This blog is retired now, but charts some of the final months in the job that I resigned from at the start of ANARCHIST ATHEIST PUNK ROCK TEACHER.
1 in 3 UK teachers are considering leaving the profession in the next five years. I’m currently one of them. This is a blog to reflect on my day to day struggle between personal wellbeing and being a teacher.
The Beginning of the End
On January 1st I made the leap. I emailed my resignation to my Head….
On The Last Term
“This has been an interesting term. Eyes open, I got to work day one with a positive attitude: let’s see how I feel about all this…“
How’s The Exam Marking Going?
This is a tweet I composed today but couldn’t be bothered to explain so didn’t end up sending…
Ce n'est pas un examen
When the government announced in January that exams in 2021 would be “cancelled” it was clear within minutes that they were not actually cancelled - they were simply going to be outsourced…
No Healing For A Broken People
I have been so encouraged over the last year at how much my school has tried to improve its equality, diversity and inclusion. Especially as so much of it has been student-led…
Please Load Paper
The blossom was lovely and the roads were moving smoothly. I was smiling and in a good mood as I neared the school. Sure - I had a morning duty to do up on the courts and a few jobs to complete before teaching started - but what lovely weather to stand around in ensuring the different year group bubbles stayed separated as they kicked their footballs around the playground.
And then I saw the buses…
Making It Up As I Go Along
Trying to make the most of the six weeks ahead and not worry too much about mixing with 300+ students a week for 50-100 minutes at a time in crowded and poorly ventilated rooms (at least I’ve had my first shot of the vaccine!) I arrived at work today with “improvisation” on my mind…