from the Authority, some of the services provided by the School Workforce Development Team will cease. From September 2010 the Returners'/Supply Club, which has met each Monday for the last nine years, will no longer operate.