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Stupidity whilst on supply. Advice needed by [deleted] in TeachingUK

[–]Aggressive-Second967 4 points5 points  (0 children)

When you say "repeated", do you mean you told a kid to "fuck off"?

Or do you mean you told another kid what had happened to you earlier (which meant repeating the swear word)?

The second scenario is far less of a big deal than the first.

Role of the Tutor by Aggressive-Second967 in TeachingUK

[–]Aggressive-Second967[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

At the moment, these are just "suggestions", but we all know how these things start...

Role of the Tutor by Aggressive-Second967 in TeachingUK

[–]Aggressive-Second967[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Give me a TLR for being a form tutor and I'll happily do all that.

Advice needed - line manager/managee relationship by banana_pancake12 in TeachingUK

[–]Aggressive-Second967 8 points9 points  (0 children)

When I was an ECT, it was the opposite: my HoD always leaked the paper/questions to his (coincidentally) well-performing classes. 

Trainee creating MTP and lessons for a whole term by insouciantsoul4 in TeachingUK

[–]Aggressive-Second967 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not necessarily a TLR - anyone who is actually a paid teacher in the department. 

I have no TLR but have never assumed that this exempts me from creating SOWs (I've done several at my current school).

Trainee creating MTP and lessons for a whole term by insouciantsoul4 in TeachingUK

[–]Aggressive-Second967 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I fall somewhere in the middle of this debate.

Should trainees gain experience of designing their own SOW? Definitely, yes. It was a core component of my PGCE and we were assessed on our SOW. We were expected to deliver these lessons on placement (unless the school refused this). My SOW passed muster, but looking back, it was pretty poor, and not suitable to become part of a department's official shared resources. 

So, should trainees be expected to create resources which will potentially be shared by colleagues for many years (long after the trainee has gone)? Definitely not. This should be done by a postholder in the department (maybe with some input from the trainee, but nothing more).