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Autistic teacher

NAS73926

I lost my job on tuesday, for the 2nd time in the same school ,for timing and organisation. Ive been teaching for 10 years. Ive interviewed 3 times at this school. Done maternity covers, cleaned toilets during lockdown, worked as hlta, class teacher twice, general supply cover, ran after school clubs and worked on special event days. Ive had my most successful time as a class teacher with children ive taught before and know well. Yhey are finally making progress and starting to develop better attitudes for learning but none of that matters as i go to pot in observations and ive been observed 3 times by the deputy within a short period of time. After the first time, i made a mistake with subject knowledge, my classroom routine needed changing, which i did. I got feedback at all morning by the deputy which was all negative. I asked for some help with planning as it was a new type of class, i was given it in november 2021, it was a 5/6 where the whole class was eal/sen and i was given no help with planning from the year 5 teacher or slt. Ive planned all year my own lesson from overviews. Im gutted i lost my class. I thought i was doing a great job with them as they were finally making progress. But then ofsted became a reality so i suddenly was observed without warning. I'm self employed so they can and things went to pot. I spent the next month trying to save my job and prove to them i can do it. Only to be told on tuesday there was nothjng for me at the school after 6 years of working there jn any job they gave me and that they were hiring a new teacher till xmas to cover my class who is a friend of the deputy's. 

Im writing this because although i am a good teacher, at 46 i have been told timing and orgsnization are my issue. I miss social cues in the children i guess as i only just realised this was possible and ive had difficulties hearing my tone when communicating. 

I love teaching, hate applications with a passion, cant sell mysrlf or secure a job and im wondering how i can stay in teaching. Once you have a class, supply is not the jewel it once was.

Thanks pandamoneum

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  • NAS73926 said:
    friend of the deputy's

    this is it im afraid..... its not what you know, its who you know.

    i was going for fitness instructor scheme job apprentice thing and we was doing lots of courses together with group of other people up for it, i was miles better than any of them by far and i even aced the interview because i felt passionate about the subject, in the end they told me i would have got it if this other guy wasnt going for it.... this other guy was useless, during the entire courses he never turned up and when he did it was in the afternoon later on, no punctuality and couldnt do a single press up and got offended when the instructor told him to drop and give him 10 press ups and refused to do them. they was sucking his wang all through the course for some reason though and then gave him the position, i learned his mother was close friends with the manager there as the manager ended up asking how his mother was and talking to him and so on as if they were close friends lol the guy wasnt suitable for that job and they even said i should have got it, his mum knew the manager though so its all about who you know and social connections..... yet again social connections ruining life... its about time we abolished social connections and got a meritocracy.

    anyway i saw this guy later on in a follow up course thing, he laughed and said that he didnt even turn up to his contract signing as he couldnt be arsed.... fucking pisses me off that society is like this.

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  • NAS73926 said:
    friend of the deputy's

    this is it im afraid..... its not what you know, its who you know.

    i was going for fitness instructor scheme job apprentice thing and we was doing lots of courses together with group of other people up for it, i was miles better than any of them by far and i even aced the interview because i felt passionate about the subject, in the end they told me i would have got it if this other guy wasnt going for it.... this other guy was useless, during the entire courses he never turned up and when he did it was in the afternoon later on, no punctuality and couldnt do a single press up and got offended when the instructor told him to drop and give him 10 press ups and refused to do them. they was sucking his wang all through the course for some reason though and then gave him the position, i learned his mother was close friends with the manager there as the manager ended up asking how his mother was and talking to him and so on as if they were close friends lol the guy wasnt suitable for that job and they even said i should have got it, his mum knew the manager though so its all about who you know and social connections..... yet again social connections ruining life... its about time we abolished social connections and got a meritocracy.

    anyway i saw this guy later on in a follow up course thing, he laughed and said that he didnt even turn up to his contract signing as he couldnt be arsed.... fucking pisses me off that society is like this.

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