Kit days

I got paid extra for my Kit days

3 months before I was due back I handed my notice in xxx

I'm head of my department in a secondary school.
I got back Nov. But I'm going in for the INSET day in September so I don't have to try and catch up on the safeguarding training later in the year as that will be an evening thing. And I don't want to be at work all day and then a couple of extra hours at the end of the day and be away from baby longer.

Plus I'm using a handful of KIT days to catch up on any changes for the new academic year, hand over from the cover teacher just before half term so I know where she got to with my classes.

Whilst I don't want to be away from baby boy, I equally want to reduce my anxiety and stress where I can leading into my return.

I envision between the start of September and October half term I'll perhaps use 5 days.

I've done a few but mine sound more relaxed. I just said I'll be in around whatever time staying a few hrs then off.

I cant carry a workload when off for so long so maybe that helps. i just do them to get a few extra pennies in the mat pay.

I had no kit days. Spending every moment with my daughter took priority. Besides, I kept in touch with colleagues via LinkedIn and got confirmation of the status of my tasks and they basically remain the same as they were left so I am not at all concerned.

I work in a primary school and started using my kit days once a week when little one was 4 months for a little extra money. I then moved onto shared parental leave and used the kit days for them too until i returned for the last 2 weeks of term in July to get my full pay back for the summer, and to also prepare myself for what my mornings and evenings would look like after work. Its helped reduce my anxiety about going back full time in September.

I get paid extra for my kit days, so if you get paid extra too then I'd say do it, but if not then don't bother

I didn't do any KIT days but do wish I had started him at nursery a couple of weeks or so before I went back so I wasn't double stressing about my first week back at work and his first week at nursery! But we survived 😅

I did 2.5 kit days and I’ve now handed my notice in and won’t be returning, they declined my flexible working request!

I didn't do any. I didn't wanna have to go back sooner than I needed to haha. X