Teacher register - who are you and what do you teach?

[noblegiraffe]

Having seen loads of teachers around on various threads I thought it would be nice to find out who's who and what you do.

I'm a secondary maths teacher in a comp, been teaching for 12 years, part time for about 8. No TLRs which gives me plenty of time to post ranty threads about the state of education.

I hate Gove and like to picture him in his wellies inspecting pig farms, which is what I like to think his current job is all about.

HoD MFL here in an 11-16 in Yorkshire. 12 years teaching. Very high stakes this year, feel like if the results don't go up next year my job is at risk, certainly my TLR.

Hello!

Secondary English for 11 years and about to pull the escape parachute- too much extra bullshit, too little time. My mental health wouldn’t survive another full year so it’s out I go. Crying shame really as I love the experience of the kids in the classroom. But SLT initiatives have ruined that too.

Head teacher - Primary schools

I’m also a secondary science NQT (physics specialist) working in a comp.

Secondary science HOD

I teach in a Sen school 7-25 years of age.

I am a key stage 3 teacher and Maths lead for ks2 & ks3.

I've been teaching 12 years.

Music HoD here. Qualified 10 years, on my 3rd independent school. Worked in loads of schools as a peri before doing my PGCE so have probably worked in 40+ schools in total. Feeling worn down today but am generally positive and sparky about teaching. Have had some tricky conversations today and feeling very drained.

I'm a NQT working at an "outstanding" school in SE London. Previously had a successful career in publishing with own desk and ability to wfh, now am hounded by 7yr olds and am haunted by my own inadequacies.

English, in Scotland. 28 years (20 of them in the same school). Sole teacher (tiny school) which means I am both boss and slave.

Primary here, school senco and teacher of a discrete class for ASD children within a large mainstream primary school. All ages, so an interesting mix.

Early Years, 6 years in the UK, but I have escaped and am now very, very happy teaching on the Middle East.

Hello!

I have been teaching for 4 years. Secondary English. I work in a school for pupils with social, emotional and mental health difficulties.

It is very draining but I appreciate that my emotional energy goes into the students 90% of the time and not a billion meetings, 100 data sheets with the same info on, new ideas and schemes every 3 months etc.

Qualified- 1994 as DT secondary. Drawn to SEN. Became HOY. Set up specialist provisions. Now supply as a TA. Offered teaching contracts but can't face it.

Hello,

Primary teacher here. Currently in Yr2 after a few years in Yr1 and many in EYFS.

English teacher of 20 years standing here. Qualified in 1996. I teach 4 days a week in a large semi rural comp. I still love the job despite many frustrations. I love teens - mostly - and enjoy enthusing kids about books. Even when it doesn't work or the curriculum is dull and difficult (thank you Gove), kids still make me laugh every day. And I have great colleagues. That helps too.

Another maths teacher here. In my 12th year and 7th part time. I have a TLR for being 6th form lead for maths. I work in a converter academy with about 1.5k students.

HoD MFL been 0.6 since my eldest was born. Currently feeling like I’m not going to be HoD for much longer following recent change of SLT and moves to become part of a MAT.

Just realised it's my 13th year! The marking of approximately 3 million y13 CATs has addled my brain

I was Primary but now teach English and Maths to 16+

Primary, teaching for 22 years. Currently in Y6, first year back FT after 8 years PT. Was SLT in a previous life but had to give it up when I went PT, no desire to return to management. Teach in an outstanding school. I'm now the most experienced (and oldest) class teacher in the school, I remember when I was the youngest!

Secondary social science and Hums. Teaching since 1998, started in lovely rural school moved to a hard inner city school for 17 years which I loved for about 13 years but ended up very disillusioned and hated the leadership and then moved to suburbs. Love my job again.

Secondary science HoD and SLE for local teaching school alliance

Secondary English in a comp. 19 years
Previous Head of Year/Pastoral lead but couldn't do it and be a single mum! So full time English and TLR in literacy

UKS2 teacher here. I’m an RQT and thoroughly miserable. I’ve applied for a job in a different field because I feel my mental health is struggling.

Secondary English 23yrs.