Handing in notice during probation period.

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Is it still a term's notice when my probation is only a term?

In our local authority it's statutory 4 weeks notice. Are you going standard or alternative probation route? Would you anticipate getting back into it? The alternative route offers much more flexibility (but will take longer to achieve full registration).

Full registration? I've been teaching six years! Im just starting in a new school. The school's probation period is one term.

Oh, sorry, I'm in Scotland and our registration year is called the probation year. Pardon the confusion.

Surely the whole point of a probation is you can leave at any point and likewise they can ask you to leave at any point. Obviously it would be helpful to let head teacher know it's not for you and offer to work until end of week/month whatever you feel up to doing.
Have you got another job or are you just really hating it?

There will still be so,e sort of notice period. It might just be shorter.

I was put on a probation period as all staff new to this hell hole were. it was the most awful school I have ever set foot in.

The students on the whole were unpleasant, and some were vile, but it was the workplace bullying and constant undermining and 'surveillance' from a 'pack' of staff (with 2 being the most consistently dreadful), that I was subjected to from day 1 that was by far the worse.

I suffered with stress, and was constantly ill (including tachycardia and palpitations) and having to take off several days at once. I eventually plucked up the courage to tell my Doctor everything, and he signed me off for a while.

A supply agency offered me a fantastic long term position whilst I was on my leave, and I had already decided I could never set foot in that place ever again anyway. I didn't even check the terms of my probation, I just wrote a letter of resignation and sent it to the Head by recorded delivery, along with my keys. I kept the letter as civil and professional as possible, and kept on referring to my bad health rather than what caused my bad health. I hated myself for not being completely honest, but I didn't want to really piss of the Head and have him send me a rude letter in response - I wouldn't have been able to cope at that time.

Check your probation/contract documents to find out about the notice periods, as I don't know if they are all generic. One of my arguments with probation periods is that they state they can get rid of you any time they like, but that the Teacher is supposed to still give notice. Or you could be like me, and be so incredibly desperate that it makes you act out of character and not give a fuck. I understand if others can't or won't though, I never ever thought I would either.

I got quite an amicable letter from the Head and that was the end of that chapter. I did the supply position shortly after and it completely revitalised me as a person and as a professional. I was respected and valued and listened to, and whilst there, I managed to gain a promotion at another amazing school for after my supply contract had ended.

I hope you are in good health op, and that things do not get you down too much, if that's why you posted the question - I have been rather presumptuous! It was therapeutic writing all that down.

It's a private school. Ive worked in private schools before so not unfamiliar with them but...BUT. This is a single form entry school and I've been put in Year 6 which I've never done before and it is solely 11+ work. I feel so sorry for the children. They're being slave driven. The pressure is indescribable and it's not me I don't believe in it. I have no one to plan with or share with, no TA.