How many contact hours do you have?

[WickleWockle]

Including registration, assembly etc, how many hours a week are you with the children?

It's probably different between different types of school, so maybe add this info.

I am with kids for 28 hours a week. Independent senior school. This seems like an awful lot to me.

[BackforGood]

...but don't Independent schools generally have longer days, to compensate for the fact they have considerably more holiday than state schools? - You'd expect it to be higher.

I'm not in school any longer, but, in my last job it was 5 hours 40 per day (so 28hrs 20 per week, less PPA time of about 2.5hr - 3 hrs depending if you got it in the morning or afternoon). Primary. Mainstream. State.

[WickleWockle]

Yes, you would expect it to be higher. I wondering if it is, and by how much. My last state job was less but I can't remember how much.

[Purplevicki]

FE 24hrs

[teacher54321]

I work 3 days a week and am with the children 17 hours per week, including teaching, extra curricular and duties. When I was full time in an a Independent secondary school working over 6 days (Saturday morning school) I probably only did 26 hours a week (18 hours teaching then 8 hours duties/extra curricular) my current job is very intense indeed.

[MrsUltracrepidarian]

I work as a supply teacher, so although I work every day, and most periods, I only have 25 hours a week which is all contact (when I do have free periods I usually offer to go and help out in other subjects as can learn a lot myself from them). Secondary, so marking, prep, meetings or duties, so can leave as soon as the bell goes.

[MrsUltracrepidarian]

no marking, prep etc

[AsBrightAsAJewel]

Our FT staff are 8.45 - 3.15 each day, minus one hour for lunch (if they are not team leaders who are expected to do one or two lunch duties a week or running a lunchtime club) so 27.5 hours, then at least one after school club a week at an hour. But 2.5 hours a week PPA.
Making 25.5 hours minimum, but more likely 26.5 hours. That is a state primary school.

[TheReluctantBride]

State (now academy) special school
0830 - 1530 x 5
Less :
30mins x 5 lunch
20mins x 4 break (provided its bit raining if it is no break :)
2.25 hr ppa.

So just under 27hrs. Seems a lot now I write it down.

[MsDragons]

State secondary and I'm with the pupils 23 hours a week. That's 21 hours of lessons and 2 hours of registration per week. Oh and I do bus duty once a week so another 20 mins approx (can be longer depending on how late the last bus is)

[WiggleGinger]

I work .8
So 24.5 hrs contact
Made up of 17 lessons
Reg & duties

[partialderivative]

I think I'll keep quiet about mine. I have a far lighter load than anyone above.

I don't know how UK teachers manage it! Respect.

I teach in an international school in the ME