Teacher strike

affordmylife

david cameron is a fool. take your kids to work??? i work at my daughters high school. the school she attends every day and is safe. but if she attends (with me) on wednesday we are not covered by insurance and therefore no kids are allowed.

i therefore have to take a day unpaid leave to care for her. im not in the union and im not striking. we are off christmas shopping and having lunch instead. cant wait xx

Debbie_A_3

thegirlintheattic wrote: »

For the person who said the school wouldn't tell them if they were open or not: Unions give 7 days notice of a strike. Most union reps will give heads numbers of strikers and most teachers themselves will let the school know if they are striking to make decision making easier. The school should have decided if to open or not by now.

Some headteachers accepted the list of number from the union reps and closed their school straight away. Then everyone knew what was going on and they could make plans.

Other headteachers have worked differently. They got the numbers and then tried to second-guess who really will strike and who won't: much guesswork and canvassing. They may or may not be right. I did wonder why on earth they put everyone through this (when it comes to pensions, the Headteacher has more to lose than any other teacher in the school). However, it could be a wheeze to cause maximum disruption should they have to phone parents at 9.05 am and ask them to come and pick up their children.

Debbie

WhiteHorse

mazedazrol wrote: »

I can not get any child care for various reasons, Why should i have to use up my annual leave for them striking ?

Why should your employer pay you for nothing?

Slowdown

consumers_revenge wrote: »

Feel soooooooooo sorry for the striking teachers........

Yep, pi55ing the public off really helps your cause! The rest of us are struggling too you know....!

Zero support here!

Can I just point out that teachers are only part of the strike action and hundreds and thousands of others are striking too, in defence of something they believe strongly in and are determined to stand up against. The fact is that teachers strike action affects parents who don't want to be put out of their normal routine.
Have you considered what will happen to your children's/grandchildren's education if teachers along with many others are not treated fairly? You will find that fewer and fewer people want to enter the profession. This in turn leads to a lower standard of entry into the job and ultimately reflects on the education children will recieve.
You are happy to allow your most precious commodity, your children, to spend at least as much time in our care as you are your own, be educated by us in academic subjects, moral issues and we help to shape your children for their future. However, you don't seem to want to give us respect, a fair salary and pension and bemoan us when we stand up for our rights.
If you think we are so irresponsble and unworthy why are you letting us shape your child instead of doing it for yourself?
From an overworked, highly educated professional with many,many years experience.

WhiteHorse

Slowdown wrote: »

Can I just point out that teachers are only part of the strike action and hundreds and thousands of others are striking too, in defence of something they believe strongly in and are determined to stand up against.

When the chips are down, it seems that the only thing they really believe in is ... money!

Lotus-eater

thegirlintheattic wrote: »

For the person who said the school wouldn't tell them if they were open or not: Unions give 7 days notice of a strike. Most union reps will give heads numbers of strikers and most teachers themselves will let the school know if they are striking to make decision making easier. The school should have decided if to open or not by now.

I am repeating exactly what was said to me by the bursar.

I used to really respect alot of teachers. I really did. After reading time and time again on here, their constant moaning, me me me, I've lost some of that.

Yes it's a hard job, so are lots of others. Stop thinking you are something special because you stand in front of a class of kids.

zippybungle

If I need the day of work, then it would be Special Leave C (unpaid). Although there has been talks about the strike on wed for a long time, my Kids School only told us their plans officially on Thursday evening last week.

No sympathy here for any teachers here! :mad:

Zippy x

Slowdown

Lotus-eater wrote: »

I am repeating exactly what was said to me by the bursar.

I used to really respect alot of teachers. I really did. After reading time and time again on here, their constant moaning, me me me, I've lost some of that.

Yes it's a hard job, so are lots of others. Stop thinking you are something special because you stand in front of a class of kids.

If you think all my job consists of is standing in front of a class of kids you must live in a bubble.

There is absolutely no point in discussing an issue such as this when people have such a narrow minded, skewed view of what really goes on in a school/ classroom.

Your idea that all I do is stand in front of a class of kids is nothing short of insulting.

Perhaps if you to spend some time in a classroom you may understand that we are dedicated professionals devoting our lives and many hours of our own time to educating YOUR children.

thegirlintheattic

Lotus-eater wrote: »

I am repeating exactly what was said to me by the bursar.

I used to really respect alot of teachers. I really did. After reading time and time again on here, their constant moaning, me me me, I've lost some of that.

Yes it's a hard job, so are lots of others. Stop thinking you are something special because you stand in front of a class of kids.

I was pointing out your school should know and if they are refusing to make a decision with only 1 day to go then I would be kicking up a fuss.

thegirlintheattic

zippybungle wrote: »

If I need the day of work, then it would be Special Leave C (unpaid). Although there has been talks about the strike on wed for a long time, my Kids School only told us their plans officially on Thursday evening last week.

No sympathy here for any teachers here! :mad:

Zippy x

Schools could only make a decision last Wednesday when the unions officially handed notice of the strike to the schools and when schools got the estimates of staff would would be on strike.