I'm not a teacher but used to be married to a teacher so hopefully I'm allowed to comment !
It's a step in the right direction but really, why can't teacher training take place during the SIX weeks summer holiday ?? As for the bit in the article about it being bad disrupting students education by taking them out of school - strange that doesn't seem to be such an issue when teachers decide to strike like the NUT members yesterday !
The implication is that on inset days the teachers aren't working, which really isnt the case.
As a parent it seems an excellent idea. Unfortunately if every school did it then the holiday companies would just hike their prices for two weeks!
Another option, allow children 2 weeks max holidays per year outside of the scheduled holidays.
Unless you are married to a teacher, are a teacher or know one you will not realise how much overtime they do. My wife goes at 7.30am gets back at 5.30 then usually carries on working untill 9.30 ish. Then also plans on a Sunday for the Monday. Holidays are a joke. May half term is spent doing reports, I actually take my daughter away to give my wife peace and quiet to do it. Again she works silly hours to do it. Summer holidays usually means she gets about 3-4 weeks off as the rest is spent getting the new classroom ready etc. I know what you will say bigger fool her but she is a damn good teacher and conscientious, not all are mind.Errr .... no. The implication is that teachers get 13 weeks holiday a year. Even if you suggest they use half of those holidays for work it still gives them 6 and a half weeks holiday. That's one and a half weeks more than the average worker - I hardly see taking a week in the summer holidays ( or do it at Easter or during a half term if necessary ) is impinging in their holiday.
Errr .... no. The implication is that teachers get 13 weeks holiday a year. Even if you suggest they use half of those holidays for work it still gives them 6 and a half weeks holiday. That's one and a half weeks more than the average worker - I hardly see taking a week in the summer holidays ( or do it at Easter or during a half term if necessary ) is impinging in their holiday.
I'm not a teacher but used to be married to a teacher so hopefully I'm allowed to comment !
It's a step in the right direction but really, why can't teacher training take place during the SIX weeks summer holiday ?? As for the bit in the article about it being bad disrupting students education by taking them out of school - strange that doesn't seem to be such an issue when teachers decide to strike like the NUT members yesterday !
Errr .... no. The implication is that teachers get 13 weeks holiday a year. Even if you suggest they use half of those holidays for work it still gives them 6 and a half weeks holiday. That's one and a half weeks more than the average worker - I hardly see taking a week in the summer holidays ( or do it at Easter or during a half term if necessary ) is impinging in their holiday.
Unless you are married to a teacher, are a teacher or know one you will not realise how much overtime they do. My wife goes at 7.30am gets back at 5.30 then usually carries on working untill 9.30 ish. Then also plans on a Sunday for the Monday. Holidays are a joke. May half term is spent doing reports, I actually take my daughter away to give my wife peace and quiet to do it. Again she works silly hours to do it. Summer holidays usually means she gets about 3-4 weeks off as the rest is spent getting the new classroom ready etc. I know what you will say bigger fool her but she is a damn good teacher and conscientious, not all are mind.
Sigh. This gets said every time. DO other people do training days in their holidays too then? No of course you ****ing don't.