Staff Activities Handbook 2018-19
Exemption
Work / life balance is important for your overall health and well-being as a teacher. Therefore certain roles within the school and Activities / Service programme qualify for exemptions. Any staff wishing to apply for Activities / Service exemption must put their request in writing to Principals by June of the preceding academic year.
This is dependent upon the approval of Principals or the Head of Campus. We will endeavor to space out the exemptions so that we are able to offer a full complement of Activities / Service per season.
Below is a summary of the exemptions available:
New Staff It is advisable that new staff focus on their classroom teaching and settling into the school during Term 1. New staff are not required to run / offer an Activity / Service in Season 1 in their first year of contract. The Activity / Service commitment is therefore required by all new staff in Seasons 2, 3 and 4. The induction programme will include an Activity / Service facility tour and also an opportunity to shadow an existing Activity / Service.
The exception to this is PE, Music, Dance and Drama Teachers who will need to be involved in Coaching or leading an Activity from Season 1.
Specific Activities Music / Dance / Drama / Coaching – Staff, who are not part of the PE Dept. or Arts Faculty, taking on a major role leading Drama / Music productions( Producer, Director and Stage Manager) or coaching a HS SEASAC teams with pre and in-season training / fixtures may consider this as their yearly commitment to the Activity / Service programme.
MUN Leaders who meet with students weekly and lead at least three MUN delegations per year: this will be considered your Activity commitment.
NYAA- Staff making a full commitment as a leader to the NYAA training plus the associated weekends may also consider this to be their yearly commitment.