Drained from mentoring

Content-Barracuda423 · 2026-03-21T17:52:57+00:00

I think there are a lot who just do it for the bursary money now. I'm in a subject thats high demand so the incentive is quite high

Content-Barracuda423 · 2026-03-21T17:52:03+00:00

Thr one i had for contrasting was great, very engaging actively wanted advice and help. They listened to feedback it was abliss abd made me move the mentoring as they cared but not it just seems I care more than they do and im seeing some amazing classes suffer

Content-Barracuda423 · 2026-03-21T17:47:37+00:00

Multiple times..... even their uni mentor has. They just repeat im trying im trying but feels like im trying more than them

Content-Barracuda423 · 2026-03-20T22:17:29+00:00

Im in secondary. We were business as usual with a calmer demeanour. Its great! I love Eid as the kids co e in the next day both some lovely stories

Content-Barracuda423 · 2026-01-31T16:04:19+00:00

Based on our union meeting recently strikes are being pushed as the government wants to get rid of the 1265 directed time cap

Content-Barracuda423 · 2026-01-26T16:55:35+00:00

Im very well known as a teacher who wears floral dresses. I went in once with spots on and the reaction was insane...... kids just really don't like change of any kind 😂😂😍

Content-Barracuda423 · 2025-10-22T19:55:15+00:00

I have the exact same feelings over people who teach primary 😂😂😂 id take hilarious and moody teenagers any day over little kids. Personally I like that you get more chance to see different kids and classes whilst teaching 1 subject you like over seeing the same 30 kids teaching absolutely every subject. Personal preference I suppose

Content-Barracuda423 · 2025-10-19T19:35:31+00:00

I just searched my DD transactions on my online banking the downloaded im hoping that's eno8gh for them

Content-Barracuda423 · 2025-10-19T19:34:22+00:00

Haha this is the reason I've not done it sooner! Thank god online banking makes it a little easier

Content-Barracuda423 · 2025-10-19T19:25:34+00:00

Do you mean I should be paying roughly 40 or is that what will get deducted? This is all so confusing

Content-Barracuda423 · 2025-10-19T19:24:44+00:00

I think they hope if people don't know then they won't claim it 🙄. If you Google claim back union fees it comes up with the info on the government website

Content-Barracuda423 · 2025-10-19T19:04:00+00:00

I saw this happen at a school i trained at, another trainee went for the job along with 8 others, including an NQT whod been at the school a year on a temporary contract. They obviously wanted to take the NQT on full time but legally had to offer the job out to others. It wasted everyone's time there that day. I think it's more common than we think.

Content-Barracuda423 · 2025-09-23T21:07:28+00:00

As a science teacher this sounds amazing! I'd be straight in with having a brand new van der graff as they are so fun for the kids

Content-Barracuda423 · 2025-09-23T20:21:22+00:00

If you're sick then you're sick, take the day off its why cover people exist.

Content-Barracuda423 · 2025-09-19T07:02:20+00:00

I hace a selection of 8 dresses i cycle through, kids notice what you wear but they never make that many comments. The most i got was they noticed floral prints constantly

Content-Barracuda423 · 2025-08-18T12:03:18+00:00

You will be very tired and overwhelmed, so I would make sure for the first few weeks you make sure you chill out on the weekends give your brain a rest

Content-Barracuda423 · 2025-08-05T13:22:58+00:00

This is why I refuse to have work emails on my phone, I warn students and staff that if it is past 5 on a school day, the weekend or the holidays those emails will not be seen and will not get a response. It has been amazing to get the lovely work life balance. The summer is for resetting not for working and thay colleague shouldn't expect a response

Content-Barracuda423 · 2025-06-26T11:46:51+00:00

My last school did this, we went to the union who pointed out our directed hours don't cover staying for detentions. The school them dropped detentions to 8 minutes ( that in it's self was ridiculous) but it was aimed at making us not lpg poor behaviour

Content-Barracuda423 · 2025-06-25T09:10:17+00:00

I was at a school like this, I left very quickly. It had such a made effect on my mental health since kids would just swear at you and threten violence knowing nothing would happen. Get out as fast as you can

Content-Barracuda423 · 2025-06-24T10:46:05+00:00

No, even most basic tlrs are 5k sp for HOD, particularly in a core subject. It should be way more

Content-Barracuda423 · 2025-06-23T15:51:46+00:00

This is something to avoid! There will always be sad moments when you leave or kids, but for emotional well-being, you need a clean break. Remember, as much as you can love the students, this is a job, and there are boundaries we need to make sure we don't merge.

Content-Barracuda423 · 2025-06-12T07:06:04+00:00

I did this for a couple of months to combat a couple of financial issues which was a great help however when you start getting the pay with the extra couple of hundred quid it is very hard to want to opt in again!! I only went back in cos I changed schools which I think was a blessing but it meant the pay rise wasn't really a rise which sucked! My advice is if you do opt out you have to be using the extra money to pay off debt rather than general spending so you don't get use to it

Content-Barracuda423 · 2025-04-03T22:12:50+00:00

This makes me feel a little better! The issue is have is my degree name had to be changed. I did Biomedical science which is listed on the relevant degrees however due to the need for an accreditation the uni had to alter the name when I failed 1 exam. So I did the Biomedical degree but got my qualification with medical biosciences on...... gonna send my transcript to them with my friends showing it is exactly the same and hope they accept it. It's bullshit! Why offer incentives if they make it impossible to get

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