sitstill wrote: » I teach in a dual union school. Most teachers are TUI but a small few of us are ASTI. The school is closed for a day next week for training on the new Junior Cycle. It's a cluster training day with other schools. We obviously can't go to the training day but our principal is insisting that we come in and do planning ourselves. Can he force us to come in or should we be allowed stay at home as we are involved in industrial action?
rainbowtrout wrote: » We had this scenario before Christmas. We are about 80/20 TUI/ASTI. The ASTI staff came to school that day and did some subject planning or something of that nature for their respective subjects. Given that it's a day given over to planning judeboy I think the principal can ask the ASTI staff to plan for their subjects, just not for JC Assessment. Sitting on their arses watching Game of Thrones is also not teaching.
acequion wrote: » Just out of curiosity. Why do they need an entire day's training?
Crazyteacher wrote: » Akward team building? , tell me more feel sorry for those schools with just one teacher in the art department .
judeboy101 wrote: » How do 20% of staff have subject specific meetings unless your school has 100+ staff? You cant tell me that an asti eng/sci/bus teacher is planning the year ahead making decisions without input from the other 80% of their dept? And there is nothing stopping principal bringing in the 20%'svexam classes for 2hr revision courses.
rainbowtrout wrote: » Nothing to stop the one ASTI science teacher compiling equipment we need for the science order. Nothing to stop the only senior cycle business teacher working on her subject plan. There's plenty that can be done and then shared at the next dept meeting.
judeboy101 wrote: » We had to go around the room and tell each other one thing we disliked about each other We had to hold a toy giraffe and say one thing that makes us sad We had a one hour visualization session where we had to sit in a darkened room listening to meditation music and picturing a blue aura around us I s h i t you not
picturehangup wrote: » Judeboy, are you for real? I would walk out of the room, and would refuse to tolerate that nonsense. So much much for curriculum 'reform'. Sounds like a total dismantling of our educational system. If this is the way things are going, and you are not pulling the pxxs, then the continuing campaign of the ASTI is the only hope the teaching profession has to salvage whatever teaching conditions we can. If short courses come on board, eg, Animal Care, Chinese, Psychology, how will the TC decide what qualifications are relevant, what kind of a degree? Will a degree in Veterinary medicine be essential?
judeboy101 wrote: » I'm serious
rainbowtrout wrote: » WTF??? Was this packaged as mindfulness? We had some mindfulness CP hours before christmas, nothing as bad as that, but still a complete waste of time.
PureClareGold wrote: » Folks he's taking the pi$$ was just talking to a friend who had her day earlier this week. They are closing schools in groups to make it easier to give inservice to those teachers who have new courses. Otherwise huge disruption with different teachers constantly out. Makes sense as management don't need to be looking for subs. The other teachers had an inservice on programmes designed for teaching kids with specific learning needs. No new syllabus for these teachers yet so have to keep them occupied somehow. She found it interesting in most parts
PureClareGold wrote: Folks he's taking the pi$$ was just talking to a friend who had her day earlier this week. They are closing schools in groups to make it easier to give inservice to those teachers who have new courses. Otherwise huge disruption with different teachers constantly out. Makes sense as management don't need to be looking for subs. The other teachers had an inservice on programmes designed for teaching kids with specific learning needs. No new syllabus for these teachers yet so have to keep them occupied somehow. She found it interesting in most parts
picturehangup wrote: If short courses come on board, eg, Animal Care, Chinese, Psychology, how will the TC decide what qualifications are relevant, what kind of a degree? Will a degree in Veterinary medicine be essential?
happywithlife wrote: » Agree he's not taking the p!$$ We are dual union. ASTI teachers have in school in service and top of the agenda is Wellbeing and something about happiness which is ironic considering only ASTI staff will be attending - while in the midst of a longstanding dispute with the dept over t&c's. The mind boggles how management failed to spot the irony?! (Or maybe they did but just didn't care?) I will cry if that giraffe comes out.
amacca wrote: » If that happens tell them holding the giraffe is making you sad......hope they give you a chance to further develop your point.
deiseindublin wrote: » How are there not hoards of teachers telling them it's bullsh*t and not participating? I can't think of anything worse.
