Looking forward to another day dealing with social care, mental health issues, staff illnesses and budget concerns.
Ah, I remember the days when we actually just taught.
I’m trying to put my finger on the actual time schools became an extension of social care, but I can’t do it.
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@llewelyn20
Was reading a thread about recruitment/retention last night and all mentioned money & workload but not this. Feeling totally unsupported, unqualified and overwhelmed due to other services being stretched, might be the proverbial straw for many. /1
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@llewelyn20
Only around 20% of my job could now be called teaching, yet 80% of my time is spent in the classroom supposedly doing this. So I do 80% of my work in the remaining 20% of the time. No wonder I’ve gone mad.
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@llewelyn20
I was a teacher and principal for almost 40 years. There was never a day when we just taught. I always had children in my class/school who needed a clean jumper or breakfast or just someone to be kind and smile. It’s what we’ve always done. 💕
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@valcampbell350
This isn't just clean jumpers. I know what you're saying but I've also been teaching 20 years and I've noticed the escalation. It is like nothing I've ever known.
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@llewelyn20
Rare are the days when any of us just teach and they are blissful when they come. Good luck today. Step by step.
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@llewelyn20
It happened gradually and then I think the pandemic confirmed/accelerated it as we were open and available. Post pandemic, we are picking up all of the pieces.
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@llewelyn20
I fully empathise with this - this is 95% of my ‘working day’… which leaves me with 95% of my actual job to do in the unsustainably long (and unpaid) extra hours I need to work each week to keep the school functioning as a school.
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@llewelyn20
Exactly that! Throw in managing the school during another strike (which I fully understand) and trying to recruit/ replace support staff and you have described my week.
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@llewelyn20
2010/2011 when social care and local government find were stripped to the bone. Wonder what happened in that year ..
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