Has anyone else got 'the FEAR'?!

[rollonthesummer]

We have Inset tomorrow and Friday but then the children are back on Monday.

I feel so sad that another lovely holiday has come to an end and am just dreading the SMT panic that will inevitably happen tomorrow about Ofsted, data, observation timetables, learning objectives, targets, progress, interventions, groupings, evidence etc etc

Arghhhhhhh!!!

I love the teaching. But all the other stuff you mention. Hate it! Our head and SLT are full of Ofsted fear and pile on more and more nonsense because of this. SO much monitoring and scrutiny.

Holidays are so lovely!

My HT gets into a frenzy about data and OFSTED and with our three year plan being discussed on Monday, everyone is dreading it.

It isn't the plan as such but how she presents it, how she speaks to her staff and having all these grand plans and then wants them all done within a couple of weeks and because it is 16 months since our successful OFSTED inspection, she will now be ensuring that we are all fired up and stressed until they next visit in 2018!

Every September I get the fear! I panic that I have forgotten how to teach! I can't remember anything. Then by the end if the first week it's like ive never been away.

Definitely. How many hours sleep are you counting on tonight? I reckon around 4!

I went to bed early but am still on MN and not asleep!!

I don't go back til Monday... Last September we were told Ofsted were coming - they never arrived! So this year it'll be even worse!!! I just want to be left alone to teach my students to live my subject and get fabulous GCSE/A level grades in it

rollonthesummer Are you me?? Yes, and yes.
I'm sure all will be fine and we'll get zero sleep Sunday evening.

I was fine for sleep last night but kids aren't in till Monday. I had high hopes of being fully prepared this year to make my term-time life easier, but forgot this and enjoyed my holiday instead! I've done some work, obviously, but I'm not classroom ready and have TAs to train over the next two days. It'll be a busy weekend of planning!

My youngest DC starts reception on Monday too

I'm panicking now too! INSET Fri and kids back Monday.

Ofsted are due this year so that's making everyone nervous.

Sad that the hols are ending

Good luck to everyone - especially those who are back today!

We are back Monday and I am a mixture of nervous and excited as I have been off since May having treatment for two tumours. I still need surgery (one is huge) but I cannot spend any longer in the house so am going back afternoons.....am not even teaching my own subject just slotting in. Will be using the weekend to read up :) and get new stationary.

Stationery-sorry, couldn't resist . I can still hear my old English teacher muttering, 'E for envelopes'!

Well-I'm going in now! I'm as ready as I'll ever be...

I didn't mean to be rude, btw. Sorry to hear about your tumours- you poor thing, that must be stressful .

Enjoy your last weekend of freedom before school starts!

That was embarrassing I am an English teacher.... I don't even think it was autocorrect. :)
Hope you had a good day

I too have the fear!
Begin at my new school on Monday and am looking forward to it and dreading it in equal measure!

I send you all possible wishes and hopes for lovely classes, understanding parents, reasonable marking policies and friendly inspectors.

Me? I'm starting a new job doing education outreach for a major corporation. No more marking ...

I did, but went back today (Inset) and feel much more relaxed and actually looking forward to Monday!

We went back today for inset. After a full day of being talked at I have a horrendous headache and feel rather sick :( I didn't sleep very well last night but I'm really hoping that will be the only bad night, it usually is.

I can't wait for Monday when the kids arrive, although it looks like I'll have some tricky characters in one of my new classes.

No FEAR yet - I save that for Sun night when I can't sleep before the children go back. But our 2 training days will be interesting as we have a(nother) new HT and it will be a time of changes ahead in small ways. Luckily, inspection was last year so that's one thing not to worry about.

Msmermaid I also feel exhausted. We had to sit there all morning the first thing that was said we need to make school fun so all teachers should run an after school club. Great I will volunteer to do a summer club after I have quit

We had 4 hours of being talked at about exam results, individual student successes/disappointments, new GCSEs and A Levels, levelling without levels, school development plan, etc. All fairly standard stuff that's happened in every school I've ever been in, but hours of sitting in a stuffy hall on uncomfortable chairs is enough to make anyone feel ill.

We had hours of sitting in a hot, cramped hall, listening to a long list of what Ofsted will be looking for, followed by Safeguarding, followed by the school development plan, followed by first aid.

I feel totally numb and demoralised!! They didn't even give us a nice lunch

We had lunch! And classroom time in the afternoon. Hurrah!

We got free lunch and I actually felt really motivated and proud during the mornings (long) briefing. We did do pretty damn good this year though. Parent meetings and planning for next week.. The day went far too quick and not enough done!!

Was in my first INSET today at a new job, it was a revelation. No one threw a fit about results - despite the fact they were down on last year, no one tried to name and shame depts on a series of data slides, no one tried to motivate is by scaring us with ofsted. It was all about the well being of the kids and not making a rod for your own back with too much marking. I was waiting for the punchline. In the afternoon you could just be in departments - you know, sorting out your room and getting on with stuff.

I've just moved from state to private , it's a one year contract and I'm a bit worried it will ruin me for normal teaching for ever.