Teacher using phone in class

[devilinthedetail]

I've been told by another Mum that her DD says the teacher uses her phone while in class. I'm pretty gobsmacked to hear this and not quite sure what to do with this information. I kind of assumed that this would be a big no-no for teachers.

Obviously I have only heard this 2nd hand and it has come from a 6yr old but if it is true, what should I do, if anything?

'I have a cheapy kitchen clock that has kept time well for over 10 years'

Lemarchand, it counts seconds accurately? Has a stopwatch facility? You could take it out on duty with you, over to the sports field or outside for science and art activities?
I use my own camera too, and policy is that you upload and delete before the camera leaves the school premises.

every clock in my school shows a slightly different time due to the caretaker changing them

'What is it with all the teacher bashing on here lately?'

'Tis the season, being term time.
You just have to wait for a holiday when all the teacher bashing stops and all the complaining and whinging about how hard it is to have your children at home starts, and how you can't wait for them to go back.
Then it's teacher hunting and trapping time again.
Just like clockwork.

what does anyone think about developing school photos in local supermarket? Ok or not?

In the "good old" days pre digital cameras film containing children's images were sent off to be developed in some lab by complete strangers

'Surely the best policy would be for the school to ensure that staff were provided with the necessary equipment. '

Have you read the thread about paying for exercise books and pens?
Have you considered the cost of providing every class with the necessary equipment?
Perhaps there is just too much need to evidence everything, when I started teaching I had the ultimate in classroom resources. A roller blackboard and four different colours of chalk.

I know but the new EYFS expects us to have a camera policy and I'm not sure if this wd be OK or not?

I've just been half watching a discussion on the BBC relating to the 15 year old who ran away with her teacher and one speaker pointed out the very small number of incidents involving teachers and suggested people put things in perspective.

If the 3rd hand information received by the OP refers to a teacher regularly making/receiving phone calls or texting when they should be teaching then that is unacceptable. If it was a one off incident due to special circumstances less so. Remember the OP doesn't even know if it is true.

Can't you just use the school printer ninah? We never get any photos printed outside of school.

Lee it's permanently broken and I don't have a colour printer at home

my predecessor bought one and most teachers spend £££ on printing but I'm only there on a temp contract

thank goodness

The school need to buy a new printer! How does anyone manage without one? Ours was broken for 2 weeks - we all realised it was the most important piece of kit in the entire world and have treated it most royally since it's been repaired

absolutely ....everyone moans and prints at home, hence the initiative that we could print at supermarket and hand in receipts

I refuse to print anything work-related at home, I really can't afford to.

wofflingOn I've been teaching for more than 20 years so I'm fully aware of budgetary implications and over the years I dread to think how much money I've spent on paper/pencils etc

I still stand by the fact that best practise would be if the necessary equipment was provided for teachers to use.

How often has best practise been the prime drive in what happens in schools?
One of the key issues is that policy and resourcing is not decided by those who are the experts in implementing it,

The school definitely needs to buy a new printer. How are they managing to send out newsletters, permission slips etc? Our school has 6 printers, insane really only have 30 students lol.

We use phones in school, we use them for pupils to take pics sometimes, as we haven't got enough camera equipment to go around, and its quicker to get into smaller groups than a group activity. We use mobiles for facetime when the ipad isn't charged or refusing to work. Sometimes as happens at home, the network is down, so we use them to google stuff quickly. There has also been occasions for personal reasons why we use them. Also have sent out quick emails to salt or other therapists about one of the students. Also being human, sometimes forget in the morning to put the phone on silent and it rings.

I discovered there is a small one in HT's office which one can use in emergency but not suitable for volume of photos in EYs
we don't have school cameras, though they are rumoured to be on order

I text/phone from my mobile during lunchtime when my class are sitting eating their packed lunches in my classroom. I am not 'in charge'-that is the LSA/MDA as it's my lunch break and I sometimes stay in my room to mark but the children can see me using the phone and would hear my ringtone.

A friend of mine who is a teacher has a daughter with epilepsy and other conditions such as severe autism. She has to have her phone with her at all times in case her daughter has a fit and she needs to go. Don't make a judgment until you know all the circumstances.

I keep my phone on silent in lessons.

I use it for lots of things:

• to check school emails. Lots of these may have info that I need to give to students.

• to use the calculator (I teach Physics).

• to use the various timer activities, eg stopclock and countdown. The alarm is good when a child has a peri music lesson to go to.

• I use the camera to photograph experiments.

For personal purposes, I get texts and Clarion Calls from my DDs' school, which are probably important.

No one really phones me, but if they did, I would let it go to voicemail and deal with it at lunchtime.

I can of course use several other gadgets instead of my phone, but I don't see why I should. I know that I am not a pedophile and that is good enough for me.

If all the staff in my primary school got the school receptionists/secretaries to take message for personal reasons, they would never get anything else done!

I have my phone in my bag,in the stock cupboard in the classroom. But there have been a few times when I have needed to to carry my phone to take an important text. I have in the past used my phone to take photos of classroom activities, but since a camera and flip video camera was bought for each class, that has not been necessary.(And we have now been advised against it,though not been told you can't ).
We take our phones on trips in case we need to contact each other when out and about in our groups, and in case of emergency.
Honestly, sometimes I think school staff are picked on for every little thing.

Last year we had a child newly diagnosed with diabetes and her class teacher regularly sent her anxious parents texts for reassurance.

lol - I find it quite laughable that folks can' manage without a phone - in a building where there are phones......

I used to work for a government department where taking any phone or electronic recording/transmitting device into the building was a sackable offence.... but they had a landline phone on the desk in the office. All mobiles etc had to be left switched off in the car - or at home...

Did I miss having a phone with me at all times for emergencies - noooooooo......