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Conditions of Service in Sixth Form Colleges in England

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National Joint Council

The National Joint Council for Sixth Form Colleges was set up following the establishment of the colleges as autonomous corporations on 1 April 1993. The remit of the NJC is to negotiate national pay and conditions of service for staff in sixth form colleges, and to recommend agreements reached in the NJC to individual colleges. National agreements negotiated through the NJC are implemented by Colleges to maintain a national bargaining platform rather than individual college bargaining. NASUWT chairs the Teachers' Side and the Sixth Form Colleges Forum provide the Employers' Side.

Conditions of Service

The NJC negotiated the Sixth Form College Teaching Staff in Sixth Form Colleges Conditions of Service Handbook, known as the Red Book. This is similar to the School Teachers' Pay and Conditions Document and Burgundy Book for teachers in schools.

The Teaching Staff in Sixth Form Colleges Conditions of Service Handbook contains the following sections:

  • Salary Provision;
  • Working Time;
  • Appointment;
  • Travel and Subsistence;
  • Miscellaneous;
  • Sickness payments, maternity leave and retirement.


NASUWT Sixth Form College Advisory Committee

The Committee is elected annually and comprises of five nominees from branches (four from sixth form colleges and one from the general FE sector), two members of the Salaries and Pensions and Conditions of Service Committee and one member of the Education Committee, together with the three negotiators on the Sixth Form College NJC.

The Committee meets to consider issues that are particularly relevant to members in sixth form colleges and is always receptive to information from our sixth form college members.

Family Friendly Rights

The NASUWT produces guidance for members with children on the provisions for maternity, paternity, adoption and parental leave. The guidance also contains information on rights to time off for family and domestic reasons. Information on the occupational entitlement to maternity, adoption, paternity and parental leave and pay are contained in Appendix 5 and Appendix 6 of the Teaching Staff in Sixth Form Colleges Conditions of Service Handbook.

Advice on the legal requirements is assessing risks in relation to new and expectant mothers’ job activities is set out in the Health and Safety Executive booklet New and Expectant Mothers at Work: A Guide (new window).

Members have the right to apply to work flexibly where they have:

  • children aged under 17;
  • disabled children aged under 18; or
  • carer responsibilities. 

The NASUWT has produced guidance on requesting Flexible Working, and generally on Part time work and job-share arrangements.

Many sixth form colleges will also offer the opportunity for teachers to participate in salary sacrifice schemes for childcare vouchers/benefits, cycles for work, mobile phones and other benefits. Detailed guidance on salary sacrifice is provided by HM Revenue and Customs (new window).

Temporary workers and supply teachers

The NASUWT provides advice on the rights of Teachers who work on a temporary basis or fixed-term contracts.

Further information or assistance

Members needing further information or assistance should contact their Local Association or Regional Centre.