LC Written Examiners, 2022

Random sample

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119370418#Comment_119370418

It would probably be after each 100 for JC, it usually works in 100s, while LC works in 50s.

dory

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119370418#Comment_119370418

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119343339#Comment_119343339

To happyoutcan - in my subject I always have way more than I could possibly mark. When I'm at No 48 or so No. 100 - 200 gets released etc. I can easily work away and get some done, and then take a day off. I only had to wait after the 20 at the beginning to be allowed go again.

Gaiscíoch - if you have the subject I think you might have.... you can do that on P2, not P1. I'm OL and I can do it on P2. P1 doesn't seem to be as advanced. It takes longer to mark pages as "seen" and you can go moving annotations from Q to Q.

I've never done regular marking, so I've nothing to compare it to - but I like it being online, and probably would say no if I had to do JC in my subject and deal with paper and Post Offices and stuff. That said, I've a good, fast laptop. I know people with old dodgy computers who are finding it slow.

am_zarathustra

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119370436#Comment_119370436

I'm LC and it was 100s then 50s! I didn't like it either, I would often do a very long day if it was raining or I had something on at the weekend or I was just in the humour and I was waiting a couple of times for papers to be released, nearly a day at one point. I can't really remember that being an issue last year. The flexibility is a really important part when your sitting inside in 30 degree heat!!!!

gaiscioch

Is everybody having problems with the 'Exceptions' on the system? They're taking a good while to resolve them. We are all finished marking early, just waiting for these exceptions to be clarified to wrap everything up.

SuperBowserWorld

When will the LC results be published this year ?

gaiscioch

2 September: https://www.rte.ie/news/education/2022/0623/1306441-state-exam-results/

gaiscioch

Is that purple Expenses form now irrelevant because the conferences are not held, or is there anything to put down in terms of expenses for marking? Why did they send us that 'Financial Information for Examinations Contract Staff - 2022' sheet when there's no 'Travel and Susistence, 'Travel Expenses' etc? Or is there? Is everybody just sending back a blank expense form?

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https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119398480#Comment_119398480

Some people would still have conferences in person, so I presume they sent it out to everyone rather than pick through them.

Expenses will depend how far you live from the post office, there’s still one trip at the end. Mine is beside my school, so no expenses there. Some people will put the price of the stamp on too.

mtoutlemonde

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119398480#Comment_119398480

You have to write how many scripts you marked and how many conference days you had. If you had to contact your AE a lot - phone calls/messages. Personally, I haven't claimed phone/sms with a long time.

gaiscioch

Forgot about the Conference days, what with not actually moving from the chair for them. They're going to have a great Christmas party in the SEC with all the money saved on travel and accommodation expenses. Technical glitches (on the SEC's part) here for the past week, so I'm hoping to finally sign off on my correcting, post this today and start my summer holidays. Fleadh in Mullingar here I come!😀

Bluespecs

Two questions:

When Superintending an exam that is over 200 km away from base (also very bad roads, really slow route etc. - all mainland, no islands), can one claim the Sunday night before the exam? To travel up that morning and ensure arrival in a timely manner would otherwise entail leaving at 3 - 4am on the Monday.

For online marking, how much is one paid for a full 3-day online conference: is one just paid 1 conference fee, or 3 conference fees?

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https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119427003#Comment_119427003

For overnights, I think the guide is that any start earlier than 7.30 would be considered unreasonable and an overnight should be taken.

I thought they just had a conference fee. Mine is a ‘two day conference fee’, so I would assume there is a fee for a three day one too.

Random sample

Did anyone else not get a marking advance? I had the email about my prsi status, but nothing since.

RealJohn

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119434688#Comment_119434688

Got my 'advance' today (sprioc lá was last week, so I'm not sure if it counts as an 'advance' at this stage). They taxed it though, and I think it was smaller than before too, so it feels like a pittance right now. Still, I suppose it means that the balance will be bigger. I hope.

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I live in hope so.

I would actually prefer to get it all together at the end. At least I’d be sure of what i got.

jrmb

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119446503#Comment_119446503

That's fair, but you'd be able to see it all together on Revenue MyAccount anyway.

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https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119449123#Comment_119449123

I don’t think revenue includes expenses though, which can make a fair difference to some sec work.

daretodream

Has marking of exams finished at this point?

gaiscioch

I just rang up SEC Financials (the line is open 4pm -5pm) and they told me they still haven't received my form from my Advising Examiner, which was news to me as I sent it to the AE weeks ago. So I contacted the AE.

Good idea to check that they have your form rather than assuming they have.

happyoutscan

Still waiting, I might take your advice on Monday and give them a ring gaiscioch.

brightsideb

Any idea of when we'll be paid this year? The sooner the better.

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https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119531296#Comment_119531296

I wouldn’t expect it too soon. It’ll be 6 weeks after your advising examiner sent in the form anyway.

Hoping for it early usually leads to disappointment and takes the good out of it.

am_zarathustra

Has anyone been paid yet? I was paid last year around this time but nothing on ROS yet!

deiseindublin

Nothing here, expecting it later this year looking at replies on the Invigilator thread.

spurious

I was an Adv. Examiner this year and forwarded all my team's stuff to the CAE on the 20th July.

Even allowing a full week for the CAE to get organised and send it on, that still means we're past the 28 working days now.

Random sample

I presume I can give up on the advance at this stage…

am_zarathustra

In fairness, it was getting better the last few years, I'd have taken no advance and a faster end payment! I might try calling tomorrow. We were done very early this year so I can't see why if we finished earlier we would be paid later.

am_zarathustra

Automatic response from SEC

SEC Financial Section are currently processing a large volume of Contract Staff Claims and are unable to respond directly to your email at this time.

 

We have an agreement with the teacher unions that commits us to making every effort to process payments to Contract Staff within 30 working days of receipt of a properly completed form of account.

 

We make every effort to process all claims for payment from contract staff as efficiently as possible and in so doing to undertake all necessary checks to ensure that payments are made in accordance with all relevant policies and protocols. We also make advance payments to contract staff which are deducted from the claim of account.

 

 

We will endeavour to reply to your query as soon as possible.

 

Regards

 

Financial Section

gaiscioch

I finished marking on 2 August. I sent all my things to my Advising Examiner that day, and he sent it to the Chief Examiner for my subject. The former told me that if payment is anything like last year, I'll be paid in October because the Chief Examiner for the subject did not return the forms promptly.

Once again, the SEC refuses to give the basic respect of prompt payment to its examiners. And then they complain each year that not enough teachers offer to mark the State Examinations.

rainbowtrout

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119615521#Comment_119615521

It's only about 6 weeks since you sent it off. Maybe hold off and see what happens first. Two of the teachers I work with got paid in the last few days