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Nervous about first A-level results as a new head of department
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Working as a spld assessor for a private provider in England, whilst living full time in the EU.
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Why do employers need Occupational Health Assessment done on an employee when surely the situation is very obvious?
2
Teachers- what time do you get to school and leave?
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TA advice
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Positives about being a teacher/staying in teaching
9
INSET on non-working days
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New Timetable and I want to cry!!!
14
Following on from the LA whistleblower case… please don’t hide deficits : protect yourself
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Missing being at work, just need to tell someone
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Surgery during school holidays
1
Andy Burnham Hope
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Rucksack for work
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Pension contributions dropping massively?
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Discounts for teachers
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Applying to be an examiner
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Feeling disheartened about my new timetable and job prospects
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What did you do when you left teaching?
6
Anyone else feeling completely drained at the start of the summer holidays?
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Anyone else finished for summer?
4
Replacing missing touchscreen whiteboard pen
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Exit Interviews - HR, SLT or Governors?
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What AI tools are you finding useful and reliable in teaching?
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Lunchtime one hour to thirty minutes
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Anyone else get exhausted on a Friday?
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Anyone else frustrated by delays and poor communication with GCSE marking?
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Anxiety in staff meetings and safeguarding discussions at work
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Should I be expected to mark mock exams while off sick?
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Anyone marking exams?
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Illegal exclusion
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Sept start job application response time
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ECT struggling with behaviour
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Moving from EYFS to Year 5 - HELP
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Looking for feedback on our new MIS platform (Loudwater.io)
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How hot was your classroom today and is your school closing?
15
Teaching inference
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Best route for returner without induction done
4
If you work for in a MAT...
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Anyone else fed up with the negativity towards teachers lately?
12
Accepted a TA job offer, shortlisted for better job a few days later
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Interview
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Leadership courses (distance/ online) that I can do without the support of my school?
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How long a commute would you drive?
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Suitable story suggestions for a Year 3 teaching assistant interview task
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Does this sound right regarding PPA?
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CPD for prospective ECT
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Scared
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Should staff who have worked in the same school for years, suddenly be expected to pay for their DBS check, out of their own pocket? (which can be refunded on the expense system many weeks later)
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Less jobs around this year
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NPQLL - worth doing for unemployed ECT?
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