This guidance relates to the contract for academic staff, full-time and fractional part-time, at the University of Teesside.
The Contract
• 38 Teaching and Teaching Related Weeks (TTR)
• 5/6 Weeks Self Managed Scholarly Activity (SMSA – sometimes called RSA by managers)
• 35 days Leave plus Christmas/New Year Closure
The 38 TTR Weeks
- Weeks not days
- Start first Monday in September
- Does not include the weeks of the Christmas Vacation
- Does not include the weeks of the Easter or Spring Break Vacation
- Use the Academic Calendar Planner to help you work out your own 38 TTR weeks
SMSA
- Any time which is not TTR or Leave
- Self managed not directed
- Normally part of the PDR is used to discuss how this time is to be used
Leave
- 35 Days plus University Days which are part of Christmas/New Year Closure
- Must be booked using Annual Leave System
- Is entered on central record system
- Entitled to 6 weeks continuous