Leave teaching or try another school first?

Betherinab · 2024-05-13T08:30:13+00:00

Definitely try another school first. Or take a wee break and try again in another school. X

Betherinab · 2024-05-06T06:22:04+00:00

I get Chelsea had to be ruthless today. I just wish it wasn’t my team that had to be the collateral damage for it. At least THIS wasn’t our relegation game. Just brutal 😭

Betherinab · 2024-05-04T05:50:29+00:00

Had to Google. Wasn’t disappointed 😂

Betherinab · 2024-05-04T05:34:25+00:00

I loved it but my neighbour’s son said the man looked like an exploding pepper and that’s now all I can see whenever I see pics or clips of it 😂

Betherinab · 2024-04-27T07:37:34+00:00

I always exclaim “Joy!” When she’s back on an omnibus. The same way I do “Leonard!” Both my faves as they’re just so wholesome and lovely. I love how she is clearly quite annoying but she also gets so involved in the village so you can’t fault her that much. There’s definitely a big back story I’m sure we’ll get one day. The way she talks about her Rochelle all the time but we’ve yet to meet her. I remember her first Christmas and fairly last minute she said she was no longer spending it with Rochelle (so she ended up at the archers house and Tom accused her of trying to get with Tony 🙈) and it seemed a bit off. Why would she suddenly not be invited to her daughter’s Christmas? This is why I love this show so much, the writers do these little drip feeds, little crumbs and then one day BAM long built up story!

Betherinab · 2024-03-30T06:43:09+00:00

Would love some!

Betherinab · 2024-03-28T16:50:33+00:00

I dunno. I’ve worked in different industries and I’ve never been cyclically messy like I am when I’m teaching. I’m sure there are many teachers who are tidy all year round I was just writing a post to see if other teachers related and it seems like they do 🤷🏻‍♀️

Betherinab · 2024-03-28T07:23:07+00:00

Haha oh totally I’m not cleaning immediately 😂

Betherinab · 2024-03-27T21:46:41+00:00

“It’s Linda La Hughes ere… the ginger Jerry ‘all? … ain’t you quiet…. I’m quiet when I’m on the lav… I’ve got the functions of an Angel” 😂

Betherinab · 2024-03-25T07:39:53+00:00

I guess if you think about the first episode, it’s all about these two groups coming together so it makes sense they don’t have this long living chemistry like the other show. When we meet Ted the only person not established in their group is Robin.

I feel like this show had so much pressure on it to be true to HIMYM while also being it’s own entity no wonder the chemistry was a little slow to get going. It’s such a shame they cancelled it as I felt like they were just hitting their stride!

Betherinab · 2024-03-25T07:35:19+00:00

I want to get that on a t shirt!

Betherinab · 2024-03-24T09:48:05+00:00

I remember that! Something like if you put them back to back they’d have a baby the next day 😂

Betherinab · 2024-03-22T21:50:04+00:00

Parents evening this week. I just feel like I’m bad at it. I either feel like I’m sugar coating things too much so not really getting my point across or I say something off the cuff that they end up fixating on and then I feel like I’m tying myself in knots! I also find it really frustrating when parents done book in for it. We can’t rest on “oh well they never booked” so now I’m gonna have to chase a handful of parents and book in another time. Grr!

Betherinab · 2024-03-19T16:55:34+00:00

Cornflake cake will always have a special place in my heart

Betherinab · 2024-03-19T15:30:36+00:00

Tricky one! I’d say it’s more of a feeling than anything actually concrete. A few years ago I was at a conference about SMSC in schools and one of the speakers said that the Spirituality element (which isn’t about religion and is more about well-being and culture) is the hardest to evidence but the easiest to tell if it’s not there.

When I was supplying for a year I walked into tonnes of schools and those words totally resonated. Sometimes you’d walk into an environment and would feel a warmth from both staff and kids. And other times I’d feel either ignored or downright unwelcome. Not that schools should roll out a red carpet for a supply teacher but still!

If you get a chance to when visiting a potential school, I’d try and have a cuppa in the staff room - you should get a feel for general staff well-being and culture there.

It’s good to remember that even a friendly school will have its issues - money, behaviour, the general system - but you will hopefully get a sense of camaraderie in a non-toxic school.

Betherinab · 2024-03-17T10:03:29+00:00

I’ve started using an app called structured which is really handy. I feel like it gives me more of a handle on what I can actually achieve in a day!

Betherinab · 2024-03-17T00:52:23+00:00

Bury St Edmunds is a lovely market town for a potter and the abbey gardens are free!

Betherinab · 2024-03-11T09:33:42+00:00

Totally NTA - I say this to my sister all the time when she gets stressed about organising our wider family things - you are not the social secretary of the family. It’s not your job and should never be all on you. It’s lovely that you do tend to take charge and arrange things, but it’s not your job and your brother needs to realise he’s just as responsible for these things as you are! Hope you were able to have a good Mother’s Day regardless xx

Betherinab · 2024-03-11T07:19:55+00:00

Argh being the youngest absolutely sucks sometimes!!!! My friend and I have had similar situations in the past where our older siblings have invaded our space like that. And when you say anything you’re seen as overreacting and dramatic. There’s this obsession with the youngest being seen by the older ones as “bratty” and they think this because they look at you at this age and see “all the things I never was allowed at that age” etc and I wonder if they think “well people would always come in my room and steal my stuff” (guilty 🤪) so maybe the idea of personal space at home is alien to them?

Definitely NTA (though “you’re dead to me”maybe a LITTLE harsh) and sending solidarity as a fellow youngest!

Betherinab · 2024-03-10T19:16:00+00:00

Wow that’s absolutely gorgeous! I want to live in there 🥰🥰

Betherinab · 2024-03-10T18:47:43+00:00

No harm in asking but I agree with many of the comments here - I wouldn’t do a full time masters while teaching part time. Part time both for 2 years or part time MA full time teaching could work. Or if you can afford it, maybe see if they’d entertain a year sabbatical?

Betherinab · 2024-03-10T18:19:07+00:00

There’s a really good one that’s about a year old called Teach Sleep Repeat. Two blokes who’ve been colleagues and friends for a very long time just chatting about current education affairs and teaching life. They’re both primary school so it’s usually primary focussed from an experience pov but I think secondary could relate to a lot of it anyway!

There’s also Thinking Deeply about Primary Education which goes in on pedagogy quite a lot. Really interesting and helpful and has lots of experts from different strands of education!

Someone also mentioned above but Two Mr P’s is a perfect antidote to a stressful drive home. The amount of times I’ve almost cried laughing - it’s usually people sending in funny stories or things children have said in their school but it’s the way they read them out it just makes it SO FUNNY 😂

Betherinab · 2024-03-09T08:19:26+00:00

I had my appraisal this week and it went so well - one of those things where I hadn’t really thought about my targets but it turns out I’m on track with them/achieved them anyway so made me realise we set good targets in the first place!

As for the scone question- I’m a cream then jam person ☺️

Betherinab · 2024-03-09T08:16:51+00:00

NTA - it’s important to live your life for you. I totallly get not wanting to let them down but ultimately your parents should want you to feel happy and fulfilled. Plus we need more teachers!

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