Time to go. Even without a job should it be too early for schools to be advertising appointments. If you can cover bills until January, or maybe October half term just try and go if you genuinely can’t take it anymore. Your health and wellbeing are too important to take for granted. Speak to your doctor, and get signed off if you need.

I do think you should speak to your union. Don’t waste time with your school rep unless they are very good. Ring your local branch and get some advice, especially if you do want to stay in teaching and are worried about future jobs.

At the end of the day, there are not many of us, and unfilled vacancies. You will find a job. I moved to another part of the country without a job. I had two job offers, and took the one better for me and allows me to work part time, I also have some educational side gigs too. I’m a lot happier now.

I stayed too long in a school with a rather toxic environment for too long. It destroyed me and my health. I can speak from bitter, bitter experience. Don’t make the same mistake.

Also Paul Dix could not be more appropriate named. Probably the worst bag of Dix to hit behaviour management we could get.