off sick but expected to work from home (im a teacher)

mr_knight

There is also alot of useful information on this site www.tes.co.uk/staffroom

You should join a teacher's union really, they can help with so many things.

Teaching

mr_knight

There is also alot of useful information on this site www.tes.co.uk/staffroom

You should join a teacher's union really, they can help with so many things.

Teaching is one of those jobs where we tend to feel guilty if we are absent for a) the kids and b) the poor sole covering our classes.

wannabe_a_mum

When I had my 1st miscarriage (yes I have had more than one), I got signed off for 2 weeks, but as I was sooo dedicated to my lovely job at the time, I worked from home............because I was expected to still be the resilient, bubbly self that I had always been..........and I feel that it hindered my recovery somewhat through not being able to concentrate on grieving.

The 2nd time I was off for 4 weeks, but didn't work from home, but took a demotion after the 4 weeks as I had grieved too much

The 3rd time, I miscarried at work and went home for that day only...came back to work the next day (Different company)

So it seems, there's no argument for/against.....................well not for me anyway

Terrylw1

You need to take care of yourself, because at the end of the day an employer doing this will just want more from you. Thats what I had when I used to work from home in hols, when sick, bank hols etc.

I can understand that teaching is one of those careers where you feel very personally responsible, more so than my career.

However, a manager without a back up plan is a bad manager!

You need to address this and maybe the union is the best way to go. What happens if you are ever off with a very serious illness or in hospital?

I think right now given what you have experienced, you make the decision on the work part as it may also help get you over it by feeling some normality for it but don't let them abuse your commitment if not.

candygirl

purply wrote: »

candygirl-head of faculty left at xmas!


hmmmm....

Mmmm now that is a stumbling block.If you're going to be off short term then they need to get a suitably qualified supply in, as you don't need the hassle right now;)

luxor4t

Your employer (the school & the LEA) have a 'duty of care' towards you as their employee, which, tbh they do not appear to have demonstrated here as they have used your commitment to your classes to take advantage of you at a time when you needed to rest.

You need to be a member of a teaching union if you are working as a teacher - I am sure you have heard the horror stories about unsupported teachers - but also for help with CPD etc.

If there is one particular union that is more active in your school it would make sense to join that, however the unions all have websites that give further details of benefits and costs.

morganb

Please join a union. It's the best thing I ever did.

Also, you should NOT have been asked to do any work from home at all. If you are unfit for work, as indicated by your GP, then you are not fit to work from home either, and where is the compassion in the way you have been treated?

I hope you have coped well in returning to work, I am really sorry to hear your sad news, but remember that you need to be emotionally strong when you are in the classroom, and if you haven't rested and grieved, then you wont' be emotionally strong for a long time.

bkclive

Purply I'm in the same (teaching) situation as you, being post-16 qualified, although that hasn't stopped schools using me to teach Y7-Y11. I'm with NASUWT, and they have been a great help to me (although there are other unions available). What are the SLT doing at your place? Unless the head of faculty won the lottery and just cleared off there should have been a replacement or an annoucement of reorganisation of the faculty. Also most schools now have cover managers, as teachers are not expected to cover lessons unless it's unavoidable.