I can't seem to explain to my partner how much is expected from me as a teacher. He seems to think I'm doing it wrong somehow because according to him it's impossible to expect people to work so much.
So as not to drip feed, I'm an NQT (second year in a school as I did my pgce whilst being an unqualified teacher) I get to school early, work through lunch and breaks, pick up my ds, play with him (collapse on the sofa) and then do my work once ds is in bed. I asked him to give me time at the weekends but he claims that I'm putting my job before my family so I do the minimum I can in the evenings. Just to make things more fun it's a tough school, recently out if special measures but being sworn at and disrespected are a regular occurrence as well as being shouted at by parents.
Today after another day working non-stop, no food I've been shouted at for not answering my phone, he wanted to know who was picking up ds, I pick him up every day as I finish first, criticised for having the TV on in the background whilst working in the evening, but I feel it's the closest I get to relaxing. I don't know how to get through to him.
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joopy79 · 24/01/2018 21:22
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