Becky Wood @shadylady222
English Teacher. Lead Practitioner. T&L. Co-founder of @Team_English1 All views mine only. …standinginfrontofaclass.wordpress.com Manchester, England Joined February 2009-
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Loving the new artwork in Stevenson Square. Makes me feel smiley and summery.
Book, coffee, cake and a poem in front of me.
To be clear, I don’t want to leave teaching and would stay if I felt like I was valued and schools could afford to employ me for my skills and experience, but I don’t think there is choice in the long term. That’s sad because even people who want to stay are being pushed out.
To be clear, I don’t want to leave teaching and would stay if I felt like I was valued and schools could afford to employ me for my skills and experience, but I don’t think there is choice in the long term. That’s sad because even people who want to stay are being pushed out.
Two teachers stabbed in school this week and barely a ripple. Sometimes, I do not understand the discourse around education on here at all.
I’ve joined several life after teaching groups on FB. My god, there’s a lot of people.
So, a night with Rebel Wilson was funny, and emotional, and surprising and felt like you were with an old friend. And she gave us a free copy of her book. A much needed tonic at the end of the week.
It’s been a rubbish week so I am hoping this brilliant woman can cheer me up. Exciting!
In other news…anyone fancy making me a meal? I really can’t be bothered.
Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to reply. I have had a lot of DMs from school leaders and it paints a sad picture. The Independent sector will value us, whilst the state sector and students that need experience most. just gets bodies in front of classes. Sad state.
Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to reply. I have had a lot of DMs from school leaders and it paints a sad picture. The Independent sector will value us, whilst the state sector and students that need experience most. just gets bodies in front of classes. Sad state.
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I find it intriguing that there’s outrage when a school/s display clear rules & expectations & transform themselves BUT no outrage when a school is chaotic, with horrendous behaviour
The critics of this approach fail to understand that staff & kids by & large want total certainty over rules, expectations & norms. Visually displaying your nailed colours to the mast reinforces this & supports consistency. I wish more schools would be so explicit.
Also great to see that the site continues to develop. These posters were designed by our excellent librarian, Mr Harris, and are in every classroom - and now on the corridors to reinforce our message and ethos.
@shadylady222 @jim1982 I'm hearing about this happening more and more often. It makes me so sad that so many schools are forgetting the value of experience or are being bound by budget cuts to disregard it. 😢
@shadylady222 @HeadofEnglish @DWalkerdine @english_mastery I think part of the prob is a lot of schools - MATs in particular - are so prescriptive re content/delivery that individual track records are (they believe) less relevant. Also reason why all the exp teachers I know have left/gone to supply - no autonomy/deliverers not teachers.
@MsGHist Absolutely! And sometimes I then get excited I've got an email... Only to check the notification and find out it's from me - sent fewer than 60 seconds before. 😶
@shadylady222 @jim1982 It can be really dispiriting applying for jobs. Hold out for the right role and know your worth - I’m sure it will come your way. You are a queen of English teaching - chin up or the crown slips! 👑
@shadylady222 @jim1982 LP roles going to ECTs?? 👀
I thought I'd won at life today doing a keynote at #rEDSW but I didn't take a full buffet on a train. Next time!
@shadylady222 Best thing I EVER DID… Well, that and move to Anglesey xx
@shadylady222 Yep. I found some great advice there before getting my job outside teaching
@missdcox @shadylady222 That is a striking statistic and should 'cut-through'. School leaders, politicians and parents need to recognise this sooner rather than later.
@shadylady222 I had to leave the ones I was in because the negativity was too much. Best thing I did for my mental health was leave teaching though 🙂
@shadylady222 There is a lot of life!
@shadylady222 Someone told me (I don’t know if true!) that there are now more qualified teachers NOT teaching, than teachers teaching
@shadylady222 It’s very inspiring and depressing in equal measure. It helped me make the move out though.
@shadylady222 Yes and a lot have left long before retirement. There isn’t a teacher shortage, most just don’t want to do the job anymore. We know why!
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