The NASUWT has negotiated a Trade Union Recognition Agreement with the Collaborative Academy Trust for consultation and collective bargaining purposes.

his provides the necessary structures for the NASUWT to meet with the Collaborative Academy Trust at a national level and on a regular basis in the Collaborative Academy Trust Academies Joint Consultative Committee (JCC).

The JCC is where the trade unions meet with the Collaborative Academy Trust to negotiate on pay, conditions of service issues and on policies and procedures for teachers and other the Collaborative Academy Trust staff. The final agreement is available on the right-hand side of this page.

Teachers' Pay in Collaborative Academies

The NASUWT seek to ensure that members in academy schools have, at least, the equivalent pay award to teachers in other maintained schools. Teachers working in a Collaborative academy should continue to receive the same pay increase and benefits as teachers in the maintained sector.

The NASUWT is negotiating a pay policy with Collaborative Academy Trust nationally.  The draft policy proposed by the Trust is now compliant with the Joint NASUWT Pay Policy checklist and may be formally agreed. In the meantime, NASUWT school representatives should not agree to any new pay policy in Collaborative academies.

Policies in Collaborative Academies

The NASUWT will be negotiating other policies with Collaborative Academy Trust nationally. These will be prioritised with Appraisal, Discipline, Capability and Grievance at the top of the list.

Any agreed policies will be placed on this web page on the right-hand side.

If you transferred your employment to Collaborative Academies from a predecessor school that was subsequently replaced by a Collaborative Academies academy, the policies and procedures that were in operation at your previous school will apply where there is a contractual entitlement for this to happen.

Advice should be sought from your Local Association Secretary or Regional Centre to confirm which policy or procedure will apply to you.

Schools in the CAT chain