Leaving a school based job in July pay query

[Jammy324]

I am leaving my teaching assistant post, but I can and would be able to working until early September, but due to school holidays I technically wouldn't be in work. My issue is, I have been told I have to hand in my notice by the end of the summer term, which would mean no pay in August. Is this correct? I would be free to work in August, If the school was open.
Thanks for any help.

no, you don't need to hand in your notice until your normal notice period. Ie if its a month you don't resign until a month before you want to leave, regardless of if that happens in the hols. If that means you deliver it to a closed school so they don't know until Sep, it can and does happen. Its especially important not to resign early if you're going to another la based job or you'll lose your continuous service.

If you want to be helpful you could give them the letter now, dated end if July (or whenever).,

It's perfectly possible to give more notice than you are required to, which might be helpful in these circumstances. Just make your termination date clear on your resignation letter.

I would hand in your notice with a leaving date of 31st August so you get your full holiday pay. But it would have been better to have given a month's notice before the end of term i.e. June so the post could have been advertised, interviewed for and appointed etc.