Just wondering what people think.  Apart from a bit of leisurely reading up on science topics I teach, I have done nothing work related all holiday.  I've effectively forgotten I'm a teacher altogether for the past six weeks apart from that.  I'll sort my class lists, seating plans etc for this year over the next couple of training days and plan the week ahead on Sunday as I always do.

Some colleagues have done a fair bit, some even spending a couple of hours every morning working!  I hope there are others I don't know about who have also done nothing.  Makes me feel guilty though, or like a bad teacher.  I have just finished NQT year by the way and do not have a TLR. I have a family and feel that they deserve my undivided attention, the holidays should be just that.  I work hard enough in term time that's for sure!

What is the general opinion on this?

 It's a two way street - I've been back for just over 2 weeks and I've already forgotten I had holidays so it has balanced out perfectly.

Agree with tod sal.

I now spend most of my holidays out of the country. I like to think of it as experiencial CPD and well earned R & R.

I admit to taking a laptop but try to put a limit on how much work I do.

I rarely do much during the holidays, and to be honest I do wonder what work  people do!!! I mustn't be doing my job properly I'm sure...but after 14 years of teaching and 3 Ofsted's I've never had any complaints.

I'm very organised, save plans (to adapt where needed), laminate posters and display bits where I can. I have 2 children and they need ME during the holidays and i need some r & R too.

Louise

I have properly done about 15 - hours worth of school work in the entire Summer break. Others have done more but I don't care. We spend enough of our weekends and evenings doing things for me not to be bothered. The Head isn't bothered that we doing hours of plan etc then so I feel my holidays are time off in lieu. Many people (I know not all) get the 8 bank holidays plus about 20-25 days on top thus giving them 6 or so weeks holidays, usually to take when they wish. So that means we get another 6 "extra" weeks or 30 days.

There are 39 weeks in school = 39 Sundays (say you work half of it ) so we still owe maybe 20 days BUT

There are 190 school days with children. Say you work 3 evenings of at least 2 hours a night for each of these days , that is 1190 hours of additional working.

I think we earn our holidays.