I don't want to do today 😭

[Vebrithien]

I've got my two worst, feral, classes today, one after the other.

I've not had a free lesson yet this week.

I'm going to have to cover two tutor times and a lesson, due to planned trips. So my nice, unremarkable tutor and lesson 5 are going to be full of bolshie kids who resent that I've been sent in to cover them.

Have to take a detention tonight, with a deeply unpleasant boy, who thinks it is fine to shout at me. But wasn't allowed to leave the detention until after the Easter break.

I've got parents' evening. So after dismissing my detainee, I have 15 mins to get ready for the first in-person evening since 2019. With workshy teenagers who resent being expected to actually do something productive in class.

I'll not get home until both my children are in bed.

I used to love this job. Now, I wake up with a dread for how awful the kids are going to be today.

I so want this day to be over.

Hi,@Vebrithien
I hope the day turns out more pleasant than you are anticipating.
I'm sorry it looks so bleak, though. Thank you for doing the job that is getting harder and harder as time goes on.
Teachers have it tough these days with all that extra after school work and on top of that the pupils are disrespectful.
Just think, this time tomorrow it will all be over.
Not much help, I know. Someone will come along soon that can help. I just wanted to let you know that I appreciate what you're doing! Well done to you that you even showed up for the kids even if they don't seem to appreciate it at the moment .

Parent consultations on the penultimate day of term? That's poor planning by the school! And how have you managed to avoid in-person consultations since 2019?! Ours were reinstated at the start of 2021 academic year...

If you've not had any free lessons this week, have you had your PPA allocation?

Is it time to change school perhaps?

Almost the holidays, here's a drink lined up for the end of your day 🍸

I was on maternity leave until Sept 2021, so had a live parents evening in Nov 2019.

All last academic year, we only had video parents evening, and this year we have only reintroduced live events for the exam years.

My PPA this week has been swallowed by covering trips, being guilted because otherwise we have to close the school to certain year groups. I had the only one this week today, which was used for parents evening prep.

We had Ofsted last week too. Just so, so tired.

And I now have to cover a year 11 PB lesson, and have a meeting about the parents evening at the same time as holding a detention.

I want to cry.

@Vebrithien you're half way through the day! Keep going!

@Vebrithien you're entitled to PPA time though - when have school planned to give you this time back if you've been expected to cover? Or - what would have happened if they asked you rather than directed it, and you'd said no? Park your teacher guilt or you'll burn yourself out.

My PPA this week has been swallowed by covering trips, being guilted because otherwise we have to close the school to certain year groups. I had the only one this week today, which was used for parents evening prep.

This is really wrong- PPA should be taken for emergency cover only, not for planned activities like trips.

I hate to say it, because I know trips are great, but if the school can't function effectively with staff on trips, then the trips should not be going ahead.

I've been in a school where stuff like this was standard and it does break staff.

I'd suggest feeding the situation back to your union rep- you won't be the only one. And hopefully your rep can raise your concerns, in particular about PPA, to the head. Probably, the head won't listen the first time, but if you all keep pushing back, then eventually they will have to listen.

The more you accept this as standard the worse it is.

We also had parents eve tonight, and I agree it's crap planning.

sending you best wishes op, sounds really bloody tough

Well done! The day is over.

Yay! @Vebrithien you made it through that horrendous day, and it looks like PP have given you lots of good advice so days like yesterday don't happen again.

Yes!

Survived.

Thank goodness for the Easter break.

Thank you for all the advice.

I hope you get to rest and recharge OP. Happy Easter!

Bit late to the thread- glad you managed to make it through the day! I am in a better position now but my last school was awful in the last 2 years I was there.

We were short staffed but couldn't get supply so 'emergency cover' was called every bloody day! It was absolutely exhausting so I feel your pain!

Agree that sadly, trips should not be happening if it means colleagues giving up PPA.

So much of the job these days seems to rely on goodwill of teachers.