I have many friends who have gone into teaching to teach, but it's stepping towards the point for some of them to think, "why should we be pushed around?"
Ive got many, many friends who are teachers across all levels - ranging from primary school to assistant deputy head. Except on occasions suc as this when they claim they are overworked, they all without exception say "it's a piece of piss. Holidays are great, we don't spend our time marking at all." FACT.
What are the options when all attempts at mediation etc have failed. Gove made his decision before even offering consultation with the teachers, then wasted months "listening" to them before saying sod you I'm doing what I planned anyway. The government now refuse to even talk to the teachers. Like most people teachers do not like strikes but it is a last resort
Teachers have always had it cushy, perhaps it is time to determine just how cushy. I know quite a number of teachers who have retired well before their 65th birthday - 55 seems to be about it. The police and the military (those who get to work to 55 should retire set for life) are the same in regards to well paid early retirement. If you want to be well looked after then choose certain public careers; mine you dustbin-man might not meet your physical and financial aspirations. This stuff about marking in the holidays is pretty much overstated, but not unknown. But the holidays are glorious, aren't they. The arduous nature of the job really doesn't come into it. I can understand the frustration of teachers who care about what they do, as the way that education has been meddled with over the years is simply shameful. But striking will not make their point, it will only lose it. I do find it amusing that these socially responsible and wise folk have two main unions that are described, by one of their own, as rivals. Perhaps, now that they are able to work together (in union terms), parents, government and children may be able to understand their hardships better.
There are some dustmen who earn the best part of £20k for driving a wagon 39 hours a week, they can retire early as long as their years of service & age add up to 85 (so 55 with 30 years service however you need 40 years service for a full pension) & can retire on 50% of their final salary with a lump sum of 3x their annual pension
Firstly, you're talking about baby boomers there. As a generation, didnât they have it cushy? Jobs, properties to buy etc. To generalise, as many have been doing including yourself, I'd suggest if you're a baby boomer and you're not retired and donât own your own property then you're either stupid or very very unlucky â usually the former. Secondly, how can say that teachers have it cushy? Through anecdotal evidence of older teachers you know? Or have you conducted a series of generational studies to form that conclusion using an array of evidence? You been around inner city schools speaking to NQTs? Do you think that the profession may have changed lately â conditions deteriorated, become more target driven etc? Personally, I would never want to tell a profession how cushy they have had it, unless I had done that profession for several years.
If they retire early they will have a reduced pension. Since 1923 the pension contributions of teachers to the pension fund have exceeded by £46.4 billion what has been paid out. The "government" after a series of cheap loans from the fund now don't want to pay the teachers what they are entitled to.
Yes and I think teachers get paid ****ing well for what they do and I consider jumping on the gravy train and making a load of easy cash myself whilst enjoying 6 weeks holiday in the summer, 3 weeks for Christmas, 2 for Easter and an extra week between each. ****ing luxury.
Why would I 'mickey take' about what my close friends tell me? An assistant deputy head at a west Yorkshire high school told me that they shop online at work all day, averaging around 2 hour's teaching the rest of the time. Erm, and the LEAs come under the council. Each council sets their own levels of fines and adopt a different approach - some zero tolerance, some applying common sense and different levels of fine. Its government directive to charge council tax and they instigate freezes but who do you go to for a rebate?
My daughter is in her fifth year a uni(she did a one year foundation at Leeds, two years at Manchester Met, one year out on placement and is now back at Manchester Met for her final year). She has no debt, as she's worked two jobs throughout all this time, as she wanted to prove to me she could do it all on her own. When she leaves, she'll get £17k a year, with 28 days holiday and she'll still work a second job on top. That's life in the real world and the reason most non-teachers don't support yesterday's strike.
If you look at the ballot results most teachers didn't vote for the strike, many won't strike anyway across the country.
Erm, have a look at this from the Department for Education: https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&r...5LzLvZeNeTFnR_g&bvm=bv.53371865,d.d2k&cad=rja
Just the greedy, lazy, out of touch types. Maybe they could use that ridiculous £45 billion figure to compensate. Is that all paid for by teachers or tax payer?
Fair play to your daughter. But real world? You’re a ****ing millionaire aren’t you (or so you’ve implied over the years)? Do I have to spell out the advantages that gives your children even if they pay for it themselves? I went through university with **** all from my parents cos they simply COULD NOT AFFORD IT. I went to some of the ****test schools in Hull cos I lived in poor places. And when I walked away after 5 years at a Russell Group university, I didn`t think, gosh, I`m so REAL WORLD. I just thought I was incredibly lucky.
