I know this isn't going back to work but it is work-related.
As many of you know I am teacher of ICT at a secondary school. I teach part time (60%) 3 days a week. I have been teaching now for 7.5 years, and I am at the top of the main pay scale. The school I work at is not a good school and may infact finally fail its OFSTED this half term - it is currently in serious weaknesses.
I used to love teaching but now I feel so fed up, stressed and upset with it all and don't know what to do. I go back tomorrow after half term and can already feel myself getting worked up about it. The children on the whole are poorly behaved (in all classes, not just mine), there seems little respect from children and parents for education, senior management feedback/support seems limited at times, discpline policies are no longer working and since being in serious weaknesses things seem to be getting worse again (they did improve briefly at the start). So what should I do?
DD is at a great nursery near school and loves it. She is 22 months and not due to start school (near home) until September 2006. I had hoped that I could stick this school out until then and then come and do either part time (not many pt jobs about though) or supply teaching in and around Sheffield. But now I don't think I can stick it out. To make matters worse my very supportive HoD has told nme that he has no intention of staying beyond this year as he is so demorialised with it and he is looking elsewhere all the time.
Dh is a well paid solicitor, and we are financial well off. But I don't want to not work - I want to be able to maintain our currennt life style and we need to keep saving for DD's school fees.
Should I risk it all and quit this summer, and start supply early? My friend does primary supply near here and is never short of jobs, and certainly there seems to be no shortage of supply jobs from speaking to other people.
But is it too much of a risk? Is it worth moving DD to a new nursery? Would she settle okay? Would I get her into a nursery which was good? What happens if people aren't telling me the truth and I get less than 3 days work lots of times? Oh, what should I do?
This has gotten quite long and I am starting to feel horrible again about it all, so going to stop now. Not sure what to do or what I expect anyone to be able to do or help. I just need to sort this out in my head I guess.
What would you do?
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Help! Should I quit and do supply? Or am I mad to risk it?
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Hulababy · 23/02/2004 15:36
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