Why do teachers still have jobs?

[StrangeTimes]

So my husband has just lost his job from next week. He's a coach driver. My best mate has lost her job from this week, she used to work in a cinema. I have many friends now out of work and desperately trying to get jobs in supermarkets.

However teachers will not be working now for many months, so how come they're not being made redundant?

I'm not being goady I genuinely want to know. I'm glad they are still being paid, I'd hate for them to be in our position. But why?

Are other jobs "safe" like this too?

[veryboredtoday]

We are still working. I have been told to be in work in Monday but the kids are off (except key workers etc). Not quite sure what that means especially as my own kids will be at home?
Even if we do end up at home, we will be setting work and marking assessments etc so will definitely be working.

[BelleharePenguin09]

Provocative.

[BelleharePenguin09]

OP

[LaurieFairyCake]

Dh (SLT) worked through the night and went in today. He's working on which kids might get straight through to sixth form.

He's also putting Rota's in place.

He expects to be in EVERY DAY INCLUDING WEEKENDS FOR THE NEXT THREE MONTHS

[SallyLovesCheese]

Verybored You'll be classed as a key worker so your children can go to school.

If they're too young to be in school, your management should have or will ask everyone about vulnerabilities, eg. caring or childcare issues, which means you need to work from home. Then they can figure out how many staff they'll have in how many schools and figure out how it'll work.

[Ladsladslads]

I've lost 2 jobs this month. I wouldn't wish that on anyone but especially not the countries key workers, which teachers very much are. Its a scary time for everyone but on the bright side for your husband, commercial driving experience will almost certainly be in high demand for the foreseeable

[kamizawa]

Wow.

I'm a teacher and academic at an adult education centre, currently working from home to record classes as well as writing up research and doing "professional development" courses. From next week we're teaching all our students via distance learning methods.

On the other hand, I do have slightly more free time now, so if the OP would like additional lessons in their English grammar, feel free to ask ;)

[happypotamus]

I am incredibly grateful that teachers still have jobs and will be there for all our children when the schools reopen. On a personal level, I am very grateful for the teachers who will be there next week so my DC can still go to school while I go to work as a nurse. Facing coronavirus is part of my job and I have some protective equipment, but teachers didn't expect to be exposed to this in such a way without any such protection.

[NeverGotMyPuppy]

@SallyLovesCheese not necessarily- if her DH isnt a key worker she will still be expected to work. I'm in the same boat

[84TinsOfBeans]

More teacher bashing on mumsnet as usual

[OhCaptain]

But when schools return & the kids can't get in because the bus drivers have been sacked??

It would be far, far easier to hire bus drivers than qualified teachers. It’s apples and oranges.

“Do you have a licence?”

Yes.

“Great. Start Monday.” 🤷🏻‍♀️

[listsandbudgets]

We've just an email from DD's school This is a small extract (I've removed a couple of bits for privacy purposes. Looks to me like her teachers will be working as hard as ever just in different circumstances:

"In essence, we will endeavour to set a similar amount of work to that which pupils would have covered if school was open. This work will be monitored and marked. Materials for lessons and homework will be available on and through the pupil ‘tile’ entitled ‘’. This tile can be accessed via * and will contain resources for students to access should they finish classwork, have some spare time, want to do some revision, or want to participate in stretch and challenge activities. Students should also monitor their school email account carefully. Attached are some guidelines on what our expectations are of senior pupils during the period that we are closed and some handy tips for accessing materials. We expect students and teachers, unless unwell, to follow their normal timetable."

[Smileforthecamera]

Because when schools go back there would be jo teachers? Because who do you think is setting work for students which takes twice as long to ensure they understand what to do without someone there to explain it? Because they will be marking said work and giving feedback? Because they will be busy ensuring all gcse work is as accurate as it can be for then the government ask for information to provide results? I love that you assume our job ends when we shut the door on Friday.

[BelleharePenguin09]

On the other hand, I do have slightly more free time now, so if the OP would like additional lessons in their English grammar, feel free to ask ;)

🙂

[Elsa8]

Ha! It’s my day off and I’m currently planning a load of online stuff for my Year 12’s to start working through on Monday. We’re educating remotely, we’ll be marking work, answering emails to help kids who are stuck and some staff will be in the building to look after kids who need kids of frontline staff. So YABVU!

[DioneTheDiabolist]

I am shocked at how little teachers are valued on Mumsnet. It's like they're just considered overpaid, mardy childminders instead of highly trained professional educators of the nation's children.

Why is that?

[diddl]

"It would be far, far easier to hire bus drivers than qualified teachers."

Probably, yes.

It's an example of the knock on effect though isn't it?

[OhCaptain]

Well, yes. But not really relevant to the OP’s point!

[diddl]

"Well, yes. But not really relevant to the OP’s point!"

Sorry, thread police

[Cherrysoup]

Goady fucker. We ARE still working. I'm setting 4 hours per group per week and marking whatever they send me, plus monitoring and rewarding their vocab learning online. There's also a rota of who comes in to supervise the vulnerable/key worker children too.

[maddy68]

You know they're still working right?

[hobnobsaremyfavourite]

Nice to see the goady cunts are out early they usually have to wait till July to reveal the extent of their cuntyness

[tinybluerose]

We will be working.FFS.

Realistically not all teachers will be working across the whole of the summer term from home. Thats isn't realistic- for example nursery, EYFS etc.

[LeSquigh]

How can you not realise teachers are still working?! Teaching is still happening albeit remotely. I am an emergency services worker (not healthcare) and therefore will remain doing my job (probably more shifts than I do now) as long as I don’t get sick. Essential services have to run and teaching is an essential service.

[Sotiredofthislife]

It would be far, far easier to hire bus drivers than qualified teachers. It’s apples and oranges. “Do you have a licence?” Yes.“Great. Start Monday

Actually, it’s a driving license and a DBS on the update service if they are driving children around. Not so simple.