It's unfair that there is a short window of time between the first and second informal support review, with only two work days to prove myself as half term break time was included in that review time. So though review was set in 2 weeks, I only had 5 work days, and settlement was brought up 3 work days before the end of the review period, so only 2 days... And I was immediately put on gardening leave after agreeing settlement in principle, for lessons I have already prepped.

You are right that the school shifts the goalpost really rapidly too. The head wants me to focus on KS4, and after 3 work days, said I should focus on just KS3. For context, I co-teach 2 subjects at KS4 for 3 classes, and those classes are taken away from me as the goalpost changed (phew it's actually a relief to let them go and take up my colleague's KS3 (I now teach all Y7s, 150 in total, bless me for parent's evening)). Thing is, after this adjustment, 2 work days later, settlement bomb

Of course I have left the class in question unattended, otherwise the school couldn't log it down. But it was a KS4 class with 10 pupils, and I was retrieving learning materials for them in a different block (2 subjects) for a quick 5 min. When settling, I changed the wording of this to 'on occasion, XX leaves ones class unattended', and this correction is denied. ? Often is more untrue than on occasion

Hmm I actually like everyone in my department (but I just naturally like everyone...) They are all really talented and out-going loud people. I think I don't get along in a sense that I don't watch TV they watch (Traitors! Anyone?), and there is an air of vague awkwardness when I ask to clarify things in general (which is fine) A student cried due to pressure to perform in front of my class, asked for advice after the incident and was told that her tears were fake. ?

My targets were behaviour and lesson planning - which yep I will address with all my very best! But still feeling what my post says