Will schools reschedule parent/ teacher meetings on strike day?

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Just that really. Our end of year parent/ teacher meetings are scheduled for July 10th - which is meant to be a national strike day www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-27923260

Our school haven't made a decision on what to do yet - which is understandable I don't know whether they know how many teachers will be striking yet - but we parents are now wondering if we'll actually ever have the end of year parent/ teacher meeting.

What is your school doing if you're in this situation?

Thanks

Doesn't happen in any school I know.

Sorry, don't believe you.

My school isn't doing automatic increments from September.

The entire national dispute contradicts your post.

Obviously that was to Frontier.

Utter tripe, Frontier.

Which schools do you 'work with' and in what capacity.

tla handed out like sweets for very little extra real responsibility (certainly true in primary schools)... Can I come and work on what ever planet you are on please? Primary TLAs ... what are those? English co-ordinator doesn't get one, maths co-ordinator doesn't get one, or ICT, or Science, or assessment ... And we are a large primary school. Same with every other primary school I know, and I liaise with quite a few across my LA and the neighbouring ones in a advisory capacity, plus my primary teacher friends across the country.

Oh, and everyone I know calls them TLRs. (Teaching and Learning Responsibility)

gosh - sorry to have sparked a dispute

Not really upset at all that teacher's are going on strike - I feel I've been a politcal football these last 7 years and I'm just a parent with kids in primary school.

Have no issue about the strike - just wondering if teacher's would feel obliged to reschedule things?

It's likely to be a case that teachers will try to make alternative arrangements if possible this close to the end of the PSBD ...may be an offer of chat for any parents who feel they need that and not a formal parent /teacher meeting

I hope they would - we did when there was a parents' evening scheduled on a strike day in March and this time we are rearranging sports day.

My school rescheduled from the Thursday 10th to the 9th. There's also a long parents evening on the 8th so teachers are doing two consecutively evenings to make it I. (Remember they're doing two very long days.. Probably 7.30/8am til 8pm in most cases).

Our school gave 2 weeks notice.

Nick nacks-
I think you should do done reading about Gove and the strikes, I really do.

According to union rules they should not otherwise that would defy the point of strike.

However most of us teacher want the best for the children in our care so will re-arrange the meetings.

There isn't anything in union rules that says you can't reschedule ... you are withdrawing your labour for one day what you do on the days you are working as normal is up to you and your school.

tla handed out like sweets for very little extra real responsibility (certainly true in primary schools)..

I'm maths, PE and RE co-ordinator, I'm responsible for student training, whole school assessment and community cohesion( which basically means I attend every community event in the area!) and not a sniff of a TLR! Can I work in your school please!!

I know exactly what Im talking about. since 2013 schools have been responsible for their own pay policies which are supposed to include an element of prp . All the schools i work with have adopted the old system and all their teachers received their normal increments last Sep and will again this Sep
All the schools I work with have a PRP pay policy which means increments are only for those who achieve ever more impossible targets. Only 2 teachers in my school have received an increment this year ( and I know because I'm a governor)

I think you have your "facts" slightly wrong!

Wonder what capacity Frontier works with schools

tla handed out like sweets for very little extra real responsibility (certainly true in primary schools)

I presume you mean TLR.

In our (large) primary, not even the literacy or maths coordinators-who have a lot of extra work-get extra money. The only people that do, are out of the classroom managers. We have lots of them. Your statement is not true.

What exactly is your role in schools? When you say that you work with schools (plural), what do you do you? Executive head? Ofsted inspector? Specialist teacher? EP? Reading volunteer? Mid day assistant? You are stating things here as if they a fact, when they are not- I'd be interested to know where you have got your information from.

It's pure fantasy - she has no idea how what she's talking about, it's obvious. The tla gaffe was a big clue.

I think you are right, Feenie - Frontier knows nothing about the reality of classroom teacher, has no empathy for students or teachers caught in this terrible system of political interference and target-oriented education and chooses to believe what she likes about schools regardless of evidence.

Oh! I've got it! She's an OFSTED inspector.

I agree with Frontier, teachers have excellent conditions of service and defined benefit pensions and long holidays which they claim they don't get paid for. All workers get paid holidays, it's European Law. Teachers just get more than most.

Teachers are paid for 39 weeks a year cotwatcher no matter what you choose to believe.

are you saying you are on unpaid leave during the summer?

I'm saying I'm salaried and my salary is divided into 12 equal payments

It's like saying £1 a week for 39 weeks but we will pay you over52 divided into 12 payments so you get £3.24 a month.

Cotwatcher - why would teachers claim they don't get paid if they do? They don't get paid for holidays, or any extra for school trips, after school clubs, or all the other wonderful things they do above and beyond the call of duty.