Nursery World - More training is great, but not in my back yard

I work as a nursery nurse in a school. Two months ago I enrolled on an early childhood studies degree course, simply to improve my skills. Now I feel totally crushed because of the opposition I have encountered from the teacher I work with in class. For example, she no longer wants me to do the child study or curriculum planning course observations in work time. The reason I was given was 'we don't pay you to do that and it's not as if we asked you to do the course'. Yet of the ones I have produced so far, I unexpectedly identified a child who was having problems that we had missed. Yes, undoubtedly, the course does require me to do more observations, but is that a bad thing? Halfway through a sample observation on a child who had caused concern at the school, the teacher realised I was taking the observation and found me some photocopying to do during whole group time. The room was ready for the next activity and I was sitting with the children and working discreetly.

For example, she no longer wants me to do the child study or curriculum planning course observations in work time. The reason I was given was 'we don't pay you to do that and it's not as if we asked you to do the course'. Yet of the ones I have produced so far, I unexpectedly identified a child who was having problems that we had missed. Yes, undoubtedly, the course does require me to do more observations, but is that a bad thing? Halfway through a sample observation on a child who had caused concern at the school, the teacher realised I was taking the observation and found me some photocopying to do during whole group time. The room was ready for the next activity and I was sitting with the children and working discreetly.

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