None of the 3 schools I've worked for so far, whether full-time or part-time, have given me any kind of written contract.
The closest I came was a letter from my current employer "To whom it may concern" confirming that he had offered me a job and that my pay was dependant on the number of hours I worked but was likely to be in the region of £xxx/month. That was only because I explained to my employer that I needed a letter like this to be able to rent accomodation in the area, which was an obvious pre-requisite to me accepting the job.
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