Does everyone realise about the 'action short of strike'?

[cricketballs]

Just wondering what those who aren't employed in education know about the action short of strike that is starting from 26th September?

Do you realise that teachers from NASUWT and the NUT will basically be working to the letter of the terms and conditions? Do you have any think it will impact on the general public or just those within education given that the vast majority of instructions from the union are of not putting up with added extras demanded on us by SLT?

Just after opinions.....

I would suggest the school gets more supply teachers known to the kids so they can call them in instead of relying on one. Or that they hire a full time cover supervisor with the supply teacher as back-up.

If teachers are regularly losing their PPA time because the school is poorly organised, then this is unacceptable.

FM, the action specifically says that extra curricular activities can stay because teachers want to do this stuff. But only where they want to do it. Lunchtime duty can also stay if you get paid to do it.

Pretty much everything else on the list is stuff we generally don't want to do or do under sufferance. Like lose PPA time, be observed excessively, submit lesson plans, invigilate exams.

And most people won't notice and those who do will think suck it up like everyone else.

My issue with this action is that, for me, it focuses on incidentals, not the main issue. The main issue being constant, and changing, interference.

If it is different for other people, and I can completely see why primary teachers might want to work to rule, then fair enough. For secondary teachers, I think it misses the point.

And I won't be doing it anyway. Wrong union.

But workload is an issue! It's one of the reasons so many teachers quit.

The constant political interference? I'm not sure we're allowed to strike over that, but I'm sure strike action will come at some point, especially as the nut have already balloted for it.

I've always loved giraffes and this one talks a lot of sense!

I don't think most teachers mind doing more than their job description. We do it for the kids and often to improve our teaching and lessons. We do however need to draw a line somewhere and say enough is enough. It'd not fair to freeze our pay, take away our pensions, increase our workload, constantly change our jobs, blame us for all the wrongs in society and ensure the public have no tespect for our profession... and still expect goodwill!

I just feel sad as i don't think this action will make any difference other than turn more people against us. I hope more people like couthy complain so that the powers that be might appreciate the hard work we do put in but i doubt it.

the date for the action has changed NUT notice here. Now starting on the 3rd October

but, the NASUWT have not announced any change, so it looks like they are continuing from 28th September

Why?

Always thought it was very odd to begin on a Wednesday.....

Oh i just read, its all a out the wording of the NUTs notice of action.

Something to do with a quibble over the wording on posters.