Teachers, how many hours do you work per day?

[Novembernickname]

I work .6 so the equivalent of 3 days. As a part timer, there is always a tendency to fill the time. I am trying to do 3 days in 27 hours per week. It's so hard! I still have so much to do and could quite easily work 35 hours plus.
On 27 hours, my salary works out at £16 per hour.
So is 9 hours a day a reasonable target?
Please can you tell me how many days you do and how many hours on average you do per day?

In school at 8, leave at 6 and then an hour or so in the evening, but not every evening.

12-14 at the moment, but am in a particularly bad paperwork phase. Normally, at least 10.

In for 8 and leave at 4. Maybe an hour or two in the evening but I’m very lucky in terms of planning as that’s all ready I just need to check it and rejig quickly depending on classes.

I have mock marking upcoming so it’ll go up dramatically soon. I use all my time at school as much as I can. So maybe ten at a push in the week? I try not to do a lot at weekends.

In for 7.30 and out at 5.30.

I'm 0.6 too. On my 3 work days I do from 8-5 in school, then usually 1-2 hours at night. So that's maybe 30? Then I do a full days work on one of my 'days off'. Maybe 38 on an average week?

In at 8. Home at 5.
Rarely do work at home, unless planning a whole new topic or writing reports.

It helps that I'm not new to my year group or topics. That my school has a good system for planning and managing storage of previously used resources. That I'm very efficient in what I do and that my school has worked very hard to take on different methods that should help limit excessive workload linked to marking etc.

Ok so it seems I am being too ambitious trying to fit it into 27 hours. Last year, I was working all the time as I tend to tweak lessons because I have the extra time, so this year I decided to cap it but I am stressed and struggling. I will try to do it in 30 hours.

Op are you primary or secondary?

If you manage 30 on 0.6 let me know the secret!

8.30-4.30.
8 hours a day. Occasionally I do 1-2 hours at the weekend too.

I'm in school 8:30-4:30. Then usually do a couple of hours a night at home after dd is in bed. I'm currently avoiding marking year 7 books, then I've still got a couple of lessons to plan for tomorrow (luckily I've been teaching a while so planning is a lot quicker now)

I used to work 3 days. I did 8.15-5.15 then maybe an hour or two at night.

My HOFs organisation is a nightmare and has made some very dubious decisions with lots of changes. The provision of ks3 has changed several times over the last few years. Add that to the changing GCSE and A level syllabus and the work load has been horrendous.

Sorry, that makes about 10 hours a day, on a normal week. On heavy workload weeks (mock exams, reports, etc) then I do a lot more at the weekend as well. I'd like to reduce the amount of work I do at home, but making just takes so long I don't see how I can make it much quicker. It would have to be a school initiative to change the marking policy in order for me to manage working less. I still feel like I'm chasing my tail and never quite on top of things, even working 10 hours a day.

Nctdn. I'm not really managing but having worked a ridiculous amount the last few years, I'm trying very hard to find the right work /life balance. I thought maybe it was me working too slowly but I can see that most people are working more than that to keep up so kind of makes me feel better that it's not me.

Myawesomedragon. Yes, never ever on top of things. Ever! Marking just seems a waste of time. Even with green penning, pupils don't really care about the marking, corrections, just the score!

I am contracted 28 hours over 4 days. I'm in at 8.30, leave at 4. Tend to work over lunch, take 15 minutes to eat.
Before my son, i would easy do 65 hours a week.

Secondary English. I only take big assessments or prelims home for weekend marking, so maybe 4 times a term. I'm in a promoted post too.

If I don't have time, it doesn't get done until I'm back in school. I'm brutal with people who waste my time when in the building though, so people tend to leave me alone. I'd rather spend my free time with my son.

I work in an overall very supportive school, we are not required to deep mark jotter work and we do lots of formative assessment and verbal feedback. It's working out just fine, exam results have been very good the past few years.

Nctdn. On .6 and 38 hours, you are working for about £10 / hour. Doesn't seem much for a professional job.

9 a day. 4 days. More if mock exams are on as ill mark the papers at home.

@Novembernickname £10/hour doesn't seem much does it? I worked longer hours last year though due to a change in year groups and curriculum Somehow this year I feel like I'm not doing much!!

In at 8.15, out between 5.30 and 6pm. Never take work home. It's a job, that's all. If it can't be done in those hours, it doesn't get done.

Bsmirched I like your attitude. I think we should all be more like that and SLT would soon realise that expectations/work load are too high. They rely on staff working harder and harder as the expect more for less.
Despite being very experienced, over 15 years, I have never worked so hard!
Do the unions offer guidance on acceptable hours for each day you do to ensure you still achieve a reasonable hourly rate for your professional status?

@bsmirched that’s exactly how I feel! It is my job it isn’t my life.

@Bsmirched what do slt say if things are not done?

I do 3 days a week. Generally in at 7.30 and out by 6.30 working through lunch too. Then another 4 - 5 hours during one of my days off so 38ish hrs a week.