Author Topic: The Teachers' Thread (Read 180775 times)

TheKid. · « **Reply #160 on:** October 15, 2009, 12:54:52 pm »

See I loved being a TA, buy sadly support jobs etc just don't really pay the bills

RigBon1892 · « **Reply #161 on:** October 15, 2009, 12:57:16 pm »

Quote from: TheKid. on October 15, 2009, 12:54:52 pm

See I loved being a TA, buy sadly support jobs etc just don't really pay the bills

The EAL support assistant in the school Ive just been in left her payslip on the NQT's desk one day.

She earned more than the teacher.

TheKid. · « **Reply #162 on:** October 15, 2009, 01:01:34 pm »

She will be very much the exception to the rule. Teaching Assistant wages are pretty much half a teachers starting salary

RigBon1892 · « **Reply #163 on:** October 15, 2009, 01:02:49 pm »

High level can still earn more than £20K a year.

Thats what my flatmate says her TA is on.

TheKid. · « **Reply #164 on:** October 15, 2009, 01:15:15 pm »

Aye maybe, but it'll take ages to get there. Like I say, I loved the job but needed more financial security. Some of our TAs have to have second jobs to make ends meet like

TheKid. · « **Reply #165 on:** October 15, 2009, 01:16:15 pm »

Not meaning to piss on your chips like

hooded claw · « **Reply #166 on:** October 15, 2009, 01:16:49 pm »

Quote from: jeffiner1892 on October 15, 2009, 01:02:49 pm

High level can still earn more than £20K a year.

Thats what my flatmate says her TA is on.

THat'd usually be only HLTAs, which takes a few years to get to, and after that you're pretty much stuck at that pay point.

RigBon1892 · « **Reply #167 on:** October 15, 2009, 01:17:14 pm »

I know in Ireland they earn feck all, I was barely getting minimum wage.

But I think it's different here...

TheKid. · « **Reply #168 on:** October 15, 2009, 03:31:48 pm »

It really isn't! Support workers in schools earn a pittance I'm afraid.
Unrelatedly, I'm going to get a year 7 to sit a GCSE, now that's value added!!

G a r y · « **Reply #169 on:** October 15, 2009, 08:37:36 pm »

Quote from: TheKid. on October 15, 2009, 03:31:48 pm

Unrelatedly, I'm going to get a year 7 to sit a GCSE, now that's value added!!

Bloody hell, you teach languages don't you? Any chance they are from the country they are sitting the GCSE in?

If not, brilliant for them (and you!).

TheKid. · « **Reply #170 on:** October 15, 2009, 08:46:03 pm »

Bastard, thought I'd sneak that. She and her brother lived in Spain from age 6 til now. Ste reckons they should be able to do the gcse otherwise they'll get bored learning baby stuff (for them)

G a r y · « **Reply #171 on:** October 15, 2009, 08:48:02 pm »

Haha i'm on to you!

Always wondered that, I went to a multi-cultral school shame some of the lads and ladies couldn't do GCSEs in Somalian/Urdu and all that they would have passed with flying colours!

TheKid. · « **Reply #172 on:** October 15, 2009, 08:55:29 pm »

Aye, I did my pgce in childwall and it was similar!
4 teaching days til half term

RigBon1892 · « **Reply #173 on:** October 15, 2009, 10:11:58 pm »

My teacher told me she could visibly see a weight being lifted from my shoulders yesterday when I was told it was better for me not to continue.

TheKid. · « **Reply #174 on:** October 15, 2009, 10:15:48 pm »

It really isn't a career for everyone, and as you said, better know than 2/3 years down the line

TheKid. · « **Reply #175 on:** October 22, 2009, 05:23:31 pm »

Woohoo, teaching over til a week on Monday

TheKid. · « **Reply #176 on:** November 16, 2009, 08:52:00 pm »

Already counting down the weeks til Christmas now

Worse time of the year these when the weather is dull and the term drags on

۩ Imperator ۩ · « **Reply #177 on:** November 16, 2009, 08:54:30 pm »

This thread could be renamed as "TheKid has a long, drawn out conversation with himself over a period of weeks".

TheKid. · « **Reply #178 on:** November 16, 2009, 08:56:47 pm »

Quote from: ۩ Imperator ۩ on November 16, 2009, 08:54:30 pm

This thread could be renamed as "TheKid has a long, drawn out conversation with himself over a period of weeks".

Just thought I'd check back in to distract me from marking some coursework

Troglodyte · « **Reply #179 on:** November 17, 2009, 09:57:45 am »

Did do some private tutions during my Engg days.Used to teach science(Physics and Chem-Organic,Inorganic and Physical) and Maths to junior high school kids. It can get extremely frustrating at times.

The Mrs · « **Reply #180 on:** November 25, 2009, 11:03:55 pm »

Interview for GTP place mid december, going for a few days visit and observation end of next week - scared, but should be interesting!how's the marking going TheKid?
How's the

RigBon1892 · « **Reply #181 on:** November 25, 2009, 11:05:20 pm »

My class teacher reckoned the GTP was better than the PGCE.

G a r y · « **Reply #182 on:** November 25, 2009, 11:08:23 pm »

Nice little promotion to 2nd in faculty coming my way in the next few weeks. 13 people in the faculty and i'm 24 - happy days.

The Mrs · « **Reply #183 on:** November 25, 2009, 11:09:19 pm »

That is what I have heard, prepares you more for the actual teaching side of things, but perhaps lacks the theory/academic side slightly if you don't do enough work! But I will be knuckling down if I get it! Plus there is no way we could totally lose awage so the paid aspect helps!

The Mrs · « **Reply #184 on:** November 25, 2009, 11:10:10 pm »

Well done g a r y! Not half bad! Where/what do you teach?

G a r y · « **Reply #185 on:** November 25, 2009, 11:12:34 pm »

Cheers, I teach ICT in a secondary school just outside the city boundary

TheKid. · « **Reply #186 on:** November 26, 2009, 07:16:39 am »

Well in Gary, you're doing good stuff in a school that probably isn't the easiest from what I've heard.
GTP v PGCE - in all honesty I don't know. I don't know much about the differences, but they both get you to the same place so I would doubt that either is 'better' than the other.
Anyway, im looking forward to a day off tomorrow, god bless occasional days, I'm shattered!!

barnseysbarmyarmy · « **Reply #187 on:** November 26, 2009, 02:00:25 pm »

November nearly over with, just begining to settle in to my school and NQT year... Been hectic but loving it at the same time, altough I've got some right scallies in my form (and some of the things they do are difficult to take without laughing!)

TheKid. · « **Reply #188 on:** November 26, 2009, 02:43:27 pm »

You teaching in Liverpool mate?

G a r y · « **Reply #189 on:** November 27, 2009, 09:14:26 am »

Just been in form then, one of the kids has just said that another kid in my class is anorexic, he meant to say dyslexic.

Found it funny myself.

bez · « **Reply #190 on:** November 27, 2009, 10:40:12 am »

Didn't know this thread was still running. Anyone fed up with all the political bollocks at schools now. Its winding me up. Another green paper out and more changes on the way, with thematic curriculums and so on. Its starting to grind me down now. Every year there seems to be 3 or 4 big pushes that are never seen through and evaluated. IE a.p.p instead of SATS etal.

If we was a business who changed there business plan every 3 months, we would be bankrupt!

rakey_lfc · « **Reply #191 on:** November 27, 2009, 10:45:04 am »

I'm working as a School Sports Co-ordinator, i go into two different schools a week and support the pe dept.
ones a middle school, year 5-8 and one is a high school year9 - sixth form!
Doing a PGCE In september!
I love it, working with children is so funny, lot's of banter in pe!

bez · « **Reply #192 on:** November 27, 2009, 09:34:55 pm »

Quote from: rakey_lfc on November 27, 2009, 10:45:04 am

I'm working as a School Sports Co-ordinator, i go into two different schools a week and support the pe dept.
ones a middle school, year 5-8 and one is a high school year9 - sixth form!
Doing a PGCE In september!
I love it, working with children is so funny, lot's of banter in pe!

Best job in the world mate, decent money, job security and you only work 195 days a year. It doesn't get any better. People always expect you to be responsible though, just ask Al Bol!

TheKid. · « **Reply #193 on:** November 27, 2009, 09:40:17 pm »

Probably 'work' less than 195, although we're never fully 'switched off' during that time are we.
Agree tho, I was thinking that going full time this year would kill me but I'm still just about loving it. Helped by all my classes being, on the whole, pretty nice

Songs to Sing · « **Reply #194 on:** November 27, 2009, 09:54:52 pm »

im sorry, but as a student, i cant see how being a teacher is the best job in the world. i dont even think its a good job, but i suppose it does depend a lot on what school you work in

TheKid. · « **Reply #195 on:** November 27, 2009, 10:04:15 pm »

Student or schoolkid?
I'm pretty sure most schoolkids would share that view, as I think I probably did when I was one

Songs to Sing · « **Reply #196 on:** November 28, 2009, 11:28:46 am »

6th former...

G a r y · « **Reply #197 on:** November 28, 2009, 01:16:51 pm »

When I tell people who I haven't seen for years and I tell them i'm a teacher, their response is always the same, "WHAT? You a TEACHER? Ha!"

The way I acted in school it surprises me sometimes too! Telling you now teaching is the way forward! Beast of a job - if you can do it!

TheKid. · « **Reply #198 on:** November 28, 2009, 06:24:55 pm »

Exactly the same here mate, specially as I'm working where I went to school!!

Mutton Geoff · « **Reply #199 on:** November 28, 2009, 06:57:30 pm »

Quote from: LFCsnoopz on July 25, 2008, 12:53:15 am

yer all bastards you teachers are.

Sorry but your Grammar is very poor. It doesn't scan well also.

You should have written " All you teachers are bastards!"