Primary school teacher oop North, wife of retired primary school teacher, mother of adult children and small dog, reader of books, wearer of flip flops.
@kateowbridge I'd agree with this plus very little resilience or skills to resolve conflict or problem solve. It's also affected social skills and knowing how to 'play'
@thosethatcan Minimum loan did not cover rent in or out of halls. We subsidised by about Β£1200 per year. We also gave them Β£250 a month for food etc. They worked when they could. Not to mention money for deposits etc. It was doable but stressful.
@DeputyGrocott I once interviewed potential trainee teachers and when I asked, "Why do you want to be a primary teacher?", one replied, "It's something to fall back on". They didn't get a place.
@Cheryl_B79 Every 12 months or so, we sit for days on end, deleting all the unread messages, get our storage down to about 20% then watch it all fill up again! π
@Cheryl_B79 πMy personal account has about 1000 unread emails! 99% of those are from Becky at Twinkl, Spotify and Moneysupermarket so I don't bother!
@bennewmark 33 years, spent a couple of years as SLT but then went back into the classroom full time. I get into work at 7am to get stuff done, leave at about 4 but work for about an hour each evening.
@ml_thomason@MichaelRosenYes#WoM He also used to comment that if we were sulking or pulling a face he'd say we looked like 'a bulldog chewing a wasp ' π
@ml_thomason@MichaelRosenYes#WoM if one of us stood in front of the TV when we were kids, my dad would say, "You mek a better door than a window." Still use it.