After leaving teaching I have half the holidays but less work overall, and quadruple the pay. I’m also treat with respect
Literally every secondary school teacher I know has quit except for one and she’s told me that 5 people in her department are leaving or have left this year.
My one regret is I didn’t leave sooner. Five years of being disrespected, overworked, bullied by slt if you weren’t in their clique, abused by unruly children, feckless parents and all the while working under the threat of ofsted turning up.
Yes I get half the holidays now, but it’s not like I had holidays then anyway with all the catching up and planning
I teach middle school and sometimes in class my heart hurts. It’s a good school but children are animals.
I’ll probably be gone this year after 15 years. If I can find something suitable, that is.
I work a job that is still stressful but one where I cannot take work home with me either. Sadly, the damage teaching caused is still there, especially the damage caused by teacher training, so I am never going to be the same person ever again. The government are desperate to get people back into the profession but I could never return; I am just not the same person I was before and would not last long a second time around.
I remember at university being interested in teaching, so I signed up for an additional qualification to do on the side. It was advertised as a commitment of ‘a few hours a week’ – that’s fine, I could juggle it around with university/my Saturday job.
First email we got was essentially ‘this should take you about 20 hours and we need it next week – I know the hours will be long, but this is what teachers do so best get used it!’
Didn’t go any further with the course, and extremely happy for it.
my friend went from school teacher to night watch security guard. he says it was the best thing he did. He earns less but he has more time to “live life”
I’d be 10 minutes into my first day before I’d be sacked immediately for bitch slapping the first gobby little cunt that thought they could speak to me like shit. I don’t understand how teachers do it, they need more pay.
I’d happily teach in dozens of other, better countries. But Britain? Not in a thousand years.
My mum was a teacher and my wife was a teacher. I will try to dissuade my children from going into it if they happen to be interested.
For all the people that complain it is an easy gig with long holidays, please go into teaching yourself.
My friend works in a primary school in a deprived area. Apparently this year’s new intake of little kids are a nightmare – totally unruly and out of control. Many were probably sat in front of the telly or given an iPad during lockdown. Several teachers have been in tears and a few walked out with no notice. There needs to be more funding to help these kids with their mental health and behaviour, but sadly many parents wont take any criticism or concern about their kids anyway.
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After leaving teaching I have half the holidays but less work overall, and quadruple the pay. I’m also treat with respect
Literally every secondary school teacher I know has quit except for one and she’s told me that 5 people in her department are leaving or have left this year.
My one regret is I didn’t leave sooner. Five years of being disrespected, overworked, bullied by slt if you weren’t in their clique, abused by unruly children, feckless parents and all the while working under the threat of ofsted turning up.
Yes I get half the holidays now, but it’s not like I had holidays then anyway with all the catching up and planning
I teach middle school and sometimes in class my heart hurts. It’s a good school but children are animals.
I’ll probably be gone this year after 15 years. If I can find something suitable, that is.
I work a job that is still stressful but one where I cannot take work home with me either. Sadly, the damage teaching caused is still there, especially the damage caused by teacher training, so I am never going to be the same person ever again. The government are desperate to get people back into the profession but I could never return; I am just not the same person I was before and would not last long a second time around.
I remember at university being interested in teaching, so I signed up for an additional qualification to do on the side. It was advertised as a commitment of ‘a few hours a week’ – that’s fine, I could juggle it around with university/my Saturday job.
First email we got was essentially ‘this should take you about 20 hours and we need it next week – I know the hours will be long, but this is what teachers do so best get used it!’
Didn’t go any further with the course, and extremely happy for it.
my friend went from school teacher to night watch security guard. he says it was the best thing he did. He earns less but he has more time to “live life”
I’d be 10 minutes into my first day before I’d be sacked immediately for bitch slapping the first gobby little cunt that thought they could speak to me like shit. I don’t understand how teachers do it, they need more pay.
I’d happily teach in dozens of other, better countries. But Britain? Not in a thousand years.
My mum was a teacher and my wife was a teacher. I will try to dissuade my children from going into it if they happen to be interested.
For all the people that complain it is an easy gig with long holidays, please go into teaching yourself.
My friend works in a primary school in a deprived area. Apparently this year’s new intake of little kids are a nightmare – totally unruly and out of control. Many were probably sat in front of the telly or given an iPad during lockdown. Several teachers have been in tears and a few walked out with no notice. There needs to be more funding to help these kids with their mental health and behaviour, but sadly many parents wont take any criticism or concern about their kids anyway.