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And as we go in the dark mornings and nights, horrible weather, massive workload, the usual suspects are all having their sore hair days. Off to the docs, get ourselves a wee line, and plenty of duvet days, while the majority of staff who are hard working have to cover these eejits classes.
Every year it is the same, and it is usually the ones that moan the most are off the most as well.
Some folk just take the mick.
I feel your pain! So your school has you covering absent staff's lessons? Is this the 'rarely cover' policy thing? We're told that we might be used for coverin our non-PPA frees but it hasn't happened yet (fingers crossed). I can imagine how frustrating it is - I could do with a couple of days off to catch up but I don't have the guts to do it. Especially as we have to have 'back to work' interviews with the deputy if we are off sick, even if only for one aftenoon! It's probably to try and deter the skivers, but it doesn't seem to be working! x
jennifer_liebchen I could do with a couple of days off to catch up but I don't have the guts to do it. Especially as we have to have 'back to work' interviews with the deputy if we are off sick, even if only for one aftenoon! It's probably to try and deter the skivers
No supply teachers left for these few days that these clowns take off - so we end up covering their classes. Been in the school a few weeks and have so far covered Maths, PE, HE, Chemistry, and shock of all shocks, RE the most, which is possibly the easiest subject to teach in the first place - time for yet another DVD.
If I take time off I do not get paid - yet I have to cover classes for people who do...something about that does not feel right or fair.
Good to know that the dual qualified teachers are still whining/pointing fingers in our staffrooms - mind you, if I were qualified to be a doctor as well as a teacher I'd opt for being a doctor since the pay is better.
Just as a matter of interest, what are your medical qualifications, mememem?
seren_dipity Just as a matter of interest, what are your medical qualifications, mememem?
memememSo you are agreeing with the lazy squad with ft contracts, who rely on those with no ft contracts, to fulfill their contract? Damn that is fair...
We have record absence at the moment & its been like that for months now. I could cite you many examples of a skive too far but it would only depress you all....
One thing I wonder - if you have people who clearly have no intention of coming back, how long can they reasonably still be employed before moves are made to kick them out?
caressI could cite you many examples of a skive too far but it would only depress you all....
aclockworkorange I was held up in the post office...
By a queue or an armed gunman/at knife point?
caress One thing I wonder - if you have people who clearly have no intention of coming back, how long can they reasonably still be employed before moves are made to kick them out?
'Reasonable', I suspect, is very different from employment and contractual law/contracts.
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