Jobs in schools like teaching assistant or admin assistant, do you get paid in the hols ?

[nutcracker]

Am thinking of training for one or the other but was wondering what happens in the hols, do you get paid ? full pay ??

[lucy5]

With an admin post you will probably be working over the hols and for a teaching assistant it would depend on your contract. Sorry not very helpful.

[Posey]

I think, but may be wrong, that your pay is calculated into 12 equal payments, so you continue to get a payment say in August when you won't actually be in school.

[nutcracker]

No problem Lucy, you know as much as me

Posey, i thought that may be the case but thought i'd check.

[Whizzz]

The jobs I have seen (TA) pay monthly are pro rata for the times you are working.

I want to be a TA !

[HonorMatopoeia]

In our school it as as Posey says nutcracker, 12 equal payments for almost all non teaching staff.

[nutcracker]

Oh good thats great, thanks all.

[nikkie]

I get full pay all year, some only get paid termtime (but pay is equally split to get 12 payments)

[Joceybean]

I work in a Pre-school and my pay is divided over 12 months so I get a paid every month.

[Posey]

This has reminded me of something that I have to share with you!
My dad was a teacher. When he first started out,in the mid 1960s, you didn't get paid in August, but got double pay in July. My mum remembers clearly the first time this pay reached £100! £100 for 2 months teaching. They thought they'd made it!

[7up]

i work part time in secondary school and pay is divided up over 12months, if you work 25+ hours a week its classed as full time and you get extra holiday pay at my school

[Saggarmakersbottomknocker]

Nutty - I get paid for 39 weeks work plus 4 weeks paid holiday - that gets paid in 12 equal payments.

[SueW]

My term-time hours are added up and divided into 12 monthly payments.

Just watch if you are elgigible for tax credits. Working part-time like this can reduce your average number of hours per week and might mean you are no longer eligible for certain benefits/credits because you work on average less than ?16 hours per week. I know this has been a prob for some people working in schools.