This is simply an example – the way in which the time is allocated for different aspects of a teacher’s working day will vary between schools. What’s important is that the issue is given careful consideration and that the total, including contingency time, does not exceed 1,265 hours.
| Use of hours | Number of hours per year |
| Registration | 1/4 hr x 190 days |
| Mid-session break | 1/4 hr x 190 days |
| Teaching and PPA time | 25 hrs per week |
| INSET days | 5 hrs x 5 days |
| Supervisory duties | 30 mins x 190 days |
| (includes ten minutes before the start of the morning session, five minutes at either end of the lunch break and ten minutes at the end of the school day.) | |
| Parents’ meetings and open evenings | 3 hrs x 3 days |
| Staff meetings | 1 hr x 38 days |
Other duties of the teacher (e.g. email correspondence) | 1/4 hr x 190 days |
| TOTAL | 1,259.5 hours |
Contingency (a cushion of time available for unforeseen circumstances.) | 5.5 hours |
Note: the head teacher in this school has not allocated 1,265 hours of directed time to this teacher. A cushion of 5.5 hours has been reserved for emergencies and unplanned events. It is only if the teacher is directed to work during this cushion that the 1,265 hour limit may be reached.