No information taken from the Daily Mail. Actually, I've taken this information from the NUT web site.

Teachers seem to be contracted for 1,265 hours per year. Of that (if I'm reading this right) they get five INSET days. From the remainder, 10% minimum should be non-contact with the pupils - called "GUARANTEED PLANNING, PREPARATION AND ASSESSMENT TIME" (PPA time).

That's something like 120 hours a year of this preparation time, which has been claimed here is really done during school holidays?

If 1,265 hours is the real figure (someone please correct me if I'm wrong), it doesn't seem a lot. Assuming they really do have 13 weeks a year off, that's only 32 and a bit working hours a week. Less than most. Can this be true?

It's all very confusing. Rather than the smoke and mirrors statements that teachers make about how many hours they do and how much extra they put in, could one of you just state what you're contracted to do in a way that we'll all understand?

Number of annual leave days per year would be a good figure to start with. I get 30 plus public holidays. Then please explain why the incredibly inconvenient (for parents who work) INSET days can't be taken during the holiday time when the children are at home - time it's been said you're in the schools, doing things?

The debate started about pension entitlements. I've already said that I support the teachers in their action to protect the pension entitlements that they already have. Nobody should have the rug pulled from under them. But, it would still be nice to know how their CONTRACTUAL hours result in that entitlement, in comparison to others.

Thanks.