[Closed] How does the private sector view teachers/ex-teachers?

I’d say that a graduate job is one where a degree is a condition of offer.

Indeed, I wasnt saying the stuff is wrong just its rubbish writing.
We should also not forget a PGCE is a postgraduate degree.

With all the huge staff turnover I expect few primaey teachers are teaching the same year twice.

Why? Sounds like very poor management. Say a Year 3 teacher leaves, why would you move a Year 4 into their place? Surely the new teacher coming in would fill the gap left by the other?

changes everyv5 years

and

change about 3 years ago

Does not mean "it changes all the time."

Why? Sounds like very poor management. Say a Year 3 teacher leaves, why would you move a Year 4 into their place?

You put your most experienced teachers in the most important places.

Does not mean “it changes all the time.”

Thats just GCSE. If KS4 changes so does KS 3. Then KS5 changes out of step with KS4. By which time the government will make changes to KS3 which will mean changes to 4. Then the courses will expire and it starts again. In the meantime there has been a 75% turnover in staff over the last 4 years anyway.

Are we at 3 pages already? Not going to read it but I bet it's mostly people saying that teaching can't be all that bad and that the pay is good and whatnot.

ANyway, in answer to the OP - I just tried to think of all the folk I know who've left the profession. All the ones I can think of have either gone back to something they have experience in from before teaching, retrained significantly or become self-employed. Not sure how helpful that is for you.

Has no one mentioned the view that male teachers being covert paedophiles?

I think the female teachers have taken over paedo duties these days. Seems like every other day there's a new story about one getting caught with a pupil.

RE teachers should get less because they aren't teaching a real topic.IMHO

Haha, Mick, that should be PE teachers 😉

Haha, Mick, that should be PE teachers 😉

I only learned this on another thread on this here forum.

Thanks AA. That explains a lot. I’ve had to deliver a lecture series with little/no warning and it is a complete PITA.

You put your most experienced teachers in the most important places.

This is absolutely correct. You'll find year groups vary in ability and behaviour. My partner will be moved to a different age group depending on where her skills are needed (she's rated as outstanding by Offsted so gets moved to problem year groups). She very rarely gets to use the same materials twice. Those questioning it are just displaying the usual traits of "i'm an expert because I went to school once".

Those comparing it to the private sector. Yep I get it, I work in the private sector: long hours, unpaid hours at, constant stress is the norm. However in my job if I'm not on the ball one day there is no danger of child being hurt, or missing the tell signs of abuse.