Teacher life.

I handed in my lanyard today (and accidentally left my brain badge on it) - but that's it. A level and GCSE results days were the last reasons for me to go into school. I helped out the trainee (or now NQT) with her classroom layout and said goodbye.

TAGs are finally over, and despite being organised the exams officers decided to dispute my grades 3 days before the deadline and asked for evidence from the exams board that said I could award the chosen grades. Evidence found and ignored, because it would prove her wrong and she happily CC'd in SLT with her demands. I can't wait to be rid of this drama, although I know there will be new drama in September.

So, in the last month, I've applied for a Head of Psychology job at a school that I enquired about starting the subject in Jan 2020. They finally advertised this month, and I applied immediately, then waited 2 weeks for the vacancy to close, then another week to be invited to interview and a whole two days to be called on a Sunday evening and offered the job. It hasn't quite sunk in but wow, that was a stressful month of waiting and psyching my self in and out of the job.

From September, I will be starting a new department in an Independent School, where I'll teach A level and IB Psychology to students who pay nearly as much to attend the school in one year, as I get paid.

I want to vent. Firstly, the M.Ed is going great, I got a first on my presentation and I'm pretty sure my assignment will score highly too considering it's been used as a model throughout our video sessions and I've submitted 4 weeks early. What annoys me is the other 'students' on the course, who are all teachers, who are using every excuse to explain why they're behind or unable to do as well - worse than students, pity party. Anyway, I’m now considering self-funding a PhD after this and have asked my Lecturer about routes and guidance after my course! 

Secondly, we’ve been online teaching for 4 weeks now, yet some people are still crying and complaining on Twitter. We expect students to adapt faster than this, yet grown ass adults are struggling to use the internet and search for guidance on how to use Teams. What’s more annoying is when you offer support or solutions and these people are refusing to accept it - you can only help those who are willing to be helped. 

I have no idea how January will go, despite the announcement yesterday. Still unsure if I'm teaching next week and who/how. But that's Mondays problem I guess.