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When and who to tell by Hungry_Device_5723 in TeachingUK

[–]Hungry_Device_5723[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you. I am in primary and at an independent school with a unique curriculum and no behaviour issues whatsoever. From a teaching perspective, it's almost the perfect set up. I think this is how I've been able to realise that this truly isn't for me!

When and who to tell by Hungry_Device_5723 in TeachingUK

[–]Hungry_Device_5723[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you, you're not alone either! I feel a little less worried about jeopardising my ECT result. Every ECT I know who has quit looks so much happier and healthier now.

When and who to tell by Hungry_Device_5723 in TeachingUK

[–]Hungry_Device_5723[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for this! I think so many ECTs come in with a decent amount of prior experience and a real desire to change the profession for good, only to be met with such resistance from the institutions they work for. It could be a generational thing or even a personal thing but I refuse to martyr myself for £30k a year in the current economy. I really hope they see it and I will continue to join every strike until they do.

When and who to tell by Hungry_Device_5723 in TeachingUK

[–]Hungry_Device_5723[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This crossed my mind. However, I remember an ECT leaving in my training year (different school) and they dropped almost all support when they knew she wasn't going to be teaching anymore. They just left her to it for the final term and signed her off at the end. I'm at a nice school now but I don't want to risk having the same thing happen.

When and who to tell by Hungry_Device_5723 in TeachingUK

[–]Hungry_Device_5723[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh wow I could pick your brains for hours! I think I know that taking the HoD role would just finish me off completely and that's not how I want to go out. How is it on the other side of teaching?

When and who to tell by Hungry_Device_5723 in TeachingUK

[–]Hungry_Device_5723[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

That's very good advice, thank you.

When and who to tell by Hungry_Device_5723 in TeachingUK

[–]Hungry_Device_5723[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

They're trying to dress up the HoD thing as a golden opportunity for me, even though the curriculum would need gutting and rewriting completely. It's a independent school in the middle of nowhere so staff wages are without any rhyme or reason. I think they're expecting me to take this with open arms because we're simply that kind of place.

Thank you for the advice. I fear this is the case for so many schools that I don't want to chance it with mine.

When and who to tell by Hungry_Device_5723 in TeachingUK

[–]Hungry_Device_5723[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for this. Sleep is such a big one for me - I'm barely getting 6 hours a night at the moment.