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teacher080302 · 14/08/2022 15:28

I am working at a school where the environment has gradually worsened to the extent that we lurch from one dramatic episode to another. Morale is low and although complaints are never about me I am getting tired of it. I am in the SLT so I am party to more information than most. I just want to come to school and teach without getting dragged into the heads office to watch her have a meltdown. I have decided to leave this toxicity as it is causing issues with my mental health but appreciate I will need to take a pay cut. What do I say in an interview to justify this backward step without looking unprofessional and moaning about my school.

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PenOrPencil · 14/08/2022 19:52

Your real passion is for teaching and being in the classroom. Talk about why you love that rather than why you don’t like being SLT.

Threelittlelambs · 18/08/2022 08:35

Talk about work life balance and the need to find your passion for teaching and more contact time with a class.
Say you want to focus on X specialist subject - or study Y or even focus on your own children.

Schools quite often get SLT stepping down they know the pressure

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