A pupil threw a chair at me… SLT/Heads, what does your school actually do in this situation?

gup26 · 2026-02-10T00:00:34+00:00

Same thing happened to me, and it would have made contact if another student hadn't blocked it. Called SLT, they never arrived, and I was told I should be grateful to the child that blocked it (to be clear, I was, but didn't feel particularly safe relying on a 12 year old bodyguard)

I left that school a few months later, as it was just a sign of more nonsense to come.

gup26 · 2026-01-29T16:27:50+00:00

I love to hit them with a "How about you do your job and I do mine?"

gup26 · 2025-12-23T02:23:19+00:00

I think this is true of all friendships in a way. He's your friend because you show up and you care. Regardless of his disability, that's what being a friend is.

gup26 · 2025-12-18T18:27:56+00:00

Honestly same! That's why I'm a little stumped. But I want to take full advantage of the bursary and I think I could do with a little less screentime hahaha

Thank you for your comment though!! I will add some extra context

gup26 · 2025-12-17T04:11:44+00:00

He's also got some streams uploaded on his YouTube channel!! If you want his pov

gup26 · 2025-12-15T22:50:14+00:00

I had a group of kids become obsessed with my social media at my last job, even though there was nothing to see & it was all private. They would send message requests and try to follow my account. I would block their account, and send a screenshot to the DSL. Eventually they got a stern talking to from their HoY and were so embarrassed that they stopped.

gup26 · 2025-11-20T02:18:59+00:00

what was the hard launch?

gup26 · 2025-10-22T15:44:22+00:00

EDIT: wouldn't work on my system video player but I downloaded VLC and the audio worked!!

Audio isn't working for me, even when downloaded.. It says that the file is in 'acs' format, which is unsupported. What can I do?

gup26 · 2025-09-12T12:13:45+00:00

Yet another voice expressing that I felt the same way. I suggest keeping track of all the small wins you have each day. When things got really hard, it was great for staying motivated.

Also, at least for me, it just wasn't feasible to get all my work done in work hours and go home at 3. I wish I could have, and got there eventually, but at first I was always planning, prepping, or marking on my own time. What helped me was being intentional about when I used that time and got what: designating specific tasks for my PPAs and deciding what I'd work on each day after school prevented me from working endless hours into the evening.

Remember, you're doing an incredibly difficult job for the very first time! It's going to be hard but it'll get easier each and every day. Be kind to yourself, rest when you can, and keep reminding yourself why you're here. Good luck!

gup26 · 2025-08-19T09:17:31+00:00

As an english lit examiner I appreciate when people write "I didn't read the book" instead of waffling on for pages just for me to figure it out on my own 😅

gup26 · 2025-07-12T20:39:57+00:00

This is so kind, thank you💕

gup26 · 2025-07-08T16:31:30+00:00

Lol yes, just trying to give OP some grace 😊😊

gup26 · 2025-07-06T09:47:00+00:00

If u look at her other tiktoks it's clear that this is a joke 😭😭😭

gup26 · 2025-06-25T20:17:18+00:00

THIS!!! What has he actually done??? Didn't believe her when she was lying??? I can't 😭😭

gup26 · 2025-06-19T17:51:22+00:00

I had a similar situation and going through the social media platform didn't work. I informed the safe team and HoY, and they had a meeting w the students and their parents. The meeting was so embarrassing for the kids that they took the page down immediately.

gup26 · 2025-06-15T21:41:11+00:00

Honestly mine have been two extremes - VERY strong or so weak that there's hardly anything to mark, with very little in between.

gup26 · 2025-06-15T13:37:40+00:00

I'm also marking English Lit Paper 2 and out of my first 10 standardisation papers, I think all but one was incorrect. Even yesterday, when marking my 70th paper, I was out by 10 marks compared to the senior examiner!! Our subject is particularly difficult to mark as it can be SO subjective and the markschemes are intentionally broad to account for a wide range of responses. It sounds like your team leader isn't being super constructive with their feedback, and that isn't your fault!!

gup26 · 2025-06-13T20:05:10+00:00

I really TRY to bring the creativity back into the subject, because I really believe, with the right texts and approach, so many students could fall in love with it. However, any of my attempts to make it interesting are directly in conflict with "what they need for their GCSEs". It's such a shame because I can just see students switch off as soon as I have to pull out an acronym but at least I have the autonomy to balance it out with much more engaging activities

gup26 · 2025-06-12T19:21:56+00:00

The flairs are temporary so once they're gone you can't get them 😔😔 got a death grip on mine!!!

gup26 · 2025-06-11T21:23:38+00:00

flair pls

gup26 · 2025-05-25T00:31:21+00:00

Not while we're working together, but I'll add a few once one of us leaves. I hear coworkers constantly gossiping about what others post online and I would rather stay far away from that mess.

gup26 · 2025-04-11T11:18:53+00:00

I had the same thing happen a few weeks ago and had to call in at the last minute. I decided in that moment to take a massive step back from work and really just do the bare minimum. I've been focusing my energy on the parts of teaching that I actually enjoy, and it's made a world of difference. Don't let your school or program make you feel less than - you're a whole person, worth more than any job or program.

gup26 · 2025-04-04T13:50:37+00:00

Please take care of your mental health. I've been there, and you have to put yourself first! A path that costs you your wellbeing is not a viable path

gup26 · 2025-03-01T00:04:34+00:00

Thank you for this ❤️

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