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121B: Schedule 4, page 195, line 18, at end insert— “(3) The SSSNB must not restrict employers from introducing terms and conditions of employment beyond the national framework, provided that such terms in aggregate meet or exceed any minimum standards set by the SSSNB and are designed to— (a) improve the skill levels of staff, (b) ensure that staff can meet the needs of children, (c) raise standards of support for children, or (d) improve recruitment and retention of support staff. (4) In determining whether the terms meet or exceed any minimum standards, none of the following conditions may be considered as breaching the minimum standards— (a) CPD and professional development requirements; (b) promotion dependent on securing particular qualifications; (c) working patterns that have pay consequences; (d) role-specific responsibilities including requirements to work with other employees in other schools or locations. (5) The Secretary of State may, by regulations, add to the list in subsection (4).”