I'm teaching in my second school now (4th year of teaching) and have been reflecting on how I can achieve a better work/life balance.
Thing is, in both of the schools that I've worked in, no matter how well organised I am, things have constantly been changed at the last minute leading to additional work at home.
For example, have planned my lessons and timetable for next week during the last few days. I've just had an email with this week's bulletin information from SLT and turns out that the one and a quarter hours that I've planned to teach on Monday morning have now been shrunk by an extended visitor assembly and pupil progress meetings to only 45 minutes. I now need to redo my plan and timetable to take this into account.
I've also lost an hour to height and weight checks later in the week.
Last term, there were usually at least 2 meetings, events or activities each week which would lead to changes in timetable or preparation of additional resources at the last minute.
I try to work at times to suit me at home (for example when my girls are at dancing and son is at football on a Saturday) but the continual last minute changes make this difficult as I still have to work on a Sunday when this week's surprise is sent in an email.
Is this the same everywhere? Or have I just been unlucky twice?
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ballstoit · 04/01/2020 17:52
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