Secondary school teacher. V experienced in private. Always had great feedback from parents and students. Always loved teaching.
Decided to move to mainstream. Had worked in mainstream before but not for a while.
I feel like I’m failing everyone, like I can’t get the students to pay enough attention that their marks are rubbish. And they’ve brought me in as an experienced teacher who is supposed to be really good. I feel really guilty all the time that I’m not good enough.
It’s giving me such bad anxiety that I can’t sleep/eat properly and the planning/admin is using all my free time.
Staff are lovely but I’ve not cried on anyone and told them this as I feel like they employed someone capable and they’ve been shortchanged.
The AIBU is - should I just leave? Yes - YANBU - try something else
no - YABU - you should stick with it and see if it gets better.
And if I leave. What do I do?