Staff Room!!!

Bloody hell half term already?? Only been back 5 minutes. Roll on next week though

Errm....we're on 1/2 term

Who's had something funny happen this week? Having a hard week here and I need some light relief

Hi catok come sit in my TA corner we can sharpen pencils together and cut out contour maps from cardboard

Been into work today and I feel much better about going back next week. Feel like I have been out of it since October as have been so in and out being ill. Was also nervous about leaving my 1:1 and changing classes but saw the class teacher today ( I get on well with her anyway ) and had a chat about the new child and she wants me to 1:1 him at first til he settles in and see what his abilities are etc.

Hi, just saw this thread. I gave up teaching to move abroad with dh in the Forces. Am thinking of doing supply at the local international school, but they don't teach my subject.

In the UK I teach KS3, 4 and 5 RE, year 7 and 8 history and geography, PHSE, and Citizenship to year 8 and 9. I have also been known to teach drama.

To keep my hand in whilst abroad I mark GCSE RE for a well known exam board online.

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hi everyone
please help me on my interveiw lesson!

Hi catok - don't you just love ADHD - specially on a Friday afternoon!!

((very nervous hello, and can I sit in the TA corner with Whizzz, please? I won't use all the hot water without refilling the kettle!))
I was a primary teacher before DS with SN came along, currently a happy secondary TA, working with big range of SN.
Alfiesbabe - 1200 pupils, SENCo does about 30% teaching, probably about 150 on register inc. 8 integrated PD kids.
'Tis fun watching different teachers - today lovely ADHD Y9 threw open glue sticks at the white board - cover supervisor ducked!!
Have a good weekend y'all!

Does anybody else wish they did a job where they left at the end of the day and forgot about it, and didn't havae any planning/prep/marking to do?
Having a blue day!!

Hurrah! Well done on both counts. The TA stuff will be interesting anyway and give you an good insight into Y6. The big interview will be good experience as well, and you never know... could be just what you're looking for. Sounds like a nice school at any rate. OOoooo, exciting!

Well Im being observed by one of the LEA Bigwigs after half term in relation to going for an AST position, so have got to pull a super-duper Tommy Cooper lesson out of the bag for that. Have started my application as well and it's a lever-arch file's worth,... which is nice!

Have a nice half term and try not to get too nervous! Let me know of you need to know anything about Englishy-type things/changes from the past 2 years.

Well I got a job today!

TA in dd1s primary school (with Y5/6) so not exactly challenging , but will bring a few££ in and get me back into a school environment.

And the Big Job (Head of Yr/English; fulltime from Sept) that I applied for want to interview me in 2 weeks. Yikes!

Quiet this week, I have spoken to the deputy head this am and from after half term I am leaving my 1:1 and going to KS2 (can I still come here then???) except for Weds pm when I will go back to 6th form to sign. After 6 1/2 years with him[gulp]

I went to school in Edinburgh, but then went South for Uni PGCE. It seemed like a Good Idea at the time.

A private school might take your teaching years into consideration when deciding your pay, even though you are a 'probationer' - I guess they'd have that flexibility.

Blleeeuurrggghhhhh.....!
Yr9s on a Thursday afternoon - give me ^strength'.

I can't wait for 3.20 tomorrow: holidays here I come!
I have well and truly earned my week away at Center Parks

I think it is because I went to an English university and qualified in England and all my teaching has been in England, If you are from Edinburgh you probably trained/qualified here did you? if so you'll be Ok.

The really depressing thing is DH company is being taken over. His job has always been rock soild and well paid. You never know with a new company do you. If we hadn't moved here I could have worked but now I can't provide the safety net. As a probationer I would get paid much less than my teaching years deserve so I couldn't keep the family.

I thought about private schools too but the adverts say you need to be registered to apply. As I only have provisional registration (going to full if I pass probation) I guess I'd be a probationer there too. I think it would count to do the 270 days in a private school though. The blurb just says it must be done in a mainstream school.

That's grim figleaf. I didn't realise this when I trained and can now never go home to Edinburgh to teach.
Maybe private sector for you? Edinburgh is heaving with private schools, but I dont think the rest of Scotland is like that.

I cried all yesterday afternoon. The General teaching council for Scotland will register me to teach Technology but only as a probationer. I've been H.O.F at a Tech Coll, set up a C.T.C and H.O.D by the end of my first year in teaching.(I would say the first time I was a probationer but I passed probation after a term then). They are currently saying 270 days probation but will review the situation after they see my references. Sigh!

I'm MFl and it's now optional post 14. Sigh.

Well after 4 months on/off sick I am going back to work after half term. Sick note is up tomorrow and I have no reason to renew can't wait for RL conversation!!!!!!!!!

BUT think I am going back f/t am desparate for o/t after being off sick and have been offered the extra days in another class so have taken them. I have offered to let my jobshare have my 1:1 full time and I'll go to the other class full time (instead of us swapping halfway through the week)but it hasn't been suggested to her yet. I am torn as I prefer to move BUT have been with him 6 1/2 years and he leaves this time.