I resigned from teaching in September before school term started, school is asking me for money

I'm sorry, but wage and hour laws in the US and the UK are not the same and this is a US based forum.

 

This is all dependent upon the terms of your contract which we are not able to review. You might speak with a local attorney who is able to review the contract with you.
If the contract required that you give notice, whether four weeks or just one week, and you did not give that notice, then you should expect some penalty for violating the terms of the agreement. It might not be four weeks pay, but you should expect a penalty.

 

Is that your "understanding" or is that what is written word for word in the contract?

If it's WRITTEN in the contract that only one week's notice is required while you are only on probation, and you didn't give it, you may owe only a week's pay to the school.

Beyond that, I also suggest you have that contract reviewed by a local attorney.

 

*cough*op in uk*cough*

 

Well, the answer applies anyway.

 

There are some concepts that are "cough" universal "cough."

 

I see you caught my cold...sorry about that.

 

We must have been in our secret place again.