<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">G'day <DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>At Bright, combined classes are called 'piggy-back' classes and there is an extra period allowance for such ..... classes are only 'piggy-backed' if numbers are under a figure, negotiable each year ... e.g. if year 11 IPM was 8 students and Year 12 was 9, then the class would/ could be '</DIV><DIV>piggy-backed' and the teacher would get an allowance of one period.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><DIV><DIV>On 06/12/2005, at 9:34 AM, Andrew Grimshaw wrote:</DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><DIV><FONT face="Arial" size="2"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10px; ">Margaret makes a very vaild point here - i would argue that if i have to run a combined course for VCE, where there is a large amount of marking and preparation, then i ought to be given a small time allowance for it. The volume of work does depend on the number of students though - what numbers are we talking here?</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT face="Arial" size="2"></FONT> </DIV><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="2"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></BLOCKQUOTE><BR></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV></DIV><BR><BR><DIV> <DIV>Graham Gales</DIV><DIV>Bright P-12 College</DIV><DIV>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - </DIV><DIV>IPM, Science and Maths Teacher</DIV><DIV>Timetabler/ Daily Organiser</DIV><DIV>Gifted & Talented Co-ordinator</DIV><DIV>Heir apparent to the Chief Cook and BottleWasher</DIV><DIV>Understudy to the general Dogsbody</DIV><DIV><BR><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV> </DIV><BR><p></p><p><b>Important - </b>This email and any attachments may be confidential. If received in error, please contact us and delete all copies. Before opening or using attachments check them for viruses and defects. Regardless of any loss, damage or consequence, whether caused by the negligence of the sender or not, resulting directly or indirectly from the use of any attached files our liability is limited to resupplying any affected attachments. Any representations or opinions expressed are those of the individual sender, and not necessarily those of the Department of Education & Training.</BODY></HTML>