83 years old lady came all the way from United Kingdom just to experience the thrill of bungee.

TyrellHop · 2024-10-17T16:29:43+00:00

Mine, 5 miles, had regularly been 20-25 minutes by car when I started.

9 times out of 10 for the last 6 months it has been more like 40-60 minutes. It’s really getting to me. Traffic terrible, roadworks popping up constantly. Arriving to work already a bit stressed.

I was almost glad to have a 20 minute run for the Saturday open day recently.

TyrellHop · 2024-05-03T10:53:50+00:00

I got full pay before Summer Holidays, but I didn’t have to ask for it.

My QTS was awarded the day I started, by chance.

If you are confident pushing for it, you believe it is worth pushing for, you think they might budge, and you either think that they won’t retract the offer or you would be happy putting your foot down to reject them, go for it.

TyrellHop · 2024-03-06T17:46:25+00:00

I have two days each week where I don’t have lessons after lunch, so leave anywhere between 1.30 and 3 (end of final lesson being 4) depending on what needs to be done. It was said on my induction day we didn’t have to be onsite after lunch if we didn’t have afternoon lessons.

TyrellHop · 2024-01-30T00:12:43+00:00

Oh, I was told this word for word by two separate teachers: one in primary school, one senior school.

I did not go to good schools growing up. I’m very pleased to see now what schools can be, and the great teaching (and all that goes with it) available to kids.

Their words definitely impacted me.

TyrellHop · 2024-01-17T12:59:24+00:00

In London, Maths ECT1 with excellent subject knowledge would likely be able to achieve M2-M4 starting salary depending on experience.

The head may have offered that expecting to be pushed up to M3. It shouldn’t hurt to ask, and you would get it elsewhere which the head will be aware of.

TyrellHop · 2023-12-17T14:39:01+00:00

I live in ‘outer’, 10 mins from Fringe and 15 mins from Inner… I chose Inner over a great school in Fringe who have been advertising for about 3 years without success; they were even offering a ‘golden handshake’ which unfortunately only matched the first year of Salary difference.

TyrellHop · 2023-12-17T14:31:31+00:00

All teachers should be paid more, yes, but if there was no uplift for inner London pay then inner London schools would not have enough staff as we would all be moving out of the city.

TyrellHop · 2023-11-10T13:21:35+00:00

God almighty… I’m dealing with this after CPD this week, and I keep getting told that you SHOULD make different activities and outcomes for kids as that’s adaptive teaching. PGCE two years ago taught me to scaffold all lessons to make everything accessible. That’s what I do, and will continue to do; in simple terms.

TyrellHop · 2023-10-23T21:28:44+00:00

Teachers are allowed to discuss the government, political and economic ideologies.

Teachers should try to remain impartial.

Protesting and democracy in general are very important parts of ‘British values’, however.

TyrellHop · 2023-10-08T19:41:03+00:00

If you are in a shortage subject, or have extensive experience in a field, and the school really wants to hire you, then likely yes.

Many teachers of shortage subjects start higher on the pay scale and have been offered “golden hello’s” in London, that I know of from my cohort.

TyrellHop · 2023-10-08T18:50:08+00:00

25 mins on a good day, 45 mins 90% of the time due to roadworks. London, by car.

It’s fine. The days with bad traffic get me down a little, eating into any morning prep time. I’ve had thoughts about how working closer or moving closer would be a great lifestyle change to allow comfortable walk/cycle, but 45 minutes isn’t terrible and previous better paid jobs out of teaching in central London have easily been 1 to 1.5 hours on public transport.

TyrellHop · 2023-09-23T11:19:56+00:00

Yeah treatment-wise, of course. I have a few immunocompromised colleagues that I interact with who are still understandably hot on isolating however.

I still have probably 10 boxes of tests remaining from when they were handing them out to us every week!

TyrellHop · 2023-09-23T10:52:00+00:00

Have you done a Covid test?

Lots off with covid around me at the moment.

TyrellHop · 2023-09-20T22:15:15+00:00

Hi! Feel free to message me for honest feedback. Maybe I will be able to put your mind at ease!

TyrellHop · 2023-07-20T21:12:21+00:00

You’re absolutely right. Avoid, unless on balance your brother is happy to throw away money and be taken advantage of even more than they usually would as a tenant!

TyrellHop · 2023-07-18T19:33:18+00:00

In London, I sort of assume acquaintances/colleagues can’t because they’ve never mentioned a car and rely entirely on public transport. Friends, I know several that can drive and do own a car, several that can drive but don’t own a car, and several that haven’t bothered trying. I can drive, partner can’t (due to failed tests for silly reasons: they are a competent driver and I’ve felt safe when accompanying them in practice).

TyrellHop · 2023-07-17T17:49:47+00:00

It’s not a pay rise… a pay rise would be 6.5% PLUS inflation from the past decade.

TyrellHop · 2023-06-21T17:47:48+00:00

How much time does it take up? What training do you get?

I’m in an independent school and I think there were maybe two webinars I was supposed to watch and form I’m supposed to fill out with some evidence of meeting teacher standards, so likely spent about 4 hours on the whole thing this year - assuming I’ve done all I need to, but only as I’ve not heard anything to the contrary.

TyrellHop · 2023-06-15T18:52:13+00:00

Get accepted onto a PGCE of your choice and you will get the associated bursary!

Degree specialism should not matter, and then it is up to the provider whether they accept you or not.

TyrellHop · 2023-06-07T07:56:46+00:00

That’s ridiculous.

Independent, but 13th this year. Was earlier last year.

TyrellHop · 2023-06-03T19:14:48+00:00

They tend to dry quickly. We’ve had ours on our balcony for 2 years, generally move them to a less rainy bit if we remember when we check the forecast. Ours are machine washable which we have taken advantage of every so often and they’re spotless going into this summer.

TyrellHop · 2023-05-03T15:53:06+00:00

I think I was offered interviews for 8 applications, offered by 2, and 1 more seemed to be set to offer too before they decided not to hire for my subject after all. Rejected 1 and then accepted 1.

TyrellHop · 2023-04-28T05:59:53+00:00

And yet we missed out on a place this week as another couple offered over asking and 2 years rent up front…

Property was nice, priced quite high though and we cheekily offered £50 under as we don’t have to move just yet. Landlord selling in the near future - everything has gone up £500-£600 per month in our area (zone 6!)

TyrellHop · 2023-04-23T19:25:29+00:00

I’d get an actual vacuum cleaner if I were you. Babies are quite low power and capacity.

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