I'm finding my new job so frustrating (I'm a teacher by the way). I'm in a position with no responsibility after 11 years of management (took this job at very short notice to get away from a bullying ex-boss and so that I can carry on working p/t for a while and be nearer home and the kids). I'm planning on 2 years at the most here before I go for promotion and more hours, either here or elsewhere if something suitable comes up. The dept I'm working in is quite old-fashioned and their results are OK-ish but not brilliant. They have been asked to look at how they improve things and they feel very 'got at' and don't think the Head has a point - they are blaming the kids. I can see LOADS of glaring holes in their curriculum and I'm finding it very very hard to try to keep my tongue between my teeth.
However, I do realise it's a sensitive issue and I've tried really hard to either keep a low profile or very very gently suggest certain things that might help. One of the people in charge of Key STage 3 actually asked me for advice the other day on how to improve standards in one particular area so we had a discussion, I went away and wrote her a (very gentle) list of key points she might want to look at and left it in her tray on Weds morning. Today she could hardly bear to even look at me, let alone acknowledge what I'd given her. SHe did everything she could to avoid talking about it and it really pissed me off! Even if she said 'thanks but no thanks - your ideas are crap' I'd at least be ale to respond!
There are another two people like her in the dept - they look at me with some kind of FEAR and fascination when I talk with any enthusiasm about the job, the kids, the lessons. I'm getting really really frustrated. I'm really trying not to be 'know-it-all' and overbearing. It's all so backwards though. I could cry.
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Moomin · 08/11/2007 18:07
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