I'm in need of some advice and people's past experiences, but I am quite worried about posting as I have a suspicion my head might be a mumsnetter. However, I feel I need to give detail for the best help.
I am a reception teacher and joined my school as a NQT I started off so passionate and knowledgable about EYFS but the school has completely knocked my confidence and continually challenged my practice, imposed a more formal environment and stifled my ideas in exchange for a really formulaic and bland curriculum. I stayed on naively thinking things would improve with QTS and a new partner teacher. My head was really positive about me at the end of the year. She said all the right things and I did always plan on staying two years before moving. Anyway, new year and it was exactly the same if not worse. I felt like I was always the odd one out because I had a family and did not want to start at 7 and leave at 7 like the rest. There is a crazy work load with lots of pressure.
I went on maternity leave half way through the year and a new teacher took over my class. I will be meeting with my head to discuss returning back in January, the week before so I get paid over Christmas. I would like to go part time (3days) I have multiple worries: they will say no to going part time, they won't have a position for me, they will offer me a role teaching upper primary which I really don't want, they will be funny about me returning the week before the holidays. I see myself as an inconvenience for the school so I don't think they will be very welcoming to me returning and may be looking to push me out.
The worst bit is that the school has really beaten me down and I don't think any school would want me particularly as I want to be in EYFS. Any advice? I haven't seen many teachers return after maternity so really don't know how it all works. TIA.
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EYFSteacherreturns · 11/09/2017 20:46
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