Advice from teacher who understands directed time please!

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Hello teachers of mumsnet! I've been lurking/exploring for a while but this is the first time I've ventured into the staffroom to seek some advice.

I have just been offered a job in a school local to me from January. I've been commuting an hour recently so am delighted !!!

However, they have a fortnight off in October and only a week at Easter, whereas the school I'm in until Christmas has the other way round. This means over the year I'll be working a week extra than my directed time. Is this just one of those things you have to just suck up sometimes as a teacher or can I request to be paid more / have a bonus holiday just for me? Both of those seem a bit cheeky and unrealistic but also I don't particularly want to effectively do a weeks unpaid teaching!

Sadly it's a suck it up situation. Directed time budgets are set at the start of a year by each school. Trying to make them Port between schools would be a nightmare!

The commute time will save you the time over the year.

Thanks for the answer.

I suspected as much and didn't want to be cheeky by asking but also didn't want to be told later that I could have been compensated in some way!