School Academy - extreme weather ***Resolved***

[shoeshopper]

Apologies if this is in the wrong section - please move if necessary. Any experts in Education please.

I work as a support staff member in a school and due to the extreme weather conditions (Mon/Tues) teachers have been given the option to stay in school or go home after students have been dismissed early at 12pm.

 

Support staff have been told they have to stay in school and work their normal hours. Just wondering if this correct please. Support staff are not saying they don’t want to work but feel it should have been rather an all or nobody goes home scenario.

 

Support staff have been told to relocate (if poss) to somewhere cooler to work if they need to. Teachers could also do the same once students are off site, but the majority have chosen to go home.

 

Advice welcomed please.

[dx100uk]

I suspect you are on differing contracts.

 

Support staff are full-time out of term too? But teaching are only term time 

 

Union?

 

Dx

 

 

[shoeshopper]

Thank you - it’s been resolved already!

[dx100uk]

That's good 

 

Shame your weather doesn't spread to  the Scottish isles .only 13 here!

 

Dx

[honeybee13]

Could you tell us what happened to resolve the situation please, shoeshopper? That could be useful for other people in the same position as you.

 

HB

[shoeshopper]

Different contracts etc. just down to Head Teachers discretion. Some schools in this area have sent ALL staff home so we can go through grievance process if we wish to. Lots of different factors to consider.

 

Best to consult union in all cases.

 

Thank you.