Summer Teacher Strikes

Descending from a long line of teachers, (Gran was a head, Dad was a deputy, aunt a year head & little brother on the management team at his school) one has to be a bit careful on what is said.

I am a Governor (vice chair as it happens) at a local school and I know how hard the staff & team work but that doesn't mean that they can just spit their dummies because they don't get their own way.

I'm against strikes - teachers seem to be constantly complaining about this & that - bottom line is if you don't like the long holidays, don't want a nice pension at the end of your working life (i accept that its part contributed by them) then come and work in the private sector - 25 days holiday a year & your own private pension to sort.

The problem with teachers striking this time of year, is that it will no doubt effect children taking their exams, I assume they will now be doing their mocks leading up to summer exams.During the 70s they were forever on strike so as a kid it never bothered me, but I think nowadays teachers have a lot tougher time than their predecessors, have little or no respect given to them, have very little power / authority over the children. Have multilingual classes all at various different levels of education. Yet their expected to manage a classroom for a pittance. I wouldn't want the job.

Teachers pay used to be down in line with other Public sectors but their pay has increased somewhat since my father retired some 20 years ago.

Still don't want their job though, but those going in to the industry know what they are going in to.

I have always said if you don't like a job, do something about it!

After today, I think I'd rather have a teachers than a tube strike....

Originally Posted by Barney

“After today, I think I'd rather have a teachers than a tube strike....”

What they should have done is switch the electric tracks off, given all the business people a torch, and let them walk to work 

Yeah, it's alright for you country bumpkins swanning around the countryside in your 4x4s

took me over 2 hrs this morning to do around 6 miles

Originally Posted by Barney

“Yeah, it's alright for you country bumpkins swanning around the countryside in your 4x4s

took me over 2 hrs this morning to do around 6 miles”

Took me 15-20 minutes to do 7 miles -  - kind of off track of the thread now though