Help!

[Bearnecessity]

New Head has volunteered me to oversee/run club in lunch hour when I am already run off my feet with break duty, covid timetabling. Best way to approach...ideas please...

Just say no ?

What was that old piece of mumsnet wisdom… “no” is a complete sentence?

Otherwise a polite “great idea, I will keep that in mind for gained time / next year when I have a bit less on my plate”.

Lunch time is not directed time. If you're on the leadership team, it's a different matter

No I am not SLT....H can say she didn't volunteer me she just sent two children to ask me if I would. Cornered....I could have said no I suppose but I am newish and feeling the expectation I said yes....

You cannot be directed in your lunchbreak.
I always tell my ECTs to say no

If it's primary then pick something they can do without much (if any) input from you: Lego club,Pokémon club, jigsaw puzzles, board games etc then you can get on with marking in the corner of the room

Lunchtime isn't directed time.

You say no.

''Tis an art club I am going down the child-led learning route 😉 I have agreed now .I have said I'll do six weeks and then someone-else can take over....which is unlikely as every-one is too busy. I am not new to teaching been at it 20+ years you would think I'd know better......