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Well it looks like it's happened.....
Range Rover Blues:
Thanks for the comments guys. thing is in teaching, because it's with kids I have to have a reference from my last employer, normaly the head. They threatened to put me into capability (which they can put on a reference), that means a written warning for being bad at my job. Quite hard to prove as it's based on one observation by a paid outsider (not even a current teacher, or teacher of DT but an opinion for hire). Last summer I mentored a student teacher and have always had reasonable observations. I only past the NQT year 14 months ago.
But I'm possibly the 8th member of staff to go in the last 2 years under a similar cloud, my entire department has been put into capabilty now and my HOD/deputy HOD both demoted.
I know I've been stitched up but I think I'd be better moving on. For one thing I can't take another job unless they release me from my contract.
Now I understand why 60% of teachers leave within the first 5 years.
Now looking for a lecturing job, or something in engineering or project management, so wish me luck.
Again, thanks guys
lambert:
Have you spoken with your union rep as to my mind there sounds to be a systemic failure within school if there are that many staff being found to have issues especially if these are not being forwarded by offstead. Equally it seems a bit iffy to go down their path on the back of one assessment, what about 3 strikes and you're out?
Saffy:
Make your own luck, never too late to make life changes and new career paths, all the best. Really sucks for people to get shyt on especially at this time year.
Range Rover Blues:
The school re-wrote it's procedure in anticipation of becoming an academy, but unless I serioulsy put students at risk I am supposed to have 4 weeks to turn things around. the school have made it clear by their attitude they have no intention of me passing that process, that's what sucks.
I have had no support at all this term, the one observation was over 6 weeks ago, I had no feedback for 3 weeks and what I did recieve does not match their position. My HOD did my performance management observation and said I was doing fine, in the morning he was ORDERED to cease PM immeadiately, they didn't want a contradictory opinion put down in writing.
Both the HOD and deputy HOD have been demoted too, the whole department in in capability now, it's like working in a funeral every one is so sad. One of my colleagues has already thrown the towel in and I'm now off work through stress.
I could fight it, but do I want to spend the next four weeks in what amounts to an interview situation with 15 of the worst behaved students in year 11 (all boy group) because you can put money on all my observations being with my worst group.
Lucy1978:
You thought it was coming. Fingers crossed something better comes along soon.
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