Anyone else get pissed off at the difference in workload and hours between apparently "equal" teachers in terms of status and pay?
I teach English in a tiny school. There are 1.4 English teachers and 1.8 Maths teachers. Every other Dept has 1 teacher. I am in Scotland, if that matters.
I teach about 100 pupils a week: marking, preparing etc. A colleague, at the other end of the scale, has 14 pupils. Her subject is optional, and niche. Mine is compulsory and mainstream. Even other main subjects, say Biology, will have maybe 60 pupils tops. My classes are not huge by the standard of many schools (max 25) but I recently wrote 35 reports (Senior School) while a colleague in an unpopular subject wrote 4. I have parents' evenings coming up and will see 35 sets of parents. My colleague was rejoicing today - she has to see 3 sets, assuming they all turn up. That means she has to be in for 30 minutes; I will do 6 hours over 2 nights.
Not sure that much can be done. My classes are not maxed out and I am efficient and experienced, so I can cope.
Anyone else?
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Roseformeplease · 24/02/2016 20:57
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