30 hours childcare & term time working

[newcupcake]

Wondering if anyone knows the answer to this. Looking at a job in a school working 15 hours per week term time only. When I work out my weekly pay averaged out over the year ( but based on 38 weeks pay at 15 hours per week) I'm literally £3 short each week on being able to claim the 30 funded hours. So my question is do you have to only earn the minimum £125 in the term time weeks as that's when the hours are provided or do you have to earn the minimum all year round ?

I believe it’s a year round requirement - I guess the thinking is that if you only work 15 hrs a week term time you don’t need 30 hrs a week childcare?

You'd think so wouldn't you I have three DC's , 5, 3, & 7 months so only want to work a couple of days a week so I can be at home with the littlies but need to be at home in school hols for the older one. Two days work in a school pays very little hence why it would be fab to be able to get the 30 hours. The nursery spreads it over 51 weeks so it's effectively 2 days a week all year round. They don't offer term time only places. It's a real headache trying to find a job that makes it worth going back to work , but we can't manage without me not

I'd definitely take the job, if you make a pension contribution out of your salary does that bring it inline for the 30 hours. (I don't know how it's calculated).

You have to earn the minimum amount, not pay it- that makes no sense back

Is the amount they use what you earn before any national insurance and pension contributions or after ?

newcupcake have you factored in holiday pay? With term time only jobs you usually work (say) 38 weeks but get paid for (say) 42 or 43 weeks. This is because you can’t take holidays during term time so you are paid your holiday weeks to cover some of the summer holidays. That may just tip you over the threshold.

Ahhh no I didn't thanks for that