Give teachers a ‘mark from home’ day, says NEU boss Daniel Kebede

Am sure that marking and lesson prep takes up a lot of time, but surely teachers can do this as school ends at around 3.15 so they could either stay in class and do it when the children have gone or go home to do it.

I wouldn’t have wanted a whole day, but would have appreciated being able to go early and settle down uninterrupted at home for my non-contact/marking time

Away from my boss just fitting in a meeting, a colleague just wanting a word, a parent just needing to see me, a child just needing some extra attention and, worst of all, a class that needed covering because there was no supply teacher - all things I was expected to do because I was free 🙄😬

Is every country like this, post-Covid?
Is the UK the only country where working from home is now a worker's right?
In my youngest GD's Primary school her teacher has an afternoon for marking etc and they work under the guidance of the classroom assistant on work set by the teacher.

I have taught for over 30 years, the workload especially the paperwork is ridiculous. All of you who call teachers lazy need a few weeks marking until the early hours and not having a Sunday to relax.

Where are you reading this? If you are abroad why should it be an issue- do you have GC in the UK?

I haven't heard a squeek about it here...

My DD taught A level students. She was supposed to have a few hours during the week when she wasn't teaching to mark and prepare but this was swallowed up by extra tuition for those who needed help and some who didn't turn up for lessons.
It meant that hours in the evenings and weekends had to be used for prep and marking.
I don't think having a day for this during a school week is feasible but the timetable should allow for some time during the week for teachers to do some other work.

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Am I reading this right from abroad?

Surely it's not a day a week?
What about the children then!

"What about the children?" escaped

While this country sees teachers as child-minders, and child-minders often with poor facilities and challenging pupils, state education will suffer.

It would mean employing more teachers. It won’t happen.

It would be a logistical nightmare I expect. A full day of just marking would have driven me bonkers. Regular times each day for marking and planning suited me better. I did exam marking for sqa (Scotland) and whole day marking at the weekend was necessary but onerous