Hi all,
I have no idea what's reasonable or normal as I have worked in two schools (in a Pastoral role) with very differing expectations. In my previous school staff on Term time only contracts were not even expected to even check their emails in the holidays, let alone respond to queries or be available for calls.
I've been working at my current school for just under a year. I am very happy there and have found SLT supportive but over the summer I have received daily emails from various members of staff who are not on TTO contracts themselves, not "just letting you know for your information" type emails but clearly expecting a response from me. I have also been asked on a number of occasions to make phone calls to parents and external agencies about students, which is not easy to have in depth conversations (that are often highly sensitive) with 3 young children at home! I have also been asked to look over various documents in preparation for September and to make any necessary changes.
I have now had an email from a member of SLT informing me that they need to meet with me at some point this week to discuss a student. DP works long hours so for me to do this I would need to pay a babysitter. Would it be unreasonable of me to say no? Or is this something staff on TTO contracts are expected to do in most schools?
I took a hefty pay cut to work TTO and so I can't afford to pay for childcare a couple of days a week in the holidays, which is the only way I could feasibly keep on top of everything I'm being asked to do.
Any advice on how to approach this would be much appreciated.
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How much should school staff on Term-Time Only contracts be expected to do in the holidays?
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Washimal · 19/08/2020 13:33
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