Stay at home mum or return to part time work?
Hi there. I’m currently expected to return back to work from April onwards on a reduced part time contract of 2 days. However, my school are unsure whether, going forward, they can accommodate me by granting me working hours on the days I have requested. I have explained that my children attend nursery on specific days and I have no help with childcare on alternative days- which means I can only work on the set days I have suggested. Work however have stated that this can’t always be possible. A career break extension was mentioned, but this was under different circumstances- my circumstances haven’t changed and are still the same.
Now I’m in the predicament of whether I just totally give up altogether and dedicate my days to my children and become a stay at home mum, or whether I return to work, in the hopes that when the new timetable is created, they can accommodate me by slotting me in for the days I have requested.
I am looking for advice. Can anyone relate? What would you do if you were in an uncertain situation like me, when returning to work?
Alternatively they have suggested I can be placed in another school for work- but this is totally not what I want and I prefer the school where I have been based for a number of years now.
I didn’t realise how much this situation would affect me, but my anxiety is so bad and I am struggling to understand and comprehend how to go about this now. Any advice/ opinions would be appreciated. Thank you. x
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Was this an agreed flexi request pattern of days before your return in April?
I do 3 days m -w and was under the impression that this cannot be changed as my flexi request was written in my contract.
I also have to work at another school but only temporary until sept. I can understand that tho as there's no class for me to take over and I was kinda exoecting it
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