Constantly moving goalposts.

Curriculum changes at short notice, budgets cut in real-terms, money earmarked for repairing/replacing schools used for vanity project FreeSchools where they are not needed (?6 million for a sixth form in Norwich run by a Tory donor; now peer). It goes on...

Posted By: avenging canary on March 31st 2015 at 14:47:55

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40% of new teachers leave within a year of qualifying. (General Chat) - avenging canary, Mar 31, 13:24:07
- Some teachers though are just militantly anti the Tories and I think that attitude fuels (General Chat) - Jim, Mar 31, 18:50:20
  - Sorry Jim. (General Chat) - avenging canary, Mar 31, 20:20:15
  - A lot of truth in this. (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Mar 31, 18:53:53
- Speaking as an atypical NQT+1 (General Chat) - Winged Eel Creosote, Mar 31, 18:47:02
  - That's the spirit! (General Chat) - avenging canary, Mar 31, 20:24:41
    - ask me that in a year (n/m) (General Chat) - Winged Eel Creosote, Mar 31, 21:14:03
  - yep. i think though that the pressure from ofsted (General Chat) - Joe Strimmer, Mar 31, 20:12:17
    - Yup. Absolutely. (General Chat) - avenging canary, Mar 31, 20:23:37
- My social circle includes 4 teachers... (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Mar 31, 18:44:29
- I loved Teaching..... (General Chat) - usacanary, Mar 31, 17:16:10
- but..,. (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Mar 31, 15:07:20
  - Same argument mentioned below. (General Chat) - avenging canary, Mar 31, 15:18:55
    - But the fact that folk are making the effort (General Chat) - avenging canary, Mar 31, 16:06:06
      - that... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Mar 31, 16:25:26
        
        Agree. (n/m) (General Chat) - avenging canary, Mar 31, 16:30:14
    - but again you could argue... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Mar 31, 15:42:12
- Stats to suit your argument - (General Chat) - KentonCanary, Mar 31, 14:39:39
  - An element of that too. (General Chat) - avenging canary, Mar 31, 14:44:07
    - It's a very small world we live in..... (General Chat) - KentonCanary, Mar 31, 15:10:11
      - Away at the moment, will do when I get back. (General Chat) - avenging canary, Mar 31, 15:21:43
        
        Cheers will do (n/m) (General Chat) - KentonCanary, Mar 31, 15:47:36
- I think that many teachers do not have a broad perspective in life (General Chat) - Claygate_Canary, Mar 31, 14:20:38
  - Don't disagree. (General Chat) - avenging canary, Mar 31, 14:27:16
    - tho... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Mar 31, 15:52:35
      - in fairness though (General Chat) - CWC, Mar 31, 16:11:04
        
        nope.... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Mar 31, 16:26:34
        
        Working hours are just longer (n/m) (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Mar 31, 18:59:58
- is it any different to 2009 when 40% dropped out before starting? (General Chat) - CWC, Mar 31, 14:08:29
  - Much greater drop-out now. (General Chat) - avenging canary, Mar 31, 14:19:17
    - is it party political though? (General Chat) - CWC, Mar 31, 15:44:14
- that seems a high rate of attrition is it really that bad a place to work? (General Chat) - Tombs, Mar 31, 14:01:41
  - It is a real struggle for the first year. (General Chat) - avenging canary, Mar 31, 14:04:05
    - the down turn means that people who normally (General Chat) - Joe Strimmer, Mar 31, 20:14:13
    - would a change in govt not just bring even more disruption? (General Chat) - Tombs, Mar 31, 14:11:47
      - Hunt promised no changes to curriculum (General Chat) - avenging canary, Mar 31, 14:16:31
        
        i don't know who hunt is (General Chat) - Tombs, Mar 31, 14:20:54
        
        Mike? (n/m) (General Chat) - usacanary, Mar 31, 20:14:04
        
        Was a discussion around target setting at a conference . (General Chat) - avenging canary, Mar 31, 14:30:34
        
        oh dear (General Chat) - Tombs, Mar 31, 14:40:04
        
        Blimey! (n/m) (General Chat) - avenging canary, Mar 31, 14:49:18
        
        only joking (General Chat) - Tombs, Mar 31, 15:15:26
        
        True! (n/m) (General Chat) - avenging canary, Mar 31, 15:22:57
    - wifes school became an academy. she hates it now. used to love her job (General Chat) - Tony Martin, Mar 31, 14:06:32
      - Let me guess... (General Chat) - avenging canary, Mar 31, 14:12:54
        
        some of the academy chains are nuts... (n/m) (General Chat) - Joe Strimmer, Mar 31, 20:15:11
        
        fakenham (n/m) (General Chat) - Tony Martin, Mar 31, 14:23:33
        
        TEN Group. (General Chat) - avenging canary, Mar 31, 14:31:22
- a lot of that to do with people initially seeing teaching as an easy career to get into (General Chat) - Tony Martin, Mar 31, 13:54:57
  - I've heard the same thing. (General Chat) - lurd, Mar 31, 14:20:13
    - Teachers should work hard. (General Chat) - avenging canary, Mar 31, 14:33:14
      - Can I ask what's changed to make it so hard? (General Chat) - lurd, Mar 31, 14:37:43
        
        Constantly moving goalposts. (General Chat) - avenging canary, Mar 31, 14:47:55
  - I think that's a fair point. (General Chat) - avenging canary, Mar 31, 14:05:08
- Just out of interest do you know the number of new teachers qualifying 5 years ago to now? (General Chat) - Meh, Mar 31, 13:51:06
  - Don't know the figures. (General Chat) - avenging canary, Mar 31, 14:06:52
- When I was a young 'un teachers only changed during the summer holibobs (General Chat) - harry boulders, Mar 31, 13:45:29
  - Any time they crack up... (General Chat) - avenging canary, Mar 31, 14:08:20
    - again... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Mar 31, 15:44:30
      - That's what I meant by workplace. (General Chat) - avenging canary, Mar 31, 16:31:29
        
        austerity is hurting.... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Mar 31, 16:35:27

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