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flashy

08-04-2008 12:40

Teachers to strike over pay

Schools To Close Over Teacher Strike (from Lancashire Telegraph)

more time off :rolleyes: wonderful

lancsdave

08-04-2008 12:45

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I assume they will all be filling in a term time holiday request form and submitting it to the headmaster :)

flashy

08-04-2008 12:48

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Originally Posted by lancsdave (Post 559098)

I assume they will all be filling in a term time holiday request form and submitting it to the headmaster :)

pmsfl, you should ring your daughters school and ask them if they will be getting permission

Lilly

08-04-2008 14:06

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Not all schools are participating. We have already had confirmation that our school isn't taking part in this strike so the school will be staying open.

panther

08-04-2008 15:07

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Deja vue:blink8:

Already mentioned this flashy:D;)

http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/f...out-38222.html

Got my letter from the school my son goes too last week, stating they may be having the day off:rolleyes:

AccyLass

08-04-2008 15:10

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Yeah we got a letter too saying that Saffron's school could be joining the walkout and will let people know as soon as, although Saffron did say that her teacher mentioned this to them and she was not joining in

Neil	08-04-2008 16:24

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I liked a lot of the posts from the paper, this one is the last at the moment

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Newly qualified teacher
A newly qualified teacher (NQT) can expect to start on a salary of at least:
£20,133 outside London
Experienced teacher
The scale for good, experienced classroom teachers who have ‘crossed the threshold’ rises to:
£34,281 outside London

Then, depending on where your teaching career takes you, there are other pay scales to define what you receive. Currently, these include:
• advanced skills teacher pay scale: £34,938 min; £53,115 max • excellent teacher pay scale: £36,771 min; £43,860 max • leadership group pay scale: £34,938 min ; £104,628 max, and
Teaching and learning responsibility payments (TLRs) are paid to teachers who have significant additional responsibilities within the school. The payments are worth between £2,500 and £11,000 depending on the nature of the work.
In addition to your basic salary, you will also receive a range of benefits, including:
• teacher’s pension : the second-largest public sector pension scheme in the country
• holidays: more days than many people in other professions , although teachers work 195 days per year in school, and carry outwork during their holidays
• housing help: the key worker living programme helps key workers into home ownership, upgrade to family homes or rent at affordable levels.......

'Scuse me whilst I pince the hair in my nostrils to help a little crocodile tear.

garinda

08-04-2008 16:28

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Originally Posted by Neil (Post 559198)

I liked a lot of the posts from the paper, this one is the last at the moment

Does that mean wish you'd paid a little more attention to your teachers?:D

Neil	08-04-2008 16:30

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Originally Posted by garinda (Post 559199)

Does that mean wish you'd paid a little more attention to your teachers?:D

Not at all mate, I was glad to leave school and do not want to go back. I don't think they should allow people to be teachers untill they are 30 or so, let them gain some real world experiance away from the clasroom first.

garinda

08-04-2008 16:32

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Originally Posted by Neil (Post 559203)

I don't think you can generalise too much about age.

There are some great, inspirational, young teachers, and there are some duff older ones, and visa versa.

Neil	08-04-2008 16:34

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Yes I know that is the case in reality. You just meet some that are not in the real world.

banjoman

08-04-2008 17:44

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I wouldnt like to see it happen, but if they ever privatised teaching they would get a shock. I cant think anyone would give them that benefit package :

"although teachers work 195 days per year in school, and carry outwork during their holidays" ... Ah bless em.

Tin Monkey

08-04-2008 19:17

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Originally Posted by banjoman (Post 559276)

If teachers were paid as professionals in the private sector and in line with other skilled graduates, they'd be on alot more than £30,000-ish per year.

Neil	08-04-2008 19:23

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Originally Posted by Tin Monkey (Post 559358)

If teachers were paid as professionals in the private sector and in line with other skilled graduates, they'd be on alot more than £30,000-ish per year.

Maybe but they would not get 1 week a month off on holiday

Beside from what I posted that £30k is a little on the low side.

Tin Monkey

08-04-2008 19:50

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Originally Posted by Neil (Post 559365)

Maybe but they would not get 1 week a month off on holiday

Beside from what I posted that £30k is a little on the low side.

Not at all. Top of main-scale for classroom teachers is around £29000, any additional pay is, to all intents and purposes, performance related pay. PSP (Professional Standards Payments) are not guaranteed, but depends on whether you can jump through all the hoops and meet the performance targets.

The holidays are the only perk to teaching today. However, when you factor in all the evenings and weekends that teachers also work, 60+ hour weeks are not unusual and therefore even themselves out. When a teacher is 'on holiday', very often they will spend a significant period of that time working.

emamum

08-04-2008 20:02

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whilst working as a teaching assistant I have been.....vomited on, wee'd on, pooed on, groped,flashed at, punched, pushed over, bitten,spat at, verbally abused by children and parents,threatened by a father when we wouldnt let him take his child, i have had headlice numerous times, been in contact with ringworm and tapeworm. Working with children you have more chance of catching the numerous coughs, colds and virus' that go around and the childhood illnesses such as chicken pox etc......

I think the deserve what they are asking for !

Nickelson

08-04-2008 20:15

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Two intresting points here ;

A qualified teacher with a degree could walk into most professions, earning 2x the 30,000 they earn.

I also agree with Neils point on they should have some real life experience before teaching.Most teachers live there school life in a top set where behavior is normally impeccable. Then when becoming a teacher they take over a bottom set and then its body shock time.

Most people only complain because they think they pay for the teachers ;).

emamum

08-04-2008 20:21

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Originally Posted by emamum23 (Post 559391)

Just to add.......If anyone is interested in becoming a teaching assistant, contact your local college.

Tin Monkey

08-04-2008 20:30

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Originally Posted by emamum23 (Post 559402)

Just to add.......If anyone is interested in becoming a teaching assistant, contact your local college.

After your glowing report, I bet they'll be fighting to sign up :D

MargaretR

08-04-2008 20:38

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Any job is better than ..... 'going down t'pit' :D

Royboy39

08-04-2008 20:41

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Originally Posted by [email protected] (Post 559412)

Any job is better than ..... 'going down t'pit' :D

What's that Margaret.....Remind us?

MargaretR

08-04-2008 20:45

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