SLT working over summer

[BrightMauveLion]

Do SLT work over the summer? If the school is open for 3 weeks out of the 6/7 weeks of the summer, do SLT have to go in for all the weeks the school is open?

No. SLT aren't held to the 1265 hours that a teacher can be directed to work, and therefore can be directed to work in the summer holiday. However, most aren't and therefore any school that did enforce something like that would have no applicants.

A DSL does need to be available, though not necessarily on site, any time students are present. And there often is a rota of SLT available for emergencies.

Our SLT normally have a couple of days in the summer that they are expected to go in. And around results day too.

In theory but there would need to be some compensation elsewhere. I might take a TOIL day but I don’t take 1 for 1 although some do.

School is open for the entire 6 weeks break - staff come and go as they please. The site is only open from 8am to 5pm though.

in regard to SLT - they are only mandated to come in day before results day and results day itself for both GCSE and A-Level and we may have the occasional meeting but they usually also come and go. HoDs are required to be in those days too as well as other key staff. If we have the occasional meetings then these would be close to results so that they have the option to go away afterwards.

Most go away end of July and are back in time for ALevel results day.

As a HT - I usually go abroad end of July for two weeks and I’m usually back in the UK about a week or a few days before A-Level results day - once back. I spend about 2-3 days a week in school until September. My deputies often do the same BUT it’s not a requirement.

@MN2025 as a HT, what are you main duties during the summer?