Asking to attend a speed awareness course during PPA time

[Querty123456]

Unfortunately I got caught speeding and have been offered a speed awareness course. The only course I could find runs on an afternoon on a day I have PPA. Is it reasonable to ask to be released to complete the course? I am quite embarrassed about being caught speeding and would rather not tell school if
at all possible!

Just tell the school you have a hospital appointment or something then?

They should offer weekend sessions but they get more booked up ahead

The offer online evening ones near me, is this not an option for you?

With you mentioning PPA I guess you're in a school. Do they not have any of the courses in the school holidays?

You could take the points?

Can't you make up the time?

Annoyingly no evening or weekend ones near me - and yes I’m a teacher.

They usually offer them online.

We are allowed to take our PPA off site- can you just leave? it's your time.

You don't have to do the course in the area you were caught in you can do it anywhere. I did one in the West Midlands where someone attended online from Devon. There were evenings and weekends. It should explain it somewhere in the material or you can ring and ask

Yes think I’ll phone tomorrow and ask if it’s possible to do one at another time

If you have your own classroom, you could lock yourself in and use earplugs to complete the course (use your phone if possible). If that's not possible, tell the school that you have to leave early because you have an appointment with your gp, or ring in sick.

The speed courses are a total waste of time...

Good luck.

You can do them online - I also work in a school and did mine in half term.

I've just had the letter through the post to book one. You have 4 months to do it in so just book it in for during the school holidays - October half term or Christmas break