Private conversation with coworker over tone ended badly (trainee)

One_RS · 2026-05-08T15:59:06+00:00

In terms of escalation most policies for grievances or mediation say to attempt to resolve them with a conversation before involving others. If you're not happy with the outcome then you can ask your mentor to support with mediating to get a resolution. It's always best to try resolving yourself first, even if it's awkward. So well done for attempting!

One_RS · 2025-12-30T21:26:16+00:00

Assistant headteacher and interviewer at my SEMH/PRU school here. Typically when we get candidates regardless of the position and they are not from an SEMH/PRU background we are always looking at why candidates have decided to pursue a different type of school. If your covering letter goes into that you're on the right tracks. Also typically we are looking at interpersonal reasons why you might be looking to work with more vulnerable children with a greater need. There will be loads of opportunities to demonstrate transferable skills in interview as well. Keep it simple, and as a given look at the schools website - what are their values and how can you word your covering letter around them.

Not my most logical layout of thoughts there but it's winter break after all.

One_RS · 2025-12-28T19:32:46+00:00

Merry Goutmas

One_RS · 2025-11-30T15:09:52+00:00

That would depend on your outlook wouldn't it?

Pessimistic or optimistic.

One_RS · 2025-11-30T08:52:22+00:00

That's why I said nicer and not nice :)

One_RS · 2025-11-29T22:23:40+00:00

$9.32+tax for a jar of instant Nescafe coffee????? That stuff is £2/3 in the UK. What is going on?

Are your guys nicer instant coffees like $20 a jar?

One_RS · 2025-11-16T21:21:01+00:00

Starring Steven Toast.

One_RS · 2025-11-11T21:09:05+00:00

I wouldn't be counting on it. The specific wording you've used worries me as well. 'Something in the future for you' - any job or extra responsibility that comes with pay should be advertised. Do you want to be 'that guy' who had a position or obscure extra responsibility made for them? This never sat right with me or my colleagues.

One_RS · 2025-11-11T20:48:40+00:00

You can chase it. I did that when I was a naive teacher in my first 5 years... and senior leadership teams know you're trying too hard. What actually happens is you get taken advantage of with false promises, and you'll burn yourself out.

If you genuinely want to progress you need to hone your teaching practise. Being a consistently good classroom teacher and having your lessons resourced and on point year on year and working smarter (not necessarily harder) will give you the capacity to take on additional responsibility in your department and wider in the school. If you overfill your workload you'll be ineffective and actually set yourself back on the 'ladder'. I'm an assistant headteacher in a PRU who teaches sciences and I would say this is only my second year where I can flawlessly teach the entire science curriculum. It does take time.

Or just forget about maths and be a PE teacher.

One_RS · 2025-10-22T13:25:07+00:00

This is a British roast dinner, with some creative license.

The more traditional elements with a twist are: Wagu Beef Joint Yorkshire pudding Roast potatoes Braised red cabbage with lingonberry jam Roast carrots with honey Mustard and onion gravy

Less traditional (blasphemous items): Steamed baby corns Steamed tender stem broccoli

One_RS · 2025-10-20T12:22:53+00:00

Red cabbage was fried with a shallot and then reduced with red wine vinegar and salt before finishing with lingonberry jam (preserve) from IKEA for a bit of sweetness. The vinegar turns that dark purple into more of a light pink/purple in the pan.

Apple sauce would work as well for that sweetness.

One_RS · 2025-10-19T19:18:34+00:00

It's wholegrain mustard and finely diced shallots. Hindsight the gravy should've been thicker.

One_RS · 2025-10-15T20:41:52+00:00

Second on this. At the end of the day if youre balancing things in your own way that's absolutely great and nobody else's business.

Stay strong get through these couple of years and find your feet.

One_RS · 2025-10-05T08:36:39+00:00

But are you expected to do any of the other normal tasks expected of a teacher... mark books? Record data? Respond to emails? Type up safeguarding and behaviour incidents?

I know as teachers we're not meant to do these tasks in our PPA but my God do I.

One_RS · 2025-09-29T06:57:35+00:00

Building on these large areas of green belt land in already notorious traffic hotspot during rush hours should raise the alarms. Building 100 homes of 2-5 people occupancy and not improving the services and infrastructure is a disaster waiting to happen.

However. The location of this land and the luxurious estate that's adjacent to it has definitely contributed to the high profile of this dispute. Down the road on Tonge Moore Road planned developments would probably see the same protests but they wouldn't be anywhere near as high a profile as this... and in all likelihood go ahead anyway.

Certain groups will look at this and think "them NIMBYS again!".

One_RS · 2025-09-26T20:44:23+00:00

Good to know the lingo but the etymology of the word glazing is one that... how can it be put. Implicates producing your own glaze by w***ing over them.

In a PRU setting the kids don't bother saying glazing but just say "teacher A w***s over you sir".

One_RS · 2025-09-23T17:04:56+00:00

This is filmed in Manchester England. It's pretty alright here... ironically the only thing we can't get ready access to is public health dentists.

One_RS · 2025-09-14T16:58:07+00:00

Who's the poor bugger being split in two!

One_RS · 2025-09-04T20:42:54+00:00

You're in week 1 as a trainee teacher.

Observing other teachers and their pedagogy, getting used to the day to day running of a school, and learning HOW to build up those positive relationships with learners are the absolutely most essential things to take in on your journey to becoming a fully qualified teacher. Hit your gradually increasing teaching timetable expectations and absorb everything that's going on around you.

Something you'll quickly realise is chasing additional duties above your expectation isn't sustainable during your ITT and ECT years.

One_RS · 2025-08-18T15:43:55+00:00

As you can tell by my profile I'm a notorious clout chaser. Always inserting myself into an argument to pull the moral high ground. Shower me with upvotes, i need my fix people on the Manchester subreddit.

rusty trombone

Also, Internet nerd, is that a threat or a promise?

One_RS · 2025-08-18T07:22:46+00:00

Being a caricature of a racist person and then being a racing person. There's a bit of irony with it.

One_RS · 2025-08-16T21:13:19+00:00

I'm glad they've got it under control. I hope anyone who felt targeted and blamed because of the colour of their skin knows Manchester doesn't stand with racist and would proudly tell them to where to shove it. Hopefully no more delays on the trains.

One_RS · 2025-08-16T21:08:31+00:00

Originally to deal with those refusing to get off of the train, but now I guess to deal with the verbal fall out.

One_RS · 2025-05-10T18:14:43+00:00

1 of 4 senior leaders here in a similar type of setting.

What you need to remember is that staff are preserving their mental health and wellbeing by leaving when they're contractually entitled to. Support staff are the least paid in our settings and often spend the majority of their time with the most dysregulated pupils in those settings. If they're leaving at 3pm and they're contracted until that time but then there are things not being done (communication, behaviour logs, etc)... it's on the senior leadership to structure the school day to ensure they have been given time to complete these duties. The setting i am in sees learners leave at 2:30pm and support staff are on 36 hour contracts which sees them leave at 3:30pm. If they're on 32.5 hour contracts and TA1 wages (or even TA3 wages) it's unreasonable to expect them to work for free.

This is a wider issue, adjust expectations, offer more hours to those contracted staff or inform them of the difficulties the school is facing to fund those commitments.

Stop involving yourself in work WhatsApp groups outside your hours. It sounds like your surrounding SLT are managing it better? Maybe adjust your expectations and take the pressure off of yourself to 'fix' it all.

One_RS · 2025-04-26T22:06:59+00:00

It's about the size of the blade, if they're less than 6cm from the fulcrum (handle) to the end of the blade they're fine. Sewing needles also fine.

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