Are you worried about losing your job?

[stuckindoors77]

Just wondering how other people feel about this really, and whether I'm being dramatic?

The fears over the economic impact seem to be growing bigger than the fears over the virus at the moment (or maybe just me?)

With the government and local councils being financially stretched to their absolute limits some severe cuts are going to have to be made to services.

Do you consider teaching to be relatively safe or are you starting to think of contingency plans just in case.

I'm top of my salary scale in a very cash strapped area and beginning to wonder if I should be making contingency plans.

I’m concerned that they won’t see a need for me come September and will say they do not need or want me to start. That’s a worry as I desperately need the job but.

Is that a new job you're starting? Are you an NQT?

Can support staff on permanent contracts be made redundant?

If you are at top of salary scale you presumably have been there a while. They can’t just make you redundant. They have to do a consultation I think and you would be entitled to redundancy pay. Highly unlikely.

If I was a vulnerable or shielding member of school staff and not prepared to return to work until there's a vaccine etc, I'd be very worried. I don't see how schools can continue to employ someone who has a condition that makes them unable to work indefinitely.

However, whilst I do think school budgets will be under continued and increasing pressure, just when there had begun to be signs that that may ease, I think the number of teachers unable/unwilling to work will mean others' jobs are safe.

Am part time on UPS 1. Am not that worried tbh-I think if anything there will be calls for people at school to take on more responsibility for things as people will probably decide to retire early/delay return from mat leave etc.

Who knows what school will look like when we eventually return?!

I’m also at the top of the scale. I know it sounds flippant and if it came to it I’d maybe feel different but...

I’m not as stressed. I’m sleeping. I’ve cooked and spent time with my family. I’d surely be entitled to a good bit of redundancy money and I’d be pretty willing to take a job anywhere.

I’m on a fixed term contract until the end of August. Normally I’d be applying for jobs right now, but I don’t even know what will be happening with school/nursery, especially given my parents who would normally do childcare don’t want to with the risk.
So, we are planning for me to be out of work, but hopefully there will be supply as I imagine a large number of vulnerable staff will be shielded, plus people may be in and out due to self isolation.

I’m worried. I’m due to start my NQT year in Sept, I have a job but I’m worried I suddenly won’t be needed.

No I’m support staff in safeguarding. I’m meant to be going to an academy but worried that they may want to save money

I hope you're ok @Darklava09 time will tell for us all I suppose. Thanks for replying everybody else, things I hadn't thought about RE other staff being unavailable. Luckily I'm healthy(for now 🤞🏾) and have no massive childcare issues so am in a relatively good position.
I just hope, for everybody's sake, we get back on our feet sooner rather than later.

*I’m worried. I’m due to start my NQT year in Sept, I have a job but I’m worried I suddenly won’t be needed.

@ThereWillBeAdequateFood*

NQT's are usually pretty popular in times of financial stress, fingers firmly crossed that you'll be fine.

Thank you. I hope you are ok too!

I think they'll be needing more teachers, not less!

Can support staff on permanent contracts be made redundant?

Yes. A school I worked at did this, then 12 months later decided they had made a mistake and recruited to fill the vacancies.

My view: teachers and schools will be needed more than ever. Some private schools will go under so there will be even more students in state schools.

Unfortunately what schools need and what they can pay for won't be the same.

Of course anyone in any job "can" be made redundant. School support staff have faced it often.

Yes @DateandTime exactly!! Still other posters are right, there'll be a big need so hopefully we'll be ok somehow. I'm resigned to wages effectively falling due to massive tax rises.

I'm at the bottom of the scale, NQT (but almost finished the year) and I teach one practical subject, food & textiles.
I really think schools will prioritise core subjects -maths, English and science - and the likes of music and art and my subject will be surplus to requirements.

I'm a supply teacher and am worried that a) the agency will go under having had no income for however long and b) if they are still in business that cash-strapped schools would rather hire HLTAs instead of more expensive qualified teachers.

I was really worried- NQT on a 1 year contract. Luckily, my head has extended my contract for another year. I don't love the school (don't hate it either), but I'm glad to know I'll have a secure job for the next year, as recruitment had ground to a bit of a halt around me.

Longer term, I'm a science teacher, so a core shortage subject, and I do think I will find jobs if it comes to it. I might have to move areas, though, and part of the reason I became a teacher was to be able to live and work in a rural area of the SW.