Monday meetings!

I have to ask, when are teachers supposed to find the time to actually teach, rather than waste time in meetings and with paperwork?!!  Monday night is meeting night - they are supposed to last for one hour only, but often go on for much longer - tonight it lasted 2 hours.  This means I don't get home until 6pm - which for most workers is fine - except that we then have work to do - marking/lesson preparation/ updating records/reports - and that's not including the extra work that those with responsibility points have. 

 

On top of all of this, we usually give up our lunch hours to either supervise detentions, or help students with homework issues or help prepare them for the exams.. We also give up time after school to help prepare them for exams, and many also help with after school and lunchtime clubs.

 

Those with tutor groups also have further paperwork to complete, parents to phone, students to individually chat to etc etc

 

I would love to just be allowed to teach!!

 

On that note, I'm off to sort out a Scheme of Work that needs updating!