State teacher in Glastonbury bender?

[Windermerewanderer]

Aibu to think that a head of department in a large state secondary school (of a core subject - English/maths/science) is a CF for taking two days off school to go to Glastonbury?

The school fines parents who take kids out of school for holiday.

Not the first year this has happened.

Money too short for laminating and photocopying but not for two days of cover.

Up to the employer really.

How do you know?

They may have been on a residential and have lieu days.

Not really any of your business, is it?

Could be that other teachers are covering their lessons so the cost of cover is zero.

Well the teacher would have been docked two days pay so that would cover the supply cost and it's been agreed with the management, it's obviously something he really enjoys and it's 2 days and he will have been, as such, fined. Not really an issue.

I doubt they're paying for a cover teacher at this time of year.

Up to the employer, my ex did similar, he wasn’t paid for the three days he had off and he had to pay the difference in cover costs. It was the only time he has ever had off at that particular school.

God forbid teachers get time off to do what they want to do

Teacher won’t be paid. Not your job to police other people s holidays

You're right, it's outrageous that teachers may want to attend something that falls during term time; almost like they are normal people!

My friend is a teacher and if she books time off it is unpaid - pretty similar to paying a fine?

How do you know the teacher hasn’t;
A) taken it unpaid so money can be used for cover therefore not costing the school.
B) no cover is required for internal reasons y11 left etc
C) used two days owed from volunteering their time at another time out of contracted hours (I guess like time In lieu) e.g running residential school trips in holidays, weekend sports tours, duke of Edinburgh etc

Might not be all it seems on the surface

What, so a full-time teacher can NEVER go to Glastonbury, in their whole working life?! Seems a tad unfair! And how do you know they're going on a 'bender?' I know some tee-total folk that go to Glasto, and some who take their kids!

My partners a teacher and staff are given days off for moving , weddings Wimbledon and festivals
As year 11 and 13 have gone their are free teachers to cover and teacher would not have been paid
It’s a reward for teachers who have have good attendance and bled their soul for their pupils and their ungrateful parents!

I got a bit like that before I burned out completely and left teaching forever, twenty years ago.

Leave the teachers alone, why doncha? Sooner or later they'll all walk, and then where will you be?

Another teacher bashing thread and yet more bollocks

Personally, I think that’s ridiculous, on the surface of it. But you don’t really know what’s going on behind the scenes.

Teacher fully paid for that time off.

There is a charge for cover.

Others can’t have time off for child’s primary induction.

Not a secret - everyone in school knows.

And you are...?

Glastonbury- on a year where only one of my relatives is playing there! What a disappoint it will be for them.!!

If it is unpaid and a one-off then not unreasonable, in my opinion.

The unreasonableness is the fines for parents on a fairly blanket basis.

Great way to retain teachers of shortage subjects, and much cheaper than pay incentives!

We get it. You're pissy because the school didn't authorise your fortnight in Magaluf.

I’m sure all these details of payroll and cover are common knowledge communicated to all other staff and parents too.

Really.

Honestly, it’s Glastonbury, not a crack den.

How do you know he's going on a 'bender'?

How do you know it's fully paid/ not time owing etc? Do you have access to his HR file?

Many schools in the area close on the Friday as an INSET so staff and kids can attend. Staff make up the time as twilight inset at other times.

When I worked near to Glastonbury we had one teacher than stayed over, but came back to teach then was straight off again. Absence rates from pupils were very high on the Friday of Glasto!