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What hours do you do in school??

56 replies

teacherspets · 29/08/2018 17:34

What time do you arrive and leave on a typical day?

I'm KS1 private school. I usually arrive at 7-7.15, kids do 8.30-3.15 and on a non-meeting day, I aim for a 4.45-5pm leave.

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SheilaHammond · 29/08/2018 17:36

8.15 til 6. State Primary. I can t do early mornings, so I stay late instead.

Rarely take work home though.

LockingJay · 29/08/2018 17:38

7.15 - 5.15

PumpkinPie2016 · 29/08/2018 18:13

I am secondary.

Inactive at about 7.30am and registration starts at 8.30am. Kids finish at 2.30pm and on non-meeting days I generally leave around 4.30pm.

I try to do as much work as I can in school to avoid having to do it at home as I can only work once my son is in bed.

Cynderella · 29/08/2018 18:17

Secondary English 8am - 4.15pm unless there's a meeting. From Sept - May, I work a couple of hours every evening. I work at the weekend too. Usually an afternoon and evening.

When I am marking mocks, it'll be more, and once I have gained time in June/July, I do little at home.

I used to stay in school until 5.30pm, but find I get more done at home.

Matildasmum13 · 29/08/2018 18:31

8-4pm except staff meeting days

SleepyMcEdie · 29/08/2018 18:32

Maths teacher- in school for 8am, staff meeting at 8:15 and kids in for 8:30. Kids leave at 3:30 and I leave at 3:45pm. I then work 7-9pm at home when DS is in bed.

RSTera · 29/08/2018 18:42

I have to work round my school runs so:

8.20am - 4.40pm Mon, Tue, Wed
8.20am - 5.15pm Thurs
8.20am - 4pm Fri (just because it's nice to leave earlier)

I can arrange to stay later on ad hoc basis as DS can stay for late prep and dinner at his school if necessary.

Primary SEN

teacherspets · 29/08/2018 18:56

Interesting. What do you think is an acceptable "early" so as not to seem flakey? 4pm?

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booniloo · 29/08/2018 19:00

7.30am- 5.30pm. Often another few hours at home at least 2-3 days a week.
Primary Teacher Middle Management.

DrMadelineMaxwell · 29/08/2018 19:01

I like to start at 8 as not that many staff there at that time to be distracted by. I've usually peaked by half 4 but often stay til 5.

leccybill · 29/08/2018 19:05

Secondary here.
8.15 until 4ish. Leave just after the bell on a Friday.
Do a couple of hours every night once DD in bed and most of Sunday afternoon.
Works for me!

JumblieGirl · 29/08/2018 19:12

When I was ft primary, I arrived at 8 and left between 5.30-6.
Now I’m supply, arrive as early as I can, leave between 4-5, but I take nothing home.

JumblieGirl · 29/08/2018 19:13

As to what seems flakey, depends entirely on the culture of your school. And what the SLT decree.

SelinaMyers · 29/08/2018 19:19

English Secondary School- 7:30-5 at school. Take nothing home and do nothing on the weekends:

thebookeatinggirl · 29/08/2018 19:52

Primary
7.45 - 5.30 then usually at least an hour at home.

My Head often leaves at 4.30 and goes round trying to shoo people out, saying they should stop and go home, which I find infuriating as I'm always marking flat out at that stage, as per our marking policy, and haven't yet thought about setting up/resourcing the next day. Two days have meetings til 5.

CraftyGin · 29/08/2018 19:54

I work 7 till 3.50 - senior independent school. I don’t do any work at home.

Heartshapedfairylights · 29/08/2018 19:55

Secondary Science 7am to around 4pm.
I try not to take work home either.

cloudyweewee · 29/08/2018 20:00

KS2

Kids come in at 8.45am and school ends at 3.05pm

I'm nin between 7.15/7.30am - 5pm except Friday when I leave at 3.45pm to take my mum shopping.

I never take work home.

leccybill · 30/08/2018 10:28

I wish I could get in at 7am to prep but I can only drop DD off at breakfast club at 7.50.
It is hard when you've got young kids, but you just find ways. I mark through lunch most days.

DumbledoresApprentice · 30/08/2018 10:53

Roughly 7:30-5:45. I try to limit what I bring home to no more than a couple of hours per week. I mostly manage this and some weeks don’t take anything home. I do work a fair bit in the holidays though, usually longer-term planning, mock exam marking and data analyses. I’m a secondary HOD. I’m moving into SLT next year and hope to keep to a similar working pattern.

teacherspets · 30/08/2018 11:05

@leccybill I also have young kids (reception and y3) and it's defo hard but I teach at the same school so logistically it's great. Kids come with me then go to breakfast club followed by co-curricular clubs when I pick them up at the end of the day.

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JacNaylor · 30/08/2018 11:06

State Send school:
7.30-5.30/6pm Monday to Wed
8.15-4.30 thurs/fri.
I take work home when needed but avoid it by working through breaks/Lunch whenever I can. So work at home maybe averages 2-3 hours a week.

JacNaylor · 30/08/2018 11:08

An "acceptable" early I'd say 4pm but school are actually pretty good and I can get an early dart (3.30pm) fairly easily if I double check with the ht.

Clairetree1 · 30/08/2018 11:12

12 hours 30 mins normally

Athrawes · 30/08/2018 11:20

7:45 to 4:30 but I don’t “take” breaks as such. Work through interval and lunch or do duty or tutorials. I also do an hour or do at home 3 to 4 days a week.

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