I’m thinking of moving schools

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I’ve been here 11 years but things are just turning to crap. We joined a multi academy trust and it feels like all decisions have been removed - we have no autonomy and have behavioural issues we seem to have to defer to people who don’t even work here or come here about. I’ve been sworn at and called a bitch by two people this week. I’m fed up.

Has anyone else moved having been so established somewhere? I love my school and my colleagues but the day to day events in there are just destroying me. It’s making me not want to come in and I’ve never had that feeling.

Am I being silly and should I just stick it out where I’ve been a long time and have a bit of status and reputation? Or do I move and start over? That bit scares me. What if the grass isn’t greener??

If you're fed up and being abused, it's time to move elsewhere. It feels daunting to leave a place where you're established, but you need to put your mental health first.

It is my mental health that’s suffering right now. I’m just feeling anxious all the time as if to wonder what’s going to happen but then have to resign myself to very little being done about it almost. It’s just very frustrating and demoralising.

I’m going to apply - worst case I don’t get it.

What Sakura said. You need to put your health and wellbeing first.

I reluctantly left my last post. I still miss the children, community and colleagues but it was my time to go.

I didn’t want to leave but I didn’t want to stay!

Previously I had worked at another school which wasn’t in a good way and it really affected me and my mental health. I vowed to myself I wouldn’t put myself through that again, so I gave in my notice without having another job to go to.

I had to do supply for the autumn term but then I started a new role in January.

We are all creatures of habit and hate change, but most of the time, the change does us good! After such a long time it’s not an easy decision but it will be for the best in the long run.

I was at one school for over 13 years, behaviour deteriorated. It was only when I left I realised o should have done so a lot sooner, and the damage that place was doing to my mental health

Thank you for your replies. I’ve submitted my application this morning.

I’m so fed up with stuff not being followed up or dealt with. It’s so frustrating. And it’s no one’s fault - there’s just no time for it. People are stretched, we have six staff on long term sick (and I don’t know details but I’m pretty certain at least two are taking the piss) and we’re losing money left right and centre on supply costs. We aren’t allowed to spend any money, we don’t know our budgets.... I just feel completely frustrated.

I love my job and I love my colleagues and am very loyal to the school: but when there’s issues that are constantly happening, certain kids always getting away with anything... I just don’t want to do this anymore there.

It will boost your confidence so much when you get another job, honestly. Good luck!

Does anyone know if the education or indeed Goodwin academy,itself, has improved

I was at my last school over 15 years (don't want to say how many exactly), have been at current school for around 5 years. Old school was like a comfy pair of slippers for many years and I loved it there but then things changed in the Gove era and the culture changed. It still feels as if it was 'my school' although when I joined many staff were 'lifers' there (some with 30 years plus service) but when I left the school had really changed with higher turnover with younger staff, older staff sadly all gone . I still miss the old days which really were at least 10 years ago. I like the staff, SLT, kids etc at my 'new' school but it doesn't have that comfy familiarity of the old school in its hey day. Still, I'm happier where I am now than I was towards the end at my old school, much happier