Shared parental leave
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They cannot refuse if you submit separate forms for each block, I believe they can if you do it all on one form. I also used the above named company, completely worth the cost to get nearly 9 weeks full pay, and they can back your corner if work refuse/make it difficult.
Your school may have a specific SPL policy - ask if they have one before applying :)
@Jessica also used and recommend. They’ll support you if school say no- which they can’t, it’s an entitlement
No they can’t, you’re legally entitled to it if you are entitled to shared parental leave. I would definitely use the teachers SPL website to help you as they can only “reject” it if you fill the forms in incorrectly e.g. not applying for each block of SPL with a separate form (website has videos or you can pay someone to do it). I was the first teacher in my school to do it so my business manager had a lot of learning to do but it’s worked out so well. I’ve not been paid less than £1000 yet in 9 months off, I expect my last 2 months to be just SMP. You wouldn’t normally get paid after 9 months so definitely worth doing. I had my baby in early May so was paid in full for the 6 weeks, October half term, Christmas holidays. Definitely worth the hassle of understanding it all! Xxx
I'm also looking into this for the summer holidays; my understanding is that as it is a legal entitlement, you can only be refused if you apply incorrectly. As others have said, the teachers SPL service is a helpful one, I will definitely be using it when I come to apply as I want to know I have someone in my corner! If you're in a union, I'm sure they would also have guidance and would support in the application process.
Hello, my understanding is that they can’t refuse if you apply for 3 separate blocks of continuous leave. I used SPL Teachers who helped me put the forms together - I recommend!