Teachers get it handy!

[Tony Baloney]

One more week! Anyone ever do a masters? I'm starting one next week in St Mary's and I am completely dreading it.

About 99% of people I know that have done a Masters (me included), would claim it was a waste of time and expense in relation to improving employability. Typically used to waste a year.

This is my fear that it will be a waste of time. I have a module to do this summer, one in jan 14, one next summer and then a full year to complete the dissertation. It's in Ed Management adn School Organisation. My principal said I would see the benefits from it when I am looking to apply for management roles in schools. I am dreading it but I dont have children at the minute so it is probably the best time to do it.

The missus says yes it will be worth it for school mgt posts so better doing it now.

[Tony Baloney]

I think the late, great SaffronSam2 once referred to "greasey pole climbers".

. Fcukin stu.

[scoopmine]

I'm about to start the PDE in Trinity in August. Hope to join all the rest of these teachers!

[Gaffer]

One more week! Anyone ever do a masters? I'm starting one next week in St Mary's and I am completely dreading it.

About 99% of people I know that have done a Masters (me included), would claim it was a waste of time and expense in relation to improving employability. Typically used to waste a year.

This is my fear that it will be a waste of time. I have a module to do this summer, one in jan 14, one next summer and then a full year to complete the dissertation. It's in Ed Management adn School Organisation. My principal said I would see the benefits from it when I am looking to apply for management roles in schools. I am dreading it but I dont have children at the minute so it is probably the best time to do it.

The missus says yes it will be worth it for school mgt posts so better doing it now.

School management posts are fast becoming not worth the effort

Too much paperwork involved

Teachers in the North are giving them up

They amount to about an extra £7 per day

[Gaffer]

It s not an extra 2500 per annul.

[Orior]

One more week! Anyone ever do a masters? I'm starting one next week in St Mary's and I am completely dreading it.

About 99% of people I know that have done a Masters (me included), would claim it was a waste of time and expense in relation to improving employability. Typically used to waste a year.

This is my fear that it will be a waste of time. I have a module to do this summer, one in jan 14, one next summer and then a full year to complete the dissertation. It's in Ed Management adn School Organisation. My principal said I would see the benefits from it when I am looking to apply for management roles in schools. I am dreading it but I dont have children at the minute so it is probably the best time to do it.

The missus says yes it will be worth it for school mgt posts so better doing it now.

School management posts are fast becoming not worth the effort

Too much paperwork involved

Teachers in the North are giving them up

They amount to about an extra £7 per day

Add to that list vindicative stupid lying principals backed up by a spineless board of governors.

[Estimator]

It s not an extra 2500 per annul.

Teaching Allowances start at £1,847 for TA1 and move up to TA5: £11,911

[Dougal Maguire]

I'd advise the ordinary folk to stay in tonight and not be going to the boozer as the place will be full of teachers on their end of year bash. They won't have been out since Christmas so they'll have a fierce thirst on them. Be bored to tears as you watch them take up kitties every 30 minutes cos the cnuts are too mean to put in anything more that a fiver a time. Laugh your arse off as before they leave they ask the bar men to bottle the drink they haven't drunk, cos they were too mean to miss a round being bought with the kitty regardless of what they had in front of them.  The only plus is that they'll all be gone by 11 as they'll be up early to catch the last boat to France before the summer fares kick in

[Gaffer]

I'd advise the ordinary folk to stay in tonight and not be going to the boozer as the place will be full of teachers on their end of year bash. They won't have been out since Christmas so they'll have a fierce thirst on them. Be bored to tears as you watch them take up kitties every 30 minutes cos the cnuts are too mean to put in anything more that a fiver a time. Laugh your arse off as before they leave they ask the bar men to bottle the drink they haven't drunk, cos they were too mean to miss a round being bought with the kitty regardless of what they had in front of them.  The only plus is that they'll all be gone by 11 as they'll be up early to catch the last boat to France before the summer fares kick in

  Stay you at home then!

[Farrandeelin]

Great feeling to have the holidays today all right.

[laoislad]

Great feeling to have the holidays today all right.

#wasters

[theticklemister]

Lads im supply teaching in England at minute and with Key Portfolio umbrella group. They take about 30-40 quid a week from my wages for  a handling fee and NIC but on the plus side all my expenses are tax free. However as my schools are quite close i dont have much expenses. Im losing money. Has anyone ever dealt with this before? Can you stop using an Umbrela company?

[supersarsfields]

Work in recruitment and we have used umbrella companies in the past for payruns. But to be honest they're more benefit to the agency than to the candidate, as the agency saves more money by ofsetting some of the expenses. They're a legal loophole and I'd be fairly confident that they'll be gone in a few years. The government are already tighting the noose. (We had to change companies last year as the one we were with was closed overnight!)
If your working through an agency you might be able to request to withdraw from the umbrella company and get paid direct from the agency. We offer both opportunities to candidates. But I know some agencies only offer the umbrella option so that might not be possible.

[theticklemister]

They are a bunch of cowboys Ted!

[supersarsfields]

Yip, the ones I've dealt with are complete gangsters. You'd need to watch every payslip, and keep an eye on your holiday entitlements.