Part time college teaching rip off!?

Question

does anyone else out there teach on a part time contract at a college. UK

paid by the hour - not paid over the holidays?

i work 22 hours a week - same as a full time teacher and do not get paid enough to live.

is anyone else experiencing the same?

Answer 1

I can't speak about the situation in the UK, but if it is similar to that in the U.S., there are some major differences between part-time and full-time contracts.  While you may teach as many hours as a full-time teacher, the fact is that teaching is only a small part of what is expected of a full-time faculty member.  At my school, teaching is 40% of our contract, and it includes things (specific numbers of required office hours, advising of students) NOT required of the part-time faculty.  The remaining 60% of full-time faculty's time is spent on research (another 40%) and service to the university (20%).  

Certainly 22 hours of work is not a full-time job.  We generally assume that our part-time faculty also hold down a full-time job doing something else.

Answer 2

This is a rip off as part timers in Schools get holiday pay.

Answer 3

Not me personally but many others; contracts are often weighted in favour of the employer and hourly rates of pay do not reflect true value of the work, including prep and assess.  You will be much better in a good secondary school; better rates of pay, inc paid holidays; chances of prof dev and promotion; recognition of good performance etc.  Key Stage 3 and 4 pupils are no worse than Further Ed students.  Good luck!

Answer 4

I understand the circumstance.  Teaching is something I like to do, but it rarely "pays" my bills.  I have a regular job and only teach sparingly.  It barely gives me spending money, much less gives me enough to live on.  Teacher salaries, especially for part timers, is a crying shame.

Answer 5

Yes I do the same.  For every hour you teach you have to do about 2 unpaid in paperwork.  Plus you only get paid 30 weeks per year. I find most people who do this, are people who are married to someone who brings in a big salary to make up for it.

The government does this because it costs them less to fund many part-timers than pay annual salaries.

I get by, by finding other employment in the holidays (not teaching, just anything).  And am constantly looking for a full time tutoring post to come up.