Teach in Scot

Secondary Teacher in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Love my job ❤️

[Teach in Scot @TeachScot]

@mikecook99 @STVNews We’re not holding anyone to ransom – that’s nonsense. We exchange our labour for pay, and the government pay us what they think we are worth. It’s a relationship of consent. If you don’t think we are worth it, get rid of us and put someone in on less money.

[Teach in Scot @TeachScot]

@mikecook99 @STVNews …and workload, and you’d be supporting us striking. So what I’m saying is, pay me childminder rates, and I’ll be a body in the room so that everyone else can go back to work.

[Teach in Scot @TeachScot]

@mikecook99 @STVNews The only reason I say this is because you say that it’s the parents who are suffering due to time off work, so you clearly just see us as childcare, rather than educators. If you cared about the education, you’d be furious at how little we can achieve because of budget pressure…

[Teach in Scot @TeachScot]

@adammoir3 @STVNews Can’t strike on a non-work day…

[Teach in Scot @TeachScot]

@Lizdalry @STVNews If we were paid for the summer, that would be an extra £5.4k!

[Teach in Scot @TeachScot]

@Lizdalry @STVNews Pay me for the holidays, and I’ll come in. Genuinely!

[Teach in Scot @TeachScot]

@mikecook99 @STVNews Hi Mike, if you want to pay me childminder rates – I’ll go back to work this afternoon!

[Teach in Scot @TeachScot]

@Lyrechspeaks @STVNews Respect went years ago, I’m afraid?

[Teach in Scot @TeachScot]

@EDInteractive89 @STVNews Why is it we aren’t deserving of a fair pay deal?

[Teach in Scot @TeachScot]

@Indy_Is_Dead @ellabrand6 @AnneHarkins5 @STVNews I’m paid to deliver excellent learning experiences when I’m in front of a class; not to deliver exam results.

[Teach in Scot @TeachScot]

@forensic_mummy @ellabrand6 @Pg7213 @STVNews What other professionals are stuck on £47k for the rest of their career? 5 years at uni, self funded, student loan – stagnated after 5 years with little chance of progression.

[Teach in Scot @TeachScot]

@janealexander85 @STVNews Difference is when all miss one day, everyone is at the same point. One person misses a day, they are behind everyone else. But anyone missing school is not ideal and at the end of the day, teachers want to be in school. Ask @S_A_Somerville why your kids are off this week!

[Teach in Scot @TeachScot]

@MissMcMillan17 @SSTAtradeunion @EISUnion Yes at the meeting on Monday, they said COSLA wouldn’t be pursuing members who strike in solidarity. My LA confirmed that official and unofficial industrial action are treated the same. 👍🏻👍🏻

[Teach in Scot @TeachScot]

I’m in @SSTAtradeunion but I’ll be on the picket tomorrow with my @EISUnion colleagues. I’m not letting them down and not taking a pay rise of their backs.

[Teach in Scot @TeachScot]

@KJohnsonCTeach @SuperChris1982 @SSTAtradeunion @EISUnion Thank you! Don’t worry I checked with employer – treating unofficial industrial action as official.

[Teach in Scot @TeachScot]

@SteveyB105 Don’t worry I checked with employer – treating unofficial industrial action as official.

[Teach in Scot @TeachScot]

@Deputymayorofp3 @SuperChris1982 @MistressMusical @SSTAtradeunion @EISUnion @Eis @NASUWT_Scotland Well when it’s deducted in April I’ll be sure to let you all know!

[Teach in Scot @TeachScot]

@Deputymayorofp3 @SuperChris1982 @MistressMusical @SSTAtradeunion @EISUnion @Eis @NASUWT_Scotland I’d honestly happily prove it but I don’t know how to prove what I don’t get paid. Answers on a postcard plz!

[Teach in Scot @TeachScot]

@MistressMusical @SuperChris1982 @Deputymayorofp3 @SSTAtradeunion @EISUnion @Eis @NASUWT_Scotland Oh I see 😂

[Teach in Scot @TeachScot]

@MistressMusical @SuperChris1982 @Deputymayorofp3 @SSTAtradeunion @EISUnion @Eis @NASUWT_Scotland This is actually a good point to publicise as my initial assumption was that it wasn’t allowed – so it’s good to know.

[Teach in Scot @TeachScot]

@SuperChris1982 @MistressMusical @Deputymayorofp3 @SSTAtradeunion @EISUnion @Eis @NASUWT_Scotland Director of Education by email: “You’re right. Unofficial IA is treated the same as official. No disciplinary action.
It’s on the FAQs on the website.”

[Teach in Scot @TeachScot]

@SuperChris1982 @MistressMusical @Deputymayorofp3 @SSTAtradeunion @EISUnion @Eis @NASUWT_Scotland @SuperChris1982 I specifically checked with my employer – I’ll not be paid or face disciplinary action.