It's official... CS in primary

[NuttySupplier]

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There is a Cover Supervisor in my part-time primary school. I knew there were HLTAs and TAs wor
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in partnership to take PPA cover, but one has had a job description review, and is now a CS.

More's the point, I lose 0.2 after Christmas in one year group, and she's gaining 0.2, the same day, in another year group! Have the considered that I could have done those hours? It's even scarier if they did than if they didn't! [smilie=evil_po
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ALSO (yes, I'm shouting now) she is planning and mar
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the lessons as it's PPA cover and the teacher 'doesn't like planning that subject'!!!!!

[NuttySupplier]

Two more HLTA's 'qualified' today, and the Head, with me sat there, said... "Wow, have been loo
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at the job description, there's no difference between you two and an ordinary teacher now, we can use you instead of supply, and maybe in job-share classes too. *Turning to two TA's* And there's nothing on the syllabus that you two couldn't do, why not apply? You'd be getting so much more money, yet we'd be paying less! May as well give it a go!" [smilie=hate-spal.gif]

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And OMG
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I found out today, a teacher was off on Monday, off again next Monday, off yesterday afternoon... and I wasn't called (I'm the main/only supply teacher who works there)... oh no, the TAs are covering! Arghhhh! I hope they're as
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for the money I would have gotten! I know one for sure isn't happy about it. The other? She's loving it.

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Nutty looks like things are getting worse 4 supply teachers.

[jogr8]

I worked as a playworker in a breakfast and after school club for a while after finishing my PGCE - I was helping out a friend and was guaranteed money every day whilst loo
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for a job so it was a really good thing to do plus the HT at the school was a HUGE help!

I was asked to stay there a bit longer but decided to do supply as it would 'bump up ' my teaching experience in appli
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ions for a permanent job. I have just realised that I have only earned about £570 in the 8 weeks I have been doing supply! I would have earned around £1100 wor
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each day at the breakfast and after school club!

Another annoying thing. Whilst meeting up with friends over christmas I spoke to one girl who is desperate to
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t a PGCE but was unsuccessful last year, she has another interview in Jan. She was as
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how my teaching was going and I had a bit of a moan about lack of jobs, lack of supply etc. She is employed as a TA in two different schools, one school in the morning and one in the afternoon - she has worked there for about a year and as far as I know has no' TA' qualifi
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ions (NVQ etc) just an english degree. One school has asked her to cover PPA - I had to act pleased for her and said it would stand her in good stead for her PGCE but really I was gritting my teeth in anger!

[NuttySupplier]

[smilie=trilly_01-sebastian_results[1].gif] Sods laws isn't it? [smilie=trilly-46-29.gif] But you may be right though, it should help your appli
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ions - fat help in the short term though...


Arghhh! At least the girl has a degree... half the TAs/CSs in my school haven't got basic numeracy/literacy skills.. they're mums who were taken on when hours came up... they're lovely, they're fantastic at their job, but shouldn't be 'teaching' like some of them are. I've seen spellings corrected incorrectly and sums marked wrong which were right! Nice as pie when you point it out though, they admit they're struggling... it's even gone to the HT, but nothing's been done about it.. .the school is already used to saving the money.

Keep those teeth clenched jogr8, I can't see it getting any better for a year or so! (Maybe when she's doing her PGCE, they'll ask you to do the PPA instead!)

[clarabelle]

I had an interesting conversation with a Higher Order Teaching Assistant today about her covering PPA time. She has to prepare lessons/activities, conduct them and mark the work (which sometimes can reach 60 pieces a day!). She says she's not getting paid much more for it and we also discussed the school's decision to advertise for a Cover Supervisor from Reception up to Year 6. I, frankly think that only teachers should be ta
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on this type of responsibilty as at least we get paid fairly well for it. I'm not doubting CS's and TA's abilities, I just don't think it's financially fair!

[NuttySupplier]

Oh no! At least the HLTA covering the PPA in my school gets most of it planned for her, though she does have to mark it.