Worth a try?

[HapusHeddiw]

I've changed my username as I don't want it linked to my usual.

I am a HLTA on a maternity contract, working in the special needs department of a secondary school. I do have QTS.

I teach a full time table, various subjects. I am responsible for planning, delivering, marking and assessing 45 lessons a fortnight. I also have a tutor group for which I am responsible for making contact with families, writing reports etc. As the pupils I work with are special needs, it falls on me and my colleagues to write IEPs and one-page profiles.

I am also involved with managing the school TAs. Planning timetables, arranging cover etc. If the senco is not in school then I am left in charge of the department and to deal with any issues if they arise.

I love my job, it's full on and exhausting but it's a great school and we are a good team but I feel like my role is class teacher not HLTA.

It sounds likely that I will be asked to stay on next year. WIBU to ask that they employ me as a teacher? I work just as hard as the teachers and my workload is just as much if not more. I feel like I've brought a lot to the team and my pupils.

YANBU - It's worth a try, you have nothing to lose.

YABU - If you won't do it, they'll just find someone else who will.

@pumpkinsoups do you know how ridiculous you are being?

The school is obviously using you as a teacher on the cheap. The real question is whether you are prepared to continue as a HLTA if they refuse to pay you as a teacher.

All of those acronyms are not widely known. I think the gist of what you're asking is whether they will create a role of qualified teacher for you? Is that correct?

I suspect, that you applied for a role as a Teaching Assistant and got the job. Now you feel that what you do is more than a teaching assistant?

You can certainly ask the school to create the role, but I'm not sure whether schools can just do that?

Would you consider applying for actual 'teacher' roles elsewhere if this school can't provide such an opening?

You state that you're on a maternity leave contract. So presumably that woman will come back to her role?