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The '''McCrone Agreement''', the name usually used for the "A Teaching Profession for the 21st Century" agreement, is an agreement about teachers' pay and conditions in [[Scotland]]. The agreement, in 2001, followed an independent committee of inquiry which reviewed teachers' pay and conditions, chaired by Professor Gavin McCrone. One of the key aims of the agreement was to ensure that teachers' working weeks would be limited to 35 hours though there is evidence that this has not been achieved.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/2067748.stm Teachers say they are overworked] BBC NEWS, 26 June 2002</ref>
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The '''McCrone Agreement''' (''A Teaching Profession for the 21st Century: Agreement reached following recommendations made in the McCrone Report'') is an agreement about Scottish teachers' [[pay and conditions]]. The agreement, under the [[Government of the 1st Scottish Parliament|Labour-Liberal Democrat coalition government]] in 2001, followed an independent committee of inquiry which reviewed teachers' pay and conditions, chaired by Professor [[Gavin McCrone]].


One of the key aims of the agreement was to ensure that teachers' [[Workweek|working weeks]] would be limited to [[35-hour workweek|35 hours]] though there is evidence that this has not been achieved.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/2067748.stm Teachers say they are overworked] BBC NEWS, 26 June 2002</ref>
== See also ==


== See also ==
* [[Education in Scotland]]
* [[Education in Scotland]]


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== External links ==
== External links ==

* [http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2001/01/7959/File-1 A Teaching Profession for the 21st Century: Agreement reached following recommendations made in the McCrone Report]
* [http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2001/01/7959/File-1 A Teaching Profession for the 21st Century: Agreement reached following recommendations made in the McCrone Report]
* [http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/research/briefings-07/SB07-03.pdf THE MCCRONE AGREEMENT] - 2007 Briefing document for the Scottish Parliament
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090621040602/http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/research/briefings-07/SB07-03.pdf THE MCCRONE AGREEMENT] - 2007 Briefing document for the Scottish Parliament


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Latest revision as of 15:05, 19 October 2022

The McCrone Agreement (A Teaching Profession for the 21st Century: Agreement reached following recommendations made in the McCrone Report) is an agreement about Scottish teachers' pay and conditions. The agreement, under the Labour-Liberal Democrat coalition government in 2001, followed an independent committee of inquiry which reviewed teachers' pay and conditions, chaired by Professor Gavin McCrone.

One of the key aims of the agreement was to ensure that teachers' working weeks would be limited to 35 hours though there is evidence that this has not been achieved.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Teachers say they are overworked BBC NEWS, 26 June 2002
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