To feel broken by teaching, and need to know how to get out?

[SachaStark]

Name changed for obvious reasons.

I haven't slept all night after coming to the realisation yesterday that I'm finished with teaching. My school is unsupportive in every way imaginable, so I can't ask a colleague for help with figuring out what to do (it would all be fed back along to SLT), so can I please ask here?

How do you leave secondary school teaching when you're not going into another teaching role? Could I leave before the end of the school year? At this point, I don't even care if I don't have another job lined up, I just can't bear the thought of work.

I had a bullying head. The bastard put me on capability after I was signed off for two months following the death of my DM. I was 'outstanding' prior to that so he had no actual reason to do so. My union were invaluable at helping me deal with him. In fact I didn't even use the school rep, I used the borough rep.

The next year I got the fuck out of there. I should've done it sooner. I v v much enjoyed my exit interview for that job, which involved me sitting and looking him square in the eye and saying 'I don't think we should go there, should we?' and walking out.

You OK Sacha?

I hope everything worked out for the poster. Would be lovely to hear how the poster is doing.