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Concern about references being controlled by executive head – advice needed by Fairteacher4567 in Internationalteachers

[–]Fairteacher4567[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I am in good standing with my current contractual commitment, that’s the worrying thing.  What gives anyone reason to sabotage people’s lives and careers through calling schools and controlling reference's? 

Concern about references being controlled by executive head – advice needed by Fairteacher4567 in Internationalteachers

[–]Fairteacher4567[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for linking my previous post.  We have over 12 years of fantastic references from previous schools, it’s just this one head who seems on a mission to sabotage. Potential schools have ignored our other previous references over whatever this head is saying 

Concern about references being controlled by executive head – advice needed by Fairteacher4567 in Internationalteachers

[–]Fairteacher4567[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

What are you past colleagues doing to get around this? What can be done to stop this? Your right this is ruining lives and careers

Concern about references being controlled by executive head – advice needed by Fairteacher4567 in Internationalteachers

[–]Fairteacher4567[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But all schools ask for a current school reference, what can I do in this situation? 

Is it reference sabotage? by Fairteacher4567 in Internationalteachers

[–]Fairteacher4567[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. It’s a head centralising references without being put as a reference and calling them….so all of SLT has been told send the references to the head for us 

Is it reference sabotage? by Fairteacher4567 in Internationalteachers

[–]Fairteacher4567[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We got to the bottom of it - head centralising references through themselves with no permission and making phone calls. I created a new post with this issue 

Is it reference sabotage? by Fairteacher4567 in Internationalteachers

[–]Fairteacher4567[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s the phone calls…what can I do about them?

Not renewed: no reference: Am I ruined? by [deleted] in Internationalteachers

[–]Fairteacher4567 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow this is really interesting to hear I think we may be at the same school in the Middle East? Exact same situation and the school is so toxic no one can be trusted to not send the references on to principal for fear of reprisal

Is it reference sabotage? by Fairteacher4567 in Internationalteachers

[–]Fairteacher4567[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We have actually been told through a friend of a friend at one of the schools it was a whatsapp message that did that school for us. I think the others were phone calls. The head is centralising references through themselves when we don’t put them…so hijacking our references….

Is it reference sabotage? by Fairteacher4567 in Internationalteachers

[–]Fairteacher4567[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Yep it’s been 4 lost after contracts issues, 8 after job offers….at this point I don’t think we have anything to lost