☐ further engage in technical and expert deliberations, in view of the results of the teacher work survey, to review the state of the Teacher Adjustment Payment which is paid uniformly to teachers, and

○ consider a move toward the reduction or removal of the uniformly paid benefit, among the benefits specific to teachers, while considering improving the club activities benefit and management benefit.

Further, the “Basic Policies for Economic and Financial Reforms 2007” which received cabinet approval on June 19, 2007, included the stipulation to “improve the treatment of teachers who work hard as part of the creation of a differentiated compensation system.”

Taking these proposals into account, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology is proceeding with specific deliberations to ensure that teacher preferential treatment is appropriate by providing compensation commensurate with the working conditions of the new positions of assistant principal, executive and guidance teacher established in the revision of the School Education Law while securing excellent teachers and supporting hard working teachers through the realization of differentiation of the compensation structure.

## Figure 1-2-11 Survey of Teachers Working Conditions for 2006

● Teacher word day / work hours per day (elementary / lower secondary school average)

First term (July)	Second term (August) (Summer holiday term)	Third term (September)	Fourth term (October)	Fifth term (November)	Sixth term (December)
① Work time spent directly in the guidance of children	6 hours 27 minutes	2 hours 17 minutes	7 hours 06 minutes	6 hours 55 minutes	6 hours 48 minutes	6 hours 25 minutes
② Work time indirectly related to the guidance of children	2 hours 24 minutes	1 hour 23 minutes	1 hour 55 minutes	2 hours 07 minutes	2 hours 00 minutes	2 hours 27 minutes
③ School management and other work time	1 hour 43 minutes	4 hours 24 minutes	1 hour 31 minutes	1 hour 37 minutes	1 hour 48 minutes	1 hour 36 minutes
④ Outside support	0 hours 22 minutes	0 hours 10 minutes	0 hours 06 minutes	0 hours 08 minutes	0 hours 10 minutes	0 hours 16 minutes
Total	10 hours 58 minutes	8 hours 17 minutes	10 hours 39 minutes	10 hours 48 minutes	10 hours 47 minutes	10 hours 45 minutes
Overtime hours from above	2 hours 09 minutes	0 hours 26 minutes	1 hour 56 minutes	1 hour 57 minutes	1 hour 56 minutes	1 hour 53 minutes
Break time	0 hours 09 minutes	0 hours 44 minutes	0 hours 10 minutes	0 hours 07 minutes	0 hours 07 minutes	0 hours 06 minutes
● Monthly overtime hours
Minutes per day x 20 days	43 hours 00 minutes	8 hours 40 minutes	38 hours 40 minutes	39 hours 00 minutes	38 hours 40 minutes	37 hours 40 minutes

(Work breakdown)

① Class, catch-up guidance, student guidance, school events, club activities, etc.

② Class preparation, achievement processing, checking message log, preparing year and class magazine, etc.

③ Meetings, office work and reports, training, other schoolwork, etc.

④ Meeting guardians and PTA, meeting with community, meeting with government and organizations, etc.

● Monthly overtime hours by year
FY 2006 survey (estimate)	approximately 34 hours
FY 1966 survey (actual)	approximately 8 hours

(Source) Research by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology