Holidays Accrued

During Maternity

It looks like you'll accrue this many days holiday during your maternity leave. You might be asked to take some of these during school closures, meaning you'll receive a payment instead. Remember, if you're returning to work before a holiday period (holidays, not school closures), you may need to use some of your accrued days to cover those. Holidays periods are usually 5 days in autumn, 10 days around Christmas, 10 days in spring, and 15 days during the summer holidays. Your maternity leave will either fall within one or two leave years. Statutory leave of 28 days (for full time) must be taken for each leave year spanned.

If you start your maternity leave part way through a school year, you might also be owed (or owe) holiday days from the current school year. We don't calculate how many days holiday you are owed (or owe) from before your maternity starts.

All teachers and music instructors will accrue paid leave on the basis of 0.20513 of a day for each day worked in the school session and pro rata for each part day. ‘Days worked’ include any period of family leave, days of sickness and any other form of paid leave, except for annual leave. Accrued annual leave as a result of family leave will count as ‘days worked’. https://www.snct.org.uk/wiki/index.php?title=Part_2_Section_5

On return from maternity leave the employee shall take any remaining statutory leave in that leave year. Where it is not practicable to take that leave in full or in part any balance will be carried forward into the next leave year but must be taken as leave. The timing of this leave shall take account of the needs of the service and, (a) in the case of teachers and music instructors, should normally be taken in the term in which the return to work takes place, or within the following term; or (b) in the case of education support officers, quality improvement officers and educational psychologists, should normally be taken as soon as possible following the return to work. https://www.snct.org.uk/wiki/index.php?title=Part_2_Section_7

The balance of annual leave, in excess of statutory leave, accrued during the period of maternity leave shall be taken following the end of the maternity leave period. The timing of this leave is subject to the overriding needs of the service and, (a) in the case of teachers and music instructors, the accrued leave can be directed to be taken during the days of school closure, with payment to be arranged in accordance with Section 5, Paragraph 5.7 above with any remaining leave to be taken in the term in which the return to work takes place, or within the following term; or (b) in the case of education support officers, quality improvement officers and educational psychologists, should normally be taken as soon as possible following the return to work. https://www.snct.org.uk/wiki/index.php?title=Part_2_Section_7