Non-contact time
Time in the school day when a teacher is not teaching a class.
- Used in
- All four UK nations (details may differ)
- Topic
- Teacher employment
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Related terms
- PPA time (Planning, preparation and assessment time) England Wales
- Guaranteed time within the timetable, at least 10% of a teacher's teaching time in England, for planning, preparation and assessment.
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