Apparently there is a public sector strike going on...

[vetran]

Exactly. There are the ones that are nothing more than mothers helping out but there is a core that make a huge difference to the school and work hard. With more and more pressure put on the teachers they rely on the TAs to the point they cannot function without them.

Of course the role is advertised with set hours. I believe teachers are the same. The adverts forget to mention 10s of hours extra they must put in to succeed in their role. It's stupid really.

its like all those permies that do extra hours.

BBC News - Managers 'work extra day per week in unpaid overtime'

the reality is many people manage to do their work in the hours, some don't.

The conditions in the contract are all the government are responsible for. If the local school can't manage their staff they need to get a grip.

Remember we are quite involved in a number of schools and we see the time off teachers get as Mrs V minds their kids. We have a number of friends that are TAs. One was almost unemployable until forced back to work by the benefits office.

[Old Greg]

Remember we are quite involved in a number of schools and we see the time off teachers get as Mrs V minds their kids. We have a number of friends that are TAs. One was almost unemployable until forced back to work by the benefits office.

It's nice to know pc is back in the job market.

[TheFaQQer]

you need to have a word, your missus is obviously working 'overtime' with someone

Not really sure where my wife, who is only employed as company secretary for our company, fits into a discussion on how many hours a TA works.

[DodgyAgent]

Train was a bit less crowded this morning.

So you get into work at 10.30 then?

[vetran]

It's nice to know pc is back in the job market.

She makes PC look employable. 5 Kids by different fathers last worked (for a few months) in her teens, complained turned down new council house because it wasn't decorated, she was on the dole at the time. etc.

[GlenW]

So you get into work at 10.30 then?

10:15 actually, I do have some standards you know.

[DodgyAgent]

Under the proposed pension changes, though, they can't retire early on a good pension - and if I could choose whoever rescued me from a burning building, I'd prefer it wasn't an asthmatic 60 year old who is on their last legs because they've spent 40 years in burning buildings.

Once they cannot do the job they should move on. It happens to footballers

[Old Greg]

She makes PC look employable. 5 Kids by different fathers last worked (for a few months) in her teens, complained turned down new council house because it wasn't decorated, she was on the dole at the time. etc.

Sounds exactly like PC, except at least he took the initiative to get his father-in-law to do a bodged job of the decorating the house on the sly cash in hand.

[DodgyAgent]

yeah lets just pay teachers and firemen minimum wage im sure some immigrants will take up the slack.

Firemen and teachers are not on anything like the minimum wage.

[Old Greg]

Firemen and teachers are not on anything like the minimum wage.

Thank God you're here to help us out with that one, Dodgy.