Pupils on site

[FuseBox]

Our School has introduced having children on site to undertake revision sessions, which is set to last the whole duration of the half term holiday.
This has already caused issues with what jobs I can get done and having to monitor contractors who aren't DBS certified.

Any others in the same situation?

[magpie]

We had that for the last 20 years that i was in the job, one day it would be maths, another Science and so on. Unfortunately since the introduction of league tables years ago it just became the norm

[Vera]

Yep happens here too.

I cannot do anything about it so it doesn't bother me.
Any work that I cannot do is just reported to the Head and BM and that's the end of my involvement.

[Nigel]

Yes had it for years and it is getting worse now, in every day but one in half term, person responsible for "organising" this didn`t bother to say anything until they emailed me 2 hours after I finished work on Thursday, funnily enough I don`t read work emails when I`m not at work so didn`t see it till Monday, also they said no one in today but teacher said yesterday they are in!

We don`t check DBS, we have LOC on file, builders turned up Monday and there LOC named the contractors, unfortunately 2 builders weren`t on the list so that had to wait 45 mins until I was sent an updated LOC.
I keep everything locked except the areas being used, Teachers will often let the kids out with no supervision for a break!

A post a while back said about a caretaker locking 2 girls in because he didn`t know they were still on site, classic case of teachers not taking a register.

[thecaretaker]

A post a while back said about a caretaker locking 2 girls in because he didn`t know they were still on site, classic case of teachers not taking a register.

I remember that. The poor Caretaker was suspended and given a disciplinary if I remember correctly, but there was no action against the teacher.

[Twodogs64]

I tend to get " sports camps" almost every holiday.
Luckily nowadays there doesn't seem to be any major works going on .
I restrict the area they can use an leave them to it .
Twodogs

[AlboUnderhill]

I tend to get " sports camps" almost every holiday.
Luckily nowadays there doesn't seem to be any major works going on .
I restrict the area they can use an leave them to it .
Twodogs

Yeah this, I guess I'm quite lucky that our head respects the work we do over the holidays. If I need something done somewhere, I take priority. They want the hall? "Sorry you can't have it, here's your alternatives"... But this has been happening since I started the job a few years back. Only downside is I can't put on any music with too many curse words while I'm working

[Chester]

Our School has introduced having children on site to undertake revision sessions, which is set to last the whole duration of the half term holiday.
This has already caused issues with what jobs I can get done and having to monitor contractors who aren't DBS certified.

Any others in the same situation?

Yep , we've got Y6 in doing SAT's revision

[twiglets]

Strange, never seen a pupil in during holidays. Come to think about it, I only see one or two staff in during the holidays as well Apart from my cleaners, this has been the busiest holiday on record.... I've seen 3, yes 3, staff for a whole day. Never heard of SAT's revision in primary.
In the summer, I will only see probably 3-4 staff in for a few hours if they change classroom. That's it.
New broom in charge after Easter, let's see if there are any changes (there definitely will be ).
Strange how they don't like lone working, but as I can only take holidays in holidays, I'm in for many of them .... on my own.

[CarlosScout]

We have that at my school.

I inform the staff responsible for planning the revision classes the work that will be carried out by Premises team and external contactors and what areas we will be working in.

I also email out to all staff informing all of the works planned and what days to avoid if they intend coming in, ie fire alarm servicing, so the alarm will sound at various times throughout the day.

I make it clear that the teaching staff are wholly responsible for ensuring all students have left site, and that during the day they are responsible for the whereabouts of the students.

We have still had students wandering the corridors in areas that are not in use for classes this week so that will be an action point that will be raised on return to school.