Notice working in a school

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Hey I work in a school as support staff. I started in January this year. I’m really wanting to leave to work in a different role in another school.
does anyone know how I should go about handing in my notice. I haven’t got a new job yet but I’m looking. I hope to find something with a September start date. My contact is 4 weeks notice. Do I wait until we’re 2 weeks into the summer holidays? I only started in January so would I even get paid for the holidays? I work term time and then it works out about an extra week during holidays/ training days which I will do the first week into the summer holiday.

just wondering if anyone could help with some information :)

You probably only need to give one month’s notice but unless you deliberately want to cause an issue it would be considerate to give your notice before the end of term. Otherwise it might not be picked up during the holidays & no time to replace you before September.

If you are paid year round but work term time then you will be entitled to some holiday pay, depending on how many weeks you have actually worked.

It would be very inconsiderate to give your notice after one week before the summer term ends. That gives your school time to advertise your job. Remember a new employer would ask your current employer for a reference.

Along with being inconsiderate, if you have only worked there since January you may end up owing them money if you get paid for the whole of summer, as holidays are spread across twelve months in your salary, once they work out how much holiday you'd be entitled to between Jan and summer, you may end up needing to give them some holiday pay back.

I wouldn't leave until l got a new job bit if you really must, gibe them as much notice as you can

You give your notice on 1st August, then you'll be paid for the summer.

I am support staff in a school. My contract states that the one calendar month’s notice period has to fall during term time, not holiday time.
I handed my notice in yesterday so I can leave at the end of this academic year.
Check your contract!

Your notice needs to be worked during term time

Agree with this-check your contract!

Hi thank you for the replies! Contract just says 4 weeks but yes I’ll give as much notice as I can if I secure a job before the end of term. As time is difficult to take off working in a school I was thinking about the holidays to potentially arrange interviews etc. I was wondering more how to work out the pay, does anyone know how to do it? Because I did wonder if I’d owe anything, obviously I’m not hoping to take more than I’m entitled to! Thanks

Check your contract stipulates notice period must be worked during school term time. In which case, if your school year closes
for summer on the 22/23 July or thereabouts, you need to get your notice in asap.
Regarding pay, talk to your school bursar as this may vary from school to school.

I was thinking about the holidays to potentially arrange interviews etc

Schools won’t be advertising or interviewing during the summer holidays.

You are leaving after a relatively short time, which won't look great on your CV. Are you unhappy at your current school?

Yes, they’ll be understanding about my reasons for wanting to leave. Unexpected circumstances means the long commute/ child care costs and various things just don’t work out there any more. I’m really just trying to work out what pay I can expect over the holidays, can’t find much info on the internet.

Your school can advise you on the pay issue. Strangers on the internet can’t. It may well vary from MAT to MAT.
so speak to your school bursar/business manager/payroll person.
And schools recruit now. Not over summer.
Support staff put their notice in a month before the summer holiday starts and as schools are planning for the next year most will then recruit as necessary before the school closes for summer.

If you wish to not go back to your current school in September, you need to hand your notice in one month before the end of term in July. Which is roughly around now depending your school’s end of term date.