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To be a bit annoyed at Supply Teacher not having to do any planning?

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ioryou · 20/04/2024 15:14

I am a Year 4 teacher in a 2 form entry primary school, my year group teacher left at Easter for a job in another school. Therefore, we have a long term supply in until the end of the school year and the school are advertising for a position with a September start. With my previous colleague we shared the planning between us, however I have been told by SLT that I will have to do all planning by myself as the supply only agreed to do the role if she was not required to do the planning. Supply also has been told she will not be subject to book scrutinies and will not need to attend staff meetings after school or INSET days.

AIBU to be a bit annoyed at having to all the planning now? I thought long term supply had the responsibility of planning?

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Spirallingdownwards · 20/04/2024 15:26

Isn't that the perk of being supply with no job security, pension etc. If you were a one form entry you would be doing the planning for the one form. So it's the same really save that you are sharing with in essence a temp.

Do you really want to complain and potentially give yourself a reputation as being difficult and unhelpful for the sake of one term?

idontlikealdi · 20/04/2024 15:25

Supply don't do planning IME.

Everydayimhuffling · 20/04/2024 15:25

They can do that because it's so hard to get supply. Your school should be doing more to support you though. I would be asking for an extra hour free at least, and ideally someone else to plan parts of it. It shouldn't all fall to you with no acknowledgement of the huge extra workload. When we've had similar in my school the planning has been split (although I know that's easier to do in secondary where I am)

ArseholeCatIsABlackAndWhiteCat · 20/04/2024 15:25

Can you ask for extra PPA time or support from SLT?

YABU to be annoyed AT the supply teacher though. They negotiated conditions that would benefit them.

Bramshott · 20/04/2024 15:25

I suspect SLT had to agree this to persuade the supply teacher to take the role.

AMBOG · 20/04/2024 15:24

Supply teachers are often poorly payed. Depending on which agency they work for and don’t get payed enough to warrant the extra hours that planning takes.

Shaketherombooga · 20/04/2024 15:24

What if that supply leaves tomorrow or the next day or the next week? To be replaced by another supply? Then another?
How can you not see that it’s better for the children to have one teacher planning when the 2nd may not be around long, doesn’t know them very well, doesn’t know the school?

Justwanttocomment · 20/04/2024 15:24

If you weren’t in a two from entry then you’d have to do all your own planning?

Santasbigredbobblehat · 20/04/2024 15:23

That seems odd. I’m a long term supply and I do the planning. Single form school, but still. I don’t do staff meetings as I finish early (EY) or INSET (they’d have to pay me).

CormorantStrikesBack · 20/04/2024 15:22

Go off with stress due to increased workload?

RedStripeypillow · 20/04/2024 15:21

Can they ask you to do that?

I think it would be reasonable to object.

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