Teachers, how many days are you going in over summer?

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That’s it really, And have you been in yet??
I’m going in on Monday.

A-level results day
GCSE results day.

That’s it.

5 days

I'm moving classrooms and have a lot of resources to move and find new homes for

My storage has been cut by a third so I've had to be quite creative

None. I’m busy with my family all summer.
It’s going to be really fucking stressful the first day back - full teaching day in a new school - but with no childcare I have no choice.

Did three full days at the start to move classrooms, which was a challenge with an 8 month old. Thankfully some TAs came in and helped. I’ve luckily been able to do most planning/SL stuff in the evenings when she’s in bed so that’s been a blessing, and I think just a couple more days to back displays/clean and label trays/arrange tables etc.

Takes me longer than usual atm due to DD wanting to move but being unable, and so complaining loudly about being plonked on a blanket in the middle of the classroom floor with some toys. CBeebies on the IWB has been my friend this summer 😩

This will definitely turn into a teacher-bashing thread. MN hates teachers, especially teachers on their summer break.

I think that's an unnecessarily provocative comment and also untrue. I see plenty of support for teachers on here, except when they complain about how stressful their job is. I mean, yes, it is, but so is working in plenty of other jobs.

....and so it begins

4 days which was my own choice. I have a new child starting in my class after the summer break with complex needs and I wanted to make the transition as smooth as possible for them.

Zero. But I'm not moving classrooms this year.

My fabulous TA has sorted name labels for everything so I would only be going in out of guilt that I should be going in IYSWIM.

Might meet up with my year group partner for a few hours to plan the first week as she's new to this year group but that will probably finish up with chats & wine...

Cherry soup our job is stressful. We are entitled to feel that way if that’s how we feel. Frankly I don’t give a 💩 if you or anyone else has a problem with that.

Cherrysoup how hypocritical 😂

Three so far, likely 5 in total.

It needs reorganising and old bits of paperwork shredding.
Displays backing, books and trays etc labelling.
Resources etc organising.
I find it easier to do planning at school rather than at home to be honest. Fewer distractions!

Then I can hit the ground running in September.

No longer a teacher, but I used to love the peace and quiet of a couple of quiet days in my classroom sorting everything out, putting up initial displays and labelling. I have never lost the feeling of September being a fresh start and a time to plan and look ahead, whatever I’ve been doing in my life. Hope all our teachers and children have a good school year and have had a restful and restorative summer

DH is a teacher and goes in on results day, that's all.

Zero, and I'm not planning to.

Primary HT. Been in for one day. Did one day at home. Will do same in last week of holiday. Check emails daily though and I'm on-call for builders and my staff if they need me.

I asked my HT when school would be open for staff to come in.

He said that he might let us know its open for a day towards the end of the holiday but that he was strongly discouraging anyone from going in.

I went in for A-level results day last week and will go in again for GCSE results on Thursday. I need to sort my classroom out and organise a few resources, so if I don’t manage that on Thursday, I’ll go in again, maybe on Friday. I take my DCs with me and they play (usually on screens - feel free to judge!) while I work.