What date are you starting back in August?

gaeilgebeo

As the title says, I'm wondering what day people are starting back in August? We have a Croke park meeting tomorrow after school :rolleyes: and have to vote on it. Any thoughts?

whiteandlight

Our staff voted for the opening day as per the department. Are not coming in early to make up hours etc because as the union rep put it if we do it voluntarily we are setting a precedent!

gaeilgebeo

Musicmental85 wrote: »

Our staff voted for the opening day as per the department. Are not coming in early to make up hours etc because as the union rep put it if we do it voluntarily we are setting a precedent!

Good thinking. Must say that tomorrow....

whiteandlight

Exactly. To be honest I was all for coming in on the Friday until I realised that's it's the 24th of August and September 1st wouldn't be until the Saturday week!

byhookorbycrook

As the teaching council is pushing for us all to do continuing professional development,in our own time,of course, we'll all be back early soon enough.

spurious

Ah yes, the 'standardised' year. Another triumph.

TheDriver

we are back on the Friday, staff voted for it big time. Suits me great, I will be there anyways!

solerina

Musicmental85 wrote: »

Our staff voted for the opening day as per the department. Are not coming in early to make up hours etc because as the union rep put it if we do it voluntarily we are setting a precedent!

Sorry, what date do you mean by 'as per the deptartment' ?? I havnt seen any date yet and we have a meeting this Thursday where Im sure this will come up. Thanks

Lady_North1

Back on Thursday.... 30th Aug I think.... Not too bad. Ease back in gently.

whiteandlight

We were tolda

whiteandlight

We were told mon27th as the latest date!

RH149

We haven't discussed it yet but it was Aug 24th last year, and a neighbouring school was back on the 23rd so I can just see it getting earlier and earlier.

bdoo

RH149 wrote: »

We haven't discussed it yet but it was Aug 24th last year, and a neighbouring school was back on the 23rd so I can just see it getting earlier and earlier.

The holidays are set out in a dept circular I can't find a link though. from memory they dont set out the start or end days for the school year. something general like opening on the week of sept 1st.

167 is the magic number. when this comes up ate our meeting I will be making it clear that I am available on all of those days bit not on the days set out as being holidays. unforseen circumstances my ass,

whiteandlight

That's why we chose not to come back the previous week, as it is It's not sept 1st until the following Saturday, to come back even the previous Friday it would be the 24th a full week before september

gaeilgebeo

bdoo wrote: »

The holidays are set out in a dept circular I can't find a link though. from memory they dont set out the start or end days for the school year. something general like opening on the week of sept 1st.

167 is the magic number. when this comes up ate our meeting I will be making it clear that I am available on all of those days bit not on the days set out as being holidays. unforseen circumstances my ass,

Eh can you do this? Surely you have to go back when everyone else in the school does rather than chose your own calender?

A lot of my colleagues voted for Monday 27th so fingers crossed!

looksee

I retire this year...but I have to go back in August for a couple of days as the retirement doesn't kick in till September 1st!

Still...dossing around the staff room, not going to meetings, I can do all those 'idle civil servant' things we apparently do the whole time

rainbowtrout

We went back the 24th this year to get a Croke Park day out of the way. Never again. It was torture being back for the last week of August.

Think we're going back the 27th this year, but I don't want to think about it, we haven't even got our holidays yet.

bdoo

gaeilgebeo wrote: »

bdoo wrote: »

The holidays are set out in a dept circular I can't find a link though. from memory they dont set out the start or end days for the school year. something general like opening on the week of sept 1st.

167 is the magic number. when this comes up ate our meeting I will be making it clear that I am available on all of those days bit not on the days set out as being holidays. unforseen circumstances my ass,

Eh can you do this? Surely you have to go back when everyone else in the school does rather than chose your own calender?

A lot of my colleagues voted for Monday 27th so fingers crossed!

I was referring to the days during holidays when we may have to open due to snowe etc..

lennyloulou

aug 23rd... we were not given any option

Benicetomonty

Also voting on it, next week I think. Would rather it was the 27th at the latest. Id prefer to just stay the extra hour after school (which I usually do anyway) than spend at least 1 potentially beautiful day in school. Erosion of holidays notwithstanding...