I blocked my Headteacher on WhatsApp this week

[jsty]

To make this post as short as it needs to be.

I am an ECT who decided not to renew my fixed term contract at the school I have been working at this year, my contract ends on the 31st August. On the last day of work I handed in my work laptop and lanyard/fob before I left the building. Fast forward to now, I received a text message from my headteacher this week. Basically I have not completed some SEND paperwork, that was due before the end of the term. The headteacher was claiming it was essential to be completed. The message was worded very politely and wished me the best of luck for the future but they basically asked me to come into work, collect my work laptop and complete it before the end of the summer holidays, preferably as soon as possible.

I do not recall being told that this needed to be completed. The last half term I found so overwhelming and felt all I was doing was working for most hours in the day.

I responded by not replying to the message and blocking the headteacher. I have felt unsupported during my time working there from SLT. I have gone 3 months working there without a single meeting/observation from my mentor.

I probably have responded in the wrong way and dread what my reference from this school could be now but I just want to enjoy my summer holidays in peace and relax.

I am going back on supply in September to decide whether I want to stay in the profession or not.

Outrageous behaviour on your part.

So as a nurse if you left your current position (handed in your ID badge etc.) to work somewhere else you would go into work when informally asked to do so?

You would be happy to have no insurance and break GDPR rules?

Can't believe the responses on this thread. No, OP, you are not required to do it. Someone else will have to do it, someone on a much higher salary than you who is paid to cover these things.
Signed, a teacher who has had to become very familiar with her terms and conditions due to another crazy headteacher.

As I said above (and lots of others have also said), the OP should do it for pragmatic reasons. If she wants to continue teaching in that area, she should be aware that HT talk to each other.

Part of the problem is that the headteachers are spitefulback stabbing bastards towards teachers that have left the school for whatever reason.

All of the emotional blackmail that has been posted is overlooking that fact.

It’s on the school to have ensured you were all done and dusted by last day of term. You’re on your unpaid leave now, someone else will have to step up and do it on your behalf.

Also, depending on what it is, can it be done easily and quickly? If so then I’d probably do it anyway but if it’s hours of work then it’s a no.

@jsty cant comment on whether you should do the work or not as I’m not a teacher, but did rather like the post from @FrippEnos yesterday at 20.43.

I have friends who are teachers, and what I do know is that schools and headteachers can be very different from each other, so please don’t be put off from teaching if this is the only school you’ve worked at. A different headteacher might turn out to be very nurturing.