2. Which newly-appointed teachers are not required to meet the BLNST requirement?

The BLNST requirement is not applicable to the following newly-appointed teachers:

•Daily-rated supply teachers;

•Teachers employed under the Native-speaking English Teacher (NET) Scheme in public sector schools or NETs appointed on terms (e.g. entry requirements, fringe benefits, etc.) comparable to the NET Scheme for performing the same kind of duties in DSS schools1 (In general, each DSS school could nominate at most one teacher to perform the same kind of duties as NET, primary-cum-secondary schools are counted as two schools);

•Teachers mainly teach a non-local curriculum (i.e. teaching non-local curriculum as approved by the EDB in 80% or more of their lessons) in DSS schools;

•NETs in Scheme-KGs;

•Teachers mainly teach a non-local curriculum (i.e. teaching non-local curriculum as approved by the EDB in 80% or more of their lessons) in Scheme-KGs which also offer a non-local curriculum;

•The following newly-appointed teachers in public sector schools:

➢Re-employment of part-time teachers in the same school, but have his/her part-time ratio   changed;

➢Re-employment of teachers remunerated with Salaries Grant and cash grant simultaneously (e.g. each accounts for 50%), but his/her ratio of remuneration with Salaries Grant changed. This includes teachers switching from regular teachers (remunerated with Salaries Grant) to teachers remunerated with cash grant and Salaries Grant simultaneously in the same school;

➢Re-employment of teachers remunerated with cash grant in the same school;

➢Re-employment of regular teachers on terms with a defined contract period (DCP) in the same school;

➢Surplus teachers switching from teachers remunerated with Salaries Grant to teachers remunerated with cash grant in the same school;

➢The deployment of teachers within the primary and secondary sections of special schools. This is also applicable to aided schools with the same situation (the two sections are headed by one school head and both sections are aided schools); and

➢In principle, a teacher who is redeployed to another school by the School Sponsoring Body because of his/her redundant/surplus status is considered to be a newly-appointed teacher and is required to meet the new requirement. In view of various scenarios involved, schools wishing to appoint these redundant/surplus teachers may apply for a discretionary arrangement by submitting relevant supporting documents issued by the School Sponsoring body. The Bureau will consider their applications on a case-by-case basis.

The examples are by no means exhaustive. For enquiries, please contact the Teacher Professional Development Special Duty Team by phone at 2892 5709.

If it is confirmed that the teacher is not required to meet the BLNST requirement, school administrators can select “Not Applicable” in the relevant section regarding the BLNST requirement when creating and updating the teachers’ appointment profiles.

1 In present, one NET is generally provided for every public sector school to enhance the teaching of English Language and increase exposure of students to English. DSS schools may appoint one NET to perform same kind of duties on terms (e.g. entry requirements, fringe benefits, etc.) comparable to NET Scheme in aided schools as the funding related to NET Scheme in aided schools has been subsumed into the DSS unit subsidy rate.

Questions in the same category:

1.How does the school identify if a teacher/principal is a newly-appointed teacher and needs to meet the BLNST requirement?

2.Which newly-appointed teachers are not required to meet the BLNST requirement?

3.How does the school verify the BLNST result submitted by teachers/principals?

4.How does the school submit the teachers’ or the principal’s verified BLNST result to EDB?

5.How does the school export the submitted teacher list as excel file?

6.How does the school recall the teacher list after submitting to the EDB?