Teachers - what do you do, if anything, over and above what you're expected to do?

[lottytheladybird]

I'm interested to find out how much other teachers give up of their own time to run activities or have extra responsibilities that you aren't paid for. What do you do and how do you feel about doing it?

[teacher54321]

Run a GCSE course in my own time. Do 6 extra curricular activities per week.

[TheSolitaryWanderer]

Primary school. So, given that I'm paid to plan, teach, mark and assess, there's a lot of other stuff that is extra.

[Scarydinosaurs]

Handwriting club in the morning, teach extra sessions for kids who have missed topics/coursework after school, lunchtime catch up, have done lunchtime clubs and run competitions/taken part in national competitions (non-sporting).

[Jaimx86]

Saturday sessions, late night meetings until 8.30pm, give up lunch times.

[enchantedfairytale]

It used to be loads - trips, clubs, revision classes. I don't really do anything now.

[PenelopePitstops]

Secondary core
1 x ppa per week for year 11 revision
1 x after school session for year 11 (hour)

Regular meetings until 8.

At least I'm now being paid to lead key stage 3. Did it for 6 months without it.

[Heirhelp]

Considering we are only laid for 32.5 hours, I do about 27.5 of work that I am not paid to do. This year is was mostly essential activities including planning, resources, contacting parents, marking and pastoral stuff.

[Leslieknope45]

Teach 5 hours of A level a fortnight that isn't timetabled.

[Scarydinosaurs]

Oh gosh yeah, the trips!! Endless sodding trips.

[Leslieknope45]

And the trips

[phlebasconsidered]

Morning boosters, after school boosters, Easter holiday boosters. Lunchtime catch ups, after school hockey, before school running. After school homework club. And that's not counting the meetings and admin.

[Iwantacampervan]

After school clubs, morning (before school) boosters and residentials.

[EvilTwins]

Planning and marking falls into the "expected" category. Over and above for me:
Full school production each year (involves after school rehearsals, at least three full Sundays rehearsing and then staying until 10.30pm in production week)
Lots of trips
Watching kids I teach in out-of-school performances
Spending time after hours/in holidays helping older students prepare for auditions
Currently - I take 4 students to choir rehearsals at our local theatre after school one day each week otherwise they wouldn't be able to get there on time.

[BoneyBackJefferson]

Trips.
Saturday sessions.
extra curricular clubs.
multi school competitions.
Lunchtime clubs.
Research in to various subjects.
Booster sessions.

[MrsGuyOfGisbo]

Why do people act beyond their contract, when unions have 'action short of strike action'?
In the case of taking kids to classes they couldn't get to in time, clearly a kind thing to do - but presumably voluntary - the school does not expect that.
For the other activities, what would happen if they were not done?
If it would affect pay and progression, then there is surely they ought to be specifically noted as such in the contract, otherwise the employer cannot penalise you for not doing them. Schools are getting away with not paying (ie employing more people) for services they are getting for free.
Where I live ( and probably everywhere) there is a shortage of maths teachers. A school I was in this week has four of the six leaving at the end of term, three of them to indies, one to go abroad.
They have one applicant who is suitable for interviewing - so even if they take him (NQT so will have reduced timetable, need mentoring) they will still have to advertise again to get the others. Every other school in around is advertising for a maths teacher (and I know that at least nearest has more than one vacancy) so it is going to be tough to get eh places filled.
So the time has come when there is scope here to negotiate terms and conditions to a reasonable level, and insist on a contract that defines them?

[EvilTwins]

Everything "extra" that I do is voluntary. If I was told I had to do it, then I am very likely to tell SLT where to stick it.

The extras are appreciated by the kids and their parents, and that is what counts. At my school, certainly, these things do not affect pay and progression. If I decided one year not to do a school show, the kids would miss it (and so would I!) but I genuinely don't think SLT would get arsey about it.

Not sure they even know I take the students to choir, or go to see kids in out-of-school productions - it's not something I bother to discuss with them.

[BoneyBackJefferson]

Guy

some bits I do because they benefit me, some I do because I started them pre work to rule (and I would try and do them anyway). Most I do because they benefit the children that I work with and firmly believe that education should not be the political football that it has become.

[lottytheladybird]

You're all amazing for all that you do!

[Feenie]

For the children, Guy. Obviously! My union/performance manager/universe don't give a monkey's if, for example, I give up all my lunchtimes to run a Bananagrams tournament to find a winner to compete in national online rounds. But the kids love it!

[Feenie]

And, as far as I am aware, my union (NUT) aren't advocating action short of strike action atm. And nor are any others.

[teacher54321]

I do everything extra that I do for the kids. I am so passionate about my subject (music) and I had amazing teaching when I was at school so I want to pay it forward

[PurpleAlerts]

Three lunchtime clubs
One after school club
Two assemblies
SMT meeting
Staff meeting my after the after school club
0.6 contract ( 35 hours for 18.5 hours of pay)

Yeah- I don't work there any more...

[FirstVix]

Feenie, fairly sure NASUWT is still running on this mandate. I believe NUT broke away from it after their last strike (before?) to take more direct action.
Not that any teacher I know feels that they can get away with a 'work to rule' policy anyway!

[Feenie]

No, they're not. Any action on their website refers to 2015.

There is no 2016 action.

[GinandJag]

I just do what needs to be done for the benefit of the students and the smooth running of the school. I don't think of anything as extra.