When is the resignation date for teachers

Teacher resignation dates — when can teachers resign? Pay during notice. Leaving without giving notice. Ultimately, there is only one answer to the question of when the best time to resign from your job is.

That answer is: whenever you need to. No teacher should ever be pilloried for resigning; in what other world would a routine, normal part of business be seen as such a traitorous thing to do?

We are no different, and although we work with children and young people, we also have the right to resign and leave a job, for whatever reason, at the point at which we need to. Amy Forrester is an English teacher and director of pastoral care key stage 4 at Cockermouth School in Cumbria. The views expressed are her own, and not necessarily those of her employer.

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This insane system got me thinking: is there ever a good time for a teacher to resign? For the children? Some may argue never.

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Matilda Martin 12 Nov Ofsted warns schools over 'unbroken' KS3 music teaching Inspectorate's expert says subject should not be put on a carousel in secondary schools. Although most schools will allow you to leave as the holidays begin, your pay continues up until the end of the term, and your contract is with the school until the date set out below. If the dates don't correlate with the end of holidays, then your school will expect that you will continue to work until the end of your notice period.

This is usually only a problem with the Easter holiday and the start of the summer term where the dates can move each year. In this situation you need to speak to your school and come to an agreement to when your final day in school will be. Want to keep up with the latest career advice?