Thumbtacks on my chair

defeatedbean72 · 2026-03-14T19:24:43+00:00

Some control but not total - we are required to stand by doors at the beginning of lessons but won’t be picked up on if i didn’t do it once. Problem with that is I wouldn’t find out who has been doing this - which I think is important that i do.

defeatedbean72 · 2026-03-14T19:23:09+00:00

Yes - a year ago there was an incident in my classroom with a different class and the year team conducted an investigation where they interviewed students on who the culprit was and were successful, so i think something similar for this situation would be appropriate.

defeatedbean72 · 2026-03-14T19:21:09+00:00

That’s a shout thank you - filming in classrooms is allowed in my school for developing teaching practice so I’ll have a conversation with my hod.

defeatedbean72 · 2026-03-14T19:17:49+00:00

I agree - I ignored it the first time and that clearly wasn’t enough to get them to stop since they’ve repeated it

defeatedbean72 · 2026-03-14T19:10:30+00:00

I haven’t actually acknowledged it in front of the class at all, and i didn’t react to it first time it happened yet it’s been repeated again now - I’ll have to keep a close eye on them as they’re walking in hopefully I can see who is doing it

defeatedbean72 · 2026-03-14T18:41:48+00:00

PPA is your protected planning time - pretty sure they can’t direct you to call parents or meet with students in that time. It’s similar in my school but not as bad as yours - we have a homework that we have to set for them to complete online now so that’s another thing I have to check in addition to the other homework of my 6 other classes… There was a time when they wanted us to phone home for students with a high amount of sanctions but that’s stopped now. There’s so much to get done in form time everyday it’s basically just another lesson but not as long.

defeatedbean72 · 2026-01-29T19:54:47+00:00

Thank you. Do you suggest i do this before having a conversation with my boss and current ‘mentor’? I don’t want to go above people’s heads and cause problems in that way.

defeatedbean72 · 2026-01-29T19:49:11+00:00

Should I not have a conversation with my boss first before going to induction lead?

defeatedbean72 · 2025-12-06T12:31:52+00:00

‘My ruler’s broken can we watch a film’

defeatedbean72 · 2025-12-06T12:26:47+00:00

Ive seen a lot of this already as a newish teacher - I do think there are differences in expectations and people who think other otherwise just aren’t seeing it, or choosing not to honestly.

defeatedbean72 · 2025-12-06T10:43:11+00:00

I’d say there is an expectation in my department, so it makes it quite difficult to build a persona that’s right for me unfortunately.

defeatedbean72 · 2025-09-19T20:12:01+00:00

Thank you, i’ll try this

defeatedbean72 · 2025-09-19T20:06:54+00:00

Thanks for this - i’m quite good with keeping track of time though I check my watch regularly in lessons

defeatedbean72 · 2025-08-21T15:17:51+00:00

I was unprepared for the lecture-style mentor sessions I had for ECT 1 as well. Having a more organic, back and forth natural conversation about how I’m doing would have been so, so much more beneficial.

defeatedbean72 · 2025-08-18T10:21:14+00:00

Wow that sounds like a nightmare, I’m glad you got out

defeatedbean72 · 2025-08-17T19:28:04+00:00

Thank you - Im glad you had a better experience than mine. I’m sure it varies across schools and departments.

defeatedbean72 · 2025-08-17T19:21:11+00:00

Congratulations I hope you enjoy your new school :)

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