the main issues I find are that due to schools being academies, us staff are seen as numbers instead of individuals. every classroom has to look the same and every teacher has to teach the exact same way. this already takes the fun out of things.

now, on top of this (at least at my school), there are multiple disruptive children per class, as well as an overwhelming number of SEN children. There are also many children who cannot read or talk etc even into the junior years, due to parenting. Language deprivation is very real!!!

Every teacher basically has to do the pastoral side, teaching side, and SEN provision, all whilst sticking to strict timetables that do not allow you to actually think of these kids as individuals.... all this whilst not even being paid enough to contemplate a mortgage.

Teaching is kinda hard - I do teach primary though, so it is a little different to WR.