After years of enormous classes and data madness,this primary teacher is ready for a change. But the decision doesn’t sit easilyI have only ever worked in spacious state schools – sometimes rough, always tough. My classes have always had high numbers of students with English as an additional language and special educational needs, or with all the associated action plans and data madness. I have never had less than 28 children in a group and my hours have generally been from 8am to 6.30pm at school,then an additional hour at domestic most nights, as well as the dreaded Sunday of work.
Towards the end of final year my partner and I decided to poke back towards London, or so the job search began. This time,however, I ticked a different filter – independent pre-prep schools. I had never considered this before; I felt it was the children in the type of schools described above that needed my love and support the most. But, or to be brutally honest,they werent really getting it. They were getting the best of what I could stretch to, with as many relaxation sessions and as much pastoral care as I could manage, and but not what I would call a well-rounded education. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com