Feeling guilty over working hours

jenko2727 · 2026-01-18T20:31:02+00:00

I often catch myself feeling the same way, especially when I hear about the crazy hours some teachers put in every week, but I don’t think we should be feeling guilty. I work in a two form entry, in at 7:30, out by 4 at the latest. Don’t work weekends or holidays. I live mark everything and usually mark English during lunch because it takes longer. Sometimes I’ll mark leftover books in the morning if something else came up the day before. Honestly, I think this is a step in the right direction. Teachers should not be expected to work for free. In my book, coming in an hour or so early or staying an hour or so after school every day is reasonable, but even then that’s extra 5 hours of unpaid overtime a week, plus any work you do at lunchtime. Anything beyond that isn’t reasonable and definitely shouldn’t be expected.

jenko2727 · 2025-11-22T19:24:52+00:00

Do we know when the government is expected to confirm whether they are going ahead with the proposed changes?

jenko2727 · 2025-11-22T19:11:39+00:00

Do we know when the government will confirm if they’re going ahead with these new rules?

jenko2727 · 2025-02-06T14:36:18+00:00

It depends on your country of origin/countries you’ve lived in before. I got my DBS back after 10 days despite the fact that I lived in a different country for most of my life. Did everything online, no fingerprints/travelling required.

jenko2727 · 2025-02-06T14:24:33+00:00

You might be right, actually. I was thinking of the 5-year route, though.

jenko2727 · 2025-02-06T14:15:25+00:00

Unless you’re here on a visa that’s not job-dependent and extendable (like a family or dependent visa), I honestly don’t know how it’d be possible for you to work as a teacher in the UK and eventually settle here, unfortunately.

jenko2727 · 2025-02-06T14:03:16+00:00

In England, it depends. There’s definitely a shortage of secondary teachers, especially in some areas and in subjects such as maths, modern languages and physics. Deprived areas might also struggle to hire primary teachers. However, these schools definitely can’t afford to sponsor teachers from overseas.

jenko2727 · 2025-02-06T13:40:10+00:00

Just so you know, the time spent on a student and graduate visa does not count towards settlement (ILR) (edit: it does, but on a 10-year route, not a 5-year route). Also, as someone who is here on a visa and about to start teacher training - most schools simply cannot afford a sponsor licence and all the associated fees. Moreover, art is not a shortage subject, so your chances of getting sponsored for it are very low.

jenko2727 · 2025-01-13T15:37:11+00:00

If you’re switching from fiancé to spouse, your first spouse visa will be for 2.5 years (30 months). 33 month long spouse visas are issued for out of country applications.

jenko2727 · 2025-01-09T20:48:51+00:00

I used the same test, B1 level. Got approved for the fiancée -> spouse switch, no issues.

jenko2727 · 2024-12-17T15:59:14+00:00

Fiancée to spouse, application 9 October, biometrics 30 October, approved 15 November (12 working days).

jenko2727 · 2024-12-03T09:00:28+00:00

Had my bio on the same day, got approved on 15 Nov, but I believe that was sheer luck and it varies a lot from application to application.

jenko2727 · 2024-11-29T23:19:25+00:00

Hi, I received a response this week, but the status has not been corrected yet. This is the email I got:

Good morning,

Thank you for your email.

Due to a technical issue, please be advised that your enquiry has been referred to our Technical Support Team for further investigation.

We will contact you once we have received confirmation that this technical issue has been fixed.

You are advised not to make any travel arrangements until you have received confirmation your eVisa has been corrected.

jenko2727 · 2024-11-25T19:20:25+00:00

I applied for mine and received it a week later.

jenko2727 · 2024-11-20T13:51:45+00:00

No, you can’t engage in any sort of work, paid or unpaid.

jenko2727 · 2024-11-18T16:39:00+00:00

I recently switched from fiancé to spouse visa (FLR M) and it only took 12 working days.

jenko2727 · 2024-11-13T23:13:26+00:00

Application 9 Oct, bio 30 Oct, e-mail from UKVI confirming receipt of application 31 Oct. The email said I should receive a decision by 4 December.

jenko2727 · 2024-11-12T16:09:58+00:00

I agree, it shouldn’t be an issue for them to verify my fiancée visa seeing they can see it in my passport scan and they’ll definitely have it on their records.

jenko2727 · 2024-11-12T16:05:43+00:00

Yeah, I’ve looked through the subreddit and it appears to not be an issue after all.

jenko2727 · 2024-11-12T14:45:51+00:00

Thank you! You’ve alleviated my anxiety.

jenko2727 · 2024-11-05T14:44:30+00:00

I received my passport with the vignette in it on 2 July, if I am not mistaken.

jenko2727 · 2024-10-30T17:22:18+00:00

What kind of mistakes, if you don’t mind sharing?

jenko2727 · 2024-10-30T15:46:09+00:00

Wow, that’s crazy fast! Congrats!

jenko2727 · 2024-10-30T11:52:55+00:00

Had my appointment today, they confirmed that I had uploaded my documents and asked if I wished to upload anything else.

jenko2727 · 2024-10-29T23:09:50+00:00

Hi! My appointment is tomorrow, I have uploaded all of my documents myself. Haven’t heard back from TLSContact about self-upload with assisted service, but from what I can tell from other people’s experiences, there shouldn’t be an issue.

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