I accepted a TLR post at my school. No one else was going to go for it and I had to be convinced by my HOF and colleagues. It's been 15 years since I've held a post as I went PT but I felt a desire to do something different and love teaching this key stage and everything that goes along with it.
However, I have had to compromise on so much. The pay is pro rata which I wasn't expecting. I'm planning on doing the full time post in 3 days I felt I should be renumerated as such. Nope.
On advice of my HOF and colleagues who were outraged on my behalf, I went back and said well I felt there should be an udnerstanding that on PT pr rata pay I won't fulfil all duties of the position. Fine but won't be included as an addendum anywhere to protect me in future from accountability. HOF is temporary and Head is leaving in September.
I agreed to change one of my working days to attend specific meetings. But the days I've got back have been shifted around so it means my week is really bitty. I work on a 2 week timetable. One week I'm off 3 days in a row which makes such a difference with kids and school and clubs. This won't be possible any more. I'll be doing a day on and then off and then on again. So annoying.
I've already accepted the position and waiting on an official letter, but I feel like reneging and saying sorry, it turns out this doesn't really work for me.
How awful would that be? I'm a long serving member of the school...almost 20 years and I agreed to doinng the interviews and doing the post because they needed me so badly...I'm not interested in career progression at this stage. DH thinks I'm making my life unnecessarily hard. I was looking forward to being in charge of the subject key stage and putting my stamp on things but now I feel like I cant be arsed