Part time teachers - would you expect to be paid for this?

[reastie]

Sorry if this is slightly the wrong place to post it, but would really appreciate the opinion of part time teachers on this. I'm trying to organise going on an INSET run by an exam board on marking controlled assessment. It's 1:30 - 3:30 on my afternoon off. My HoD told me I wouldn't get paid for this as the other options for the course are after school and if I went on it after school I wouldn't get any extra money for it (he hadn't checked with anyone on this though). I nodded at the time not thinking it through and that sounded fair the way he put it. He has emailed the Dept head about me going on the course in my own time (ie unpaid) so now it's in the system that I'm going to go on it unpaid. I don't want to make a fuss but at the same time I'm giving up my afternoon off for this course, it does seem unfair to me that it is unpaid (I probably feel a bit gritted teeth as I do so much extra to my hours every week preparing etc lessons). Thinking logically - you are expected as the norm to do things after school sometimes but if you would do a course during school holidays or week ends as a full timer surely you'd get more pay for that time? I have a young DC so am having to arrange extra childcare for her (although it's free as it's DM) and am missing quality time with her that I would usually have, so it's not like I've got nothing better to do.

So, is this something that I would be expected to do for free or does it sound like it's something that I should be paid for (or at least would be reasonable to be paid for)? I'd just like some teachers opinions on this really. I am in a union but I'd like a moral response as to whether I would look money grabbing for requesting to be paid for it or if this would be normal. Also, now my HoD has said I will do it in my own time should I go back to my HoD to say I'd like to see if I can be paid (even though he said I shouldn't bother probably as he has to do a similar course after school and not get any extra money so would resent me getting more but he gets loads more money than me ) or should I just go above him (and hope he doesn't mind when he finds out)?

I hear what you say there hearts but contractually a part-timer should only have to fulfil additional duties on a pro-rata basis. The full timers pay and contract allows for the full timer to attend them all but to expect a part-timer to attend them all is disproportionate and would breach the contract.

hearts my contract I think says pretty much they can do whatever they like it's all 'extra duties at the discretion of HT' type thing. The contract is written by the large company who owns the school but you're right, bursar would know. It's just, as I mention in OP, now HoD has said no and told SMT I will do it for free, I don't know if it's right to go over their heads and look like I've changed my mind, especially as it was agreed based on the fact I was giving up time for free.

Re: asking for chldcare costs, this is tricky as I rely on family for childcare, so there's no actual costs incurred by me. I'm lucky I have a generous DM who has said she will have DD whilst I'm on the course but this is at the detriment of her being able to go out/do something that afternoon IYKWIM.

Maybe I should email the bursar and say that although this time I'm doing the course in my own time and HoD has said it would not be paid for my afternoon off, could he clarify what the situation would be in the future. Then I know exactly where I stand for anything cropping up in the future (and have it in writing!) and give him the option to pity me for being told I wouldn't be paid for something I should be paid for and pay me for it he won't unless he needs to though as he's tight . Would that be the fairest way to deal with it perhaps?