Do teachers work less hours?

13 weeks holiday a year, often go home at 3:15pm

Answer the Poll BEFORE you read this link. Then post in the thread and say whether the link changed your mind.

Originally Posted by -Ralph-

13 weeks holiday a year, often go home at 3:15pm
[/URL]. The post in the thread and say whether the link changed your mind.

Not an accurate view of their work based on spending a childhood being dragged around behind a teacher mother, you wouldn't believe the hours I spent out of teaching time reading my way through the school library or playing frog/magicians castle on the schools BBC computers.


And that's not including the time working at home.

(Edited to include quote after clicking link)

[pookie]

I want to know what the other 30% were doing... link just confirms that 30% are working less hours.
There were 3127 secondary schools (2010) and 16971 primary schools (2009-2010) giving a total of 20,098 schools just in england.

http://www.cilt.org.uk/home/research...ols_in_uk.aspx
http://www.cilt.org.uk/home/research...nd_pupils.aspx

A sample of 1600 teachers with only 1120 doing all nighters from potentially 407800 full time teachers ( 2004 figures probably more now) is very low.

With the data above, the link did not change my mind.. that said I commend anyone who has to fight at the front line teaching the yoof of today.
BTW there are hidden hours in all jobs.. its not unique to certain professions

The other 30% were probably finishing at 11 and getting up early... OR they have been doing the job much longer so can reuse and adjust to update old lesson plans to save time. Still doesn't make it quick though.

[pookie]

nah I heard they just sharpen pencils..just grabbing my coat on my way out

Most of the sensible ones get a kid to do that.

i was going to read the link, then i saw 'dailymail.co.uk', sorry, i just can't bring myself to do it. The line has to be drawn somewhere

[widepants]

they should try being self employed . Only getting paid for what you actually do,All those wasted hours running round doing qoutes , unpaid tax collector , no paid holidays , got to sort out your own pension , no sick pay , customers cancelling at the last moment . pfffft teachers.
and before you berate me , my better half is one

Originally Posted by chezvegas85

i was going to read the link, then i saw 'dailymail.co.uk', sorry, i just can't bring myself to do it. The line has to be drawn somewhere

Which is why readers should ignore the Daily Fail's exaggerated headline which is clearly bolox, and focus on the results of the TES survey which, hopefully, they managed to represent black and white figures with some degree of accuracy.

Originally Posted by widepants

they should try being self employed . Only getting paid for what you actually do,All those wasted hours running round doing qoutes , unpaid tax collector , no paid holidays , got to sort out your own pension , no sick pay , customers cancelling at the last moment . pfffft teachers.
and before you berate me , my better half is one

Votey in da poll please! ^^^^^^^^^^^