Nice people thread part 4 - sugar and spice and all things

misskool

LydiaJ wrote: »

And would it entail giving our RL contact details to missk to give to some random member of the NPT? I'm not sure that's terribly wise.

We've got one at work this year. The person organising it used a website that sent each of us an email saying it was from one of Santa's elves, and specifying who we were to buy for. Fortunately I found fairly easy to buy for - with a limit of £5.

I did it on another website previously, if we just limit it to the regulars it will be fine as I would have your Secret Santa RL details.

But of course, it would have to be done at the other place as MSE doesn't allow for exchange of personal details.

lostinrates

If its done I suggest people start dropping heavy hints about what they'd like a fiver spent on....:)

GDB2222

I'll take mine in Peace on Earth tokens, thanks.

LydiaJ

Just logged into my school email. There's an email sent from Nick Gibb (the schools minister) to all schools and forwarded to all of us teachers by the head's PA. There's a summary of what the changes to the pension scheme do and don't entail, and a link to a DfE website with more info. It's very frustrating. There is absolutely no mention anywhere that I can find of anything about independent schools and those of us who teach in them. The Hutton report recommended kicking us out of the scheme altogether, but we haven't been sure whether that would happen or not, or what the implications will be for recruiting teachers in the future.

Now, this is the NPT, so please no discussion of the rights and wrongs of the TPS in general, or independent school teachers' right to belong to it in particular. Surely even the most hardened debater can understand that I want to know whether I'm being kicked out or not. So I'm just wondering if any of the NP can find out anything definitive for me. I've spent time searching both the TPS site and the DfE site, but they're doing my head in. I put "independent schools" in the search terms, and the searches still keep giving me pages that don't mention them. :mad:

vivatifosi

Lydia, proposed changes relating to independent schools at base of this page:

http://www.teacherspensions.co.uk/employers/employers_changes.htm#anchor7

LydiaJ

Thanks viva, that was quick but that page is copyright 2010 and describes the status quo, not the changes that are being finalised now and will come into force between 2012 and 2015.

vivatifosi

LydiaJ wrote: »

Thanks viva, that was quick but that page is copyright 2010 and describes the status quo, not the changes that are being finalised now and will come into force between 2012 and 2015.

Ah sorry.... There I was thinking that the site would be up to date. That'll teach me:o. Have you tried Hansard?

Davesnave

lostinrates wrote: »

OMG, just how inappropriate was it:rotfl:maybe she was grateful?:eek:

It was fairly inappropriate, but I included something 'nice' too, because I knew it was.;) Personally, I hate getting useless things.

We've just been caught out for the first time in 2.5 years, so I had to go down to the 'corner shop' for cat food.

As you may realise, at this time of night, our 'corner' is 5 miles away!

tomterm8

LydiaJ wrote: »

Surely even the most hardened debater can understand that I want to know whether I'm being kicked out or not. :mad:

You are not. At this stage, the proposal is to close the TPS to new independent school teachers, not to kick those out who are already a member.

vivatifosi

For Lydia. Here's a bit linked to Hansard:

http://www.theyworkforyou.com/wrans/?id=2011-11-21a.81396.h

(you can get to directly via Hansard but this is easier to read)