Leaving job after a year, need a reason why!

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Hi All,
After 10 years in my previous job I moved areas and decided that I needed to move schools as well. Unfortunately things haven’t worked out and I want to look for another job for September. I need to think of reasons to explain why I am leaving this job after only a year. The reality is a combination of it being a very intense ‘outstanding’ school with constant observations, a difficult SLT and me having 2 very young children and trying to juggle them while working full time. I don’t know how to explain why I want to leave without sounding like I am work shy/difficult. Any ideas?

Change of personal circumstances

Thanks for answering. Not sure what you mean though

That's what you say. You've had a change in personal circumstances. You don't need to be explain further than that.

Got it. 🙏🏻

Good luck!

Your 10 years in previous post shows you are not work shy or whatever!!

Can you also just focus on a specific aspect of the post you apply for and say you are really drawn to that school/position etc because you feel it would develop x aspect of your skills etc..

What MrsH said.

I did this, leaving a school in special measures because of the unsupportive, lying HT, a school in real trouble, and a terrible commute. It was so awful I was often in tears at home. I resigned and went on the dole. The HT was so annoyed they never spoke to or looked at me again.

I had 15 years previous experience, and less than year later was Head of Sixth at another school.

Good luck, OP.

As silicon said, you definitely need to focus on the positive of what you're applying for rather than the negatives of what you want to leave.