Prompted by a couple of things. A comment on a thread a few weeks ago about how teachers in shortage subjects are lucky because they are more likely to be offered the ‘advantage’ of part time working, and the surprise greeted by my dismissal of whether being part time is actually a positive. Secondly, the recent thread by a teacher who will be returning part time after maternity and has been told that any promotions she had in mind would now be on hold as she was presumably prioritising her family.
So, is being part time the kiss of death for your career? Do you have to put up with a crap timetable? Do you get sent on courses and are you allowed to apply for promotion?
For me: completely sidelined, not allowed to apply for promotion and a patchwork timetable with lots of trapped time.
Obviously it has meant more time with my children and a job that’s actually doable, but it is frustrating now my children are at school to see far less experienced teachers being promoted over me and fellow part timers. It seems like such a waste of experience and talent.
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noblegiraffe · 26/05/2018 11:54
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