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Staff Room!!!

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ScienceTeacher · 27/01/2008 14:42

It was suggested on another thread that we should have a staff room, so I thought I'd bite the bullet and start one.

Shall we introduce ourselves?

I teach Science (Physics A-level and GCSE Chemistry plus the usual general science in KS3, and also KS3 Geography). I work in a small girls' independent school. I started this job in September having spent two years in contract and supply. This was a getting back to teaching after an 8-year maternity leave.

I am a mum to five children from 16 (gcse!) TO 5.

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ilovewashingnappies · 20/05/2008 22:38

WHich b@as^ards decided to change all the A level; specs while I was on maternity leave?!?!?!

Am going on a training course on Thurs. Please god let it hold the answers.....

crunchynutter · 16/05/2008 20:08

My car is FULL of work! What a great weekend i'm in for haha... It may have to stay in the boot until late tomorrow night!

MaureenMLove · 14/05/2008 22:36

Thanks Roisin. GMB has been talked about at my school, so I think I'll make enquiries tomorrow.

Its going really well still. The children are getting used to seeing me around and we have been assigned a faculty. I'm in English, which is a strong teaching department, so that helps! the corridor is always quiet! When they've asked me who I am and I explain that there'll be no more supply teachers, the kids seem genuinely pleased. I'm really getting into it!

roisin · 14/05/2008 22:25

MMlove: definitely sign up with a Union. You never know what might happen, or what unfounded accusations you might face. I've never needed my union, but I like the fact that I know they are there!

NUT don't accept CS, I'm not sure about NASUWT. You can join Unison or GMB I think.

I am with ATL, because there's a good rep in school, but also because they cover teachers, TAs, and CSs, and other support staff, and I figure in case of a whole-class-responsibility-crisis/situation, might be better-experienced to offer support than a union who doesn't represent teachers iyswim.

MaureenMLove · 14/05/2008 22:22

It was deserted today! I didn't have anything interesting to add to the conversation that was going on either! I'll make a big effort to get in there tomorrow. I do lurk every day though!

Shoshe · 14/05/2008 21:45

Mo You've deserted us!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Gone up in the world our humble staff room not good enough

MaureenMLove · 14/05/2008 21:25

Oh thanks ST! I wasn't sure if I should or not. All the CS's are new at our school, they've never had them before! I'll ask Roisin, next time I see her, who she's with!

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ScienceTeacher · 14/05/2008 21:17

I have a feeling that CS sign up to the local authority union, Unison, rather than the teaching unions. I'm sure your supervisors can advise.

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MaureenMLove · 14/05/2008 19:10

Hi all. I was just wondering, I'm a new cover supervisor and should I sign up to a union? And if so, which one would you recommend? Thanks!

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ScienceTeacher · 11/05/2008 19:40

Welcome, Klimtum!

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crunchynutter · 11/05/2008 19:15

Hello! I am back and will do my best to type correctly... erm, if it really does upset people on a quick message board where we come to let of steam!

And it takes SO long when you are on a small laptop balanced on your lap promising your husband you will be off in two minutes!

klimtmum · 10/05/2008 20:06

Hi. Just joined mumsnet. Teach full time in North London comp - English and am Head of Year. Mum to nearly six dd. Lurve my job and my school. Been in this school since September and compared to the souless corporate stab-your-own-mother dictatorship I worked in for the previous three years, it is bliss. However Ofsted are a distinct possibility in the next two week...

Lucycat · 09/05/2008 22:09

lol scaryteacher! if you can't be allowed a little grammatical leniency on a Friday night post SAT's then when can you!

btw I'm on bottle no2! shared with dh of course!

scaryteacher · 09/05/2008 20:55

Write 100 lines please, 'their' is the word you want not 'there!' Even if it is Friday, spelling mistakes are not allowed, and it should be upper case for 'I' and not lower, and for SATS as well.

Psst, you also need an apostrophe in 'where's' for the wine. There are pedants lurking here, and they will get you and moan about the standard of NQTs these days.

crunchynutter · 09/05/2008 19:46

YAY!! It's Friday! My first ever year nine class (yes.. i am an NQT!) have completed there sats and i am absolutely shattered- wheres the wine...?

Whizzz · 08/05/2008 17:05

Todays funny! Two year 8 girls during a lesson, one beckoned me over & said they thought I'd better tell the teacher that his flies were undone

I have never seen a bloke go so red.
I didn't let on to him that it was the girls that noticed !!

roisin · 07/05/2008 19:39

I'm used to making things up on the spur of the moment, and carry around a few resources and lots of ideas! Fortunately they were working on a topic I know a lot about, which makes it much easier.

But it's certainly not ideal.

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ScienceTeacher · 07/05/2008 18:26

Nightmare, Roisin! Did you manage to cobble together something for them, or were they a lost cause?

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roisin · 07/05/2008 18:14

I wish I was out on field trips today. P5 today I was covering second half of a 2-hr History lesson with a dodgy group of yr9s, and the teacher hadn't left enough work! That was fun

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ScienceTeacher · 07/05/2008 18:05

Very nice sunbathing fieldwork today. The river was fab, and the field centre staff excellent.

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Lucycat · 07/05/2008 17:42

Soory I abandoned you billybass! I teach Geography - we are off to the Lakes with year 10 in June - twice as we have to go in the minibuses!

billybass · 06/05/2008 20:21

ST enjoy your day. Nice idea for a thread by the way.

Bye everyone have a nice evening.

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ScienceTeacher · 06/05/2008 20:17

We are going to Juniper Hall in Dorking.

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billybass · 06/05/2008 20:07

LC what do you teach?

Lucycat · 06/05/2008 20:00

ST where do you take them?

Field trips are why I teach what I do

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