Colleague won’t supervise classes

[ConsuelaHammock]

I work in a primary school . One of the teachers won’t come in to supervise key workers’ children. Most of the staff are in one day a week atm with smt being in 2 days .
The teacher in question thinks they had covid last Easter. There is no record of a positive test This colleague has mentioned that their gp has recommended they “work from home if possible”.
as they felt a little tired over the Christmas break . Aibu to think that they are taking the piss?
Colleague has form for taking off with the slightest sniffle .

Probably a lot more to it that you know about. Best to just get on with your own work really.

If this person isn’t cev then I thing slt should ask for a letter from her gp.

Think

Legally everyone should be working from home if possible.

Probably a lot more to it that you know about. Best to just get on with your own work really.
This. Probably more useful than everyone piling on to say what a massive cunt this person is. :/

Do they report to you? If not, then I doubt you could possibly know all the circumstances.

HT to deal with not you.

What does the headteacher think? Sounds like they are taking the p, assuming it is the way you describe it.

Maybe they are pregnant? Shielding family members? MHI? Undergoing cancer treatment... any reasons which you may not know about

It’s not possible to work from home every day if they are needed in occasionally . The other staff are understandably pissed off that this colleague is dodging again . The colleague isn’t shielding . They come into school when it suits them to organise work for their classes but won’t come in to supervise children .

I think it's up to their manager to know all of the information and if they're happy with it it's not really your business.
Of course you could try to put in a complaint and see how far that gets you.
I suspect there's more to it than you know about.

Are you their line manager?
Some people have reasons. If you are willing and able to do your job in school, then do it. If you’re not, ask to work from home. You don’t have to compare yourself. It’s not a competition. It is shit for everyone.

I know it’s up to the headteacher and really it’s none of my business . I can understand the resentment when other teachers are dropping their children at a different school before coming to work while this teacher stays at home with a stay at home parent. Seems incredibly unfair .

If I was their head and they didn’t have very good reason (ie told to shield) then I would be instigating whatever process schools use for disciplinary.

Tests were not readily available last Easter, so YABU to make an issue out of that. People had to self-diagnose and isolate at home, unless so ill they required hospital treatment.

It doesn’t sound fair but I really believe that worrying over what others are / aren’t doing over this whole thing is the path to madness. All we can do is us and ours and everyone else needs to do the same.

I have some colleagues doing more and some doing less but we are all dealing with this situation in different ways. The only thing I can control is the provision I personally offer, so that’s what I’ll expend my energy on.

It’s down to your colleague’s line manager to raise issues with your colleague if there are any.

@ConsuelaHammock

It’s not possible to work from home every day if they are needed in occasionally . The other staff are understandably pissed off that this colleague is dodging again . The colleague isn’t shielding . They come into school when it suits them to organise work for their classes but won’t come in to supervise children .

But if they're just organising work, presumably they can be alone in their classroom?

There's clearly a lot more to this than you know - it's between your colleague and the head.

Obviously it’s up to the head to deal the situation. Several other members of staff are struggling with lots of issues atm but feel that they can’t let work down . If they are able to come to school to organise work packs then they are able to come to school one day a week to supervise the children ?

So anyone can decide not to come in to work if they don’t want to ?

Why don’t you try it?

The only thing you can do is raise it with their line manager in the most neutral way possible. You've noticed colleague hasn't been doing key worker duty but is still coming in. You feel this is unfair and want it noted, although you realise you may not have all the information. You'll appreciate them looking into it.

Is it a male or female teacher?

A friend of mine is a teacher and pregnant so is actually shielding but doesn't want the whole school staff knowing yet... so suspect she would look like she is flaking off and being pathetic....
She already had to tell the head alot earlier than you would do normally in order to shield...

Sunflowers - but they’re not shielding ! Why should they be able to opt out of working in a classroom with at most 3/4 children when the other teachers just have to suck it up. Is being afraid of catching something now a valid reason for a doctor’s letter ?

@ConsuelaHammock

Obviously it’s up to the head to deal the situation. Several other members of staff are struggling with lots of issues atm but feel that they can’t let work down . If they are able to come to school to organise work packs then they are able to come to school one day a week to supervise the children ?

Surely you can see the difference in coming in and not being around anyone and in a class full of kids?

If your Head isn’t usually useless then surely better to just assume there’s more to it than you know.

If your other colleagues have issues they should be speaking to the Head. That’s not your colleague who has spoken to the Ht’s issue to deal with.

Male teacher so not pregnant .