8 weeks off for school teachers!!
14 July 2015, 04:57 PM
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8 weeks off for school teachers!!
How come the last 2 weeks of summer term at school is filled with nothing other than watching films, playing games and generally messing about!!
And if you try and take your children out of school for a holiday during this time - they give you a resounding no!!
And if you try and take your children out of school for a holiday during this time - they give you a resounding no!!
14 July 2015, 05:28 PM
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They still moan there underpaid ......
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15 July 2015, 10:37 AM
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Proper course of actions is as follows
First ask in written format that you want to take kid out of school in term time
wait for rejection letter
take kid out of school for the holiday but make sure you notify school in writing that they will not be on for XX weeks
Ive done it and i never get fined....
Its when you just take em out and do nothing to ask or let the school know youll get nailed ..
Some school don't give a fack though... my littleuns 7 so apart from egg boxes and fairy liquid making, she aint missing much.
not like a 14 year old and exams..
15 July 2015, 11:08 AM
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Sounds like sour grapes, because you joined the wrong profession. 
Teachers don't actually have the same amount of time off as the children, my wife works in HE and struggles to get 2 consecutive weeks off in the summer, let alone all the rest of the holidays, with constant meetings and organising everything for the new term.
One of our friends teaches at school and she's always sat marking evenings and weekends on a regular basis, she's also a single mum so has to do this around looking after her own two kids.
Not all that glitters is gold.
Teachers don't actually have the same amount of time off as the children, my wife works in HE and struggles to get 2 consecutive weeks off in the summer, let alone all the rest of the holidays, with constant meetings and organising everything for the new term.
One of our friends teaches at school and she's always sat marking evenings and weekends on a regular basis, she's also a single mum so has to do this around looking after her own two kids.
Not all that glitters is gold.
15 July 2015, 11:28 AM
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Every school will always say no its protocol im told.
Proper course of actions is as follows
First ask in written format that you want to take kid out of school in term time
wait for rejection letter
take kid out of school for the holiday but make sure you notify school in writing that they will not be on for XX weeks
Ive done it and i never get fined....
Its when you just take em out and do nothing to ask or let the school know youll get nailed ..
Some school don't give a fack though... my littleuns 7 so apart from egg boxes and fairy liquid making, she aint missing much.
not like a 14 year old and exams..
Proper course of actions is as follows
First ask in written format that you want to take kid out of school in term time
wait for rejection letter
take kid out of school for the holiday but make sure you notify school in writing that they will not be on for XX weeks
Ive done it and i never get fined....
Its when you just take em out and do nothing to ask or let the school know youll get nailed ..
Some school don't give a fack though... my littleuns 7 so apart from egg boxes and fairy liquid making, she aint missing much.
not like a 14 year old and exams..
15 July 2015, 12:17 PM
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Sounds like sour grapes, because you joined the wrong profession.
Teachers don't actually have the same amount of time off as the children, my wife works in HE and struggles to get 2 consecutive weeks off in the summer, let alone all the rest of the holidays, with constant meetings and organising everything for the new term.
One of our friends teaches at school and she's always sat marking evenings and weekends on a regular basis, she's also a single mum so has to do this around looking after her own two kids.
Not all that glitters is gold.
Teachers don't actually have the same amount of time off as the children, my wife works in HE and struggles to get 2 consecutive weeks off in the summer, let alone all the rest of the holidays, with constant meetings and organising everything for the new term.
One of our friends teaches at school and she's always sat marking evenings and weekends on a regular basis, she's also a single mum so has to do this around looking after her own two kids.
Not all that glitters is gold.
15 July 2015, 01:57 PM
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15 July 2015, 03:41 PM
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Quite so. Same at our establishment. The staff, not just teachers, do work some hours. Often , staff start arriving approx at 7.30 and still there at 5.30 and ,as mentioned , are forever snowed under with paperwork to take home. I wouldnt want that ,apart from being with 30 kids round me. Dont get me wrong, i love kids,and we were all one once, but all day , every day ? no thanks
Another thing the gets my goat - uniform change. They have just changed their uniform last year, but now as they are an 'academy' school now, they have decided to change it again. And that's new sports stuff, blazers etc etc for 2 pupils in my case. The blazers alone are £40 each!! - and then they need to be embroided with the school logo...
15 July 2015, 03:43 PM
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Are we OK to criticise the teachers who are having sexual relationships with pupils though
15 July 2015, 03:49 PM
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Sounds like sour grapes, because you joined the wrong profession.
Teachers don't actually have the same amount of time off as the children, my wife works in HE and struggles to get 2 consecutive weeks off in the summer, let alone all the rest of the holidays, with constant meetings and organising everything for the new term.
One of our friends teaches at school and she's always sat marking evenings and weekends on a regular basis, she's also a single mum so has to do this around looking after her own two kids.
Not all that glitters is gold.
Teachers don't actually have the same amount of time off as the children, my wife works in HE and struggles to get 2 consecutive weeks off in the summer, let alone all the rest of the holidays, with constant meetings and organising everything for the new term.
One of our friends teaches at school and she's always sat marking evenings and weekends on a regular basis, she's also a single mum so has to do this around looking after her own two kids.
Not all that glitters is gold.
Also, my 2 at the secondary school are constantly having 'supply' teachers during term times as their actual teachers are off. At parent evenings, you will find at least one supply teacher who has been with them for a week or so to cover holidays.
15 July 2015, 04:09 PM
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The school next to us is deserted in the holidays. I can't take 2 weeks off either between July and September as we are restricted to one set off during this time.
Also, my 2 at the secondary school are constantly having 'supply' teachers during term times as their actual teachers are off. At parent evenings, you will find at least one supply teacher who has been with them for a week or so to cover holidays.
Also, my 2 at the secondary school are constantly having 'supply' teachers during term times as their actual teachers are off. At parent evenings, you will find at least one supply teacher who has been with them for a week or so to cover holidays.
And what's with all the different tops blazer and fleece jacket, hat, bags and now ties all only available from one place.
15 July 2015, 05:34 PM
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Another thing the gets my goat - uniform change. They have just changed their uniform last year, but now as they are an 'academy' school now, they have decided to change it again. And that's new sports stuff, blazers etc etc for 2 pupils in my case. The blazers alone are £40 each!! - and then they need to be embroided with the school logo...
15 July 2015, 05:37 PM
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And go on and tell me what use all these long holidays are, when any teacher going away will be faced with top prices....no holidays in term time for them, EVER!