Hi, hope everyone have a nice day
I got a term 4 temporary contract, I saw my timetable and I need to work for 5 days a week, only got half days off. Is it fair and should I talk to the timetabler about letting permanent relief teachers taking my classes in 1 day/ 2 days a week?
So it’s near the end of the holidays ready to go back to term 4 and I’ve been having panic attacks and sheer dread at the idea of going back to term 4. I love the dynamic of being in front of a class, both good and bad ones, but it’s all the extra I am not coping with. The data collection (which I am not very good at) the extra duties, and the stress and overwhelming feeling of constantly being behind on some or all important tasks (such as exam prep and marking).
To note, I had been casual for a few years with conditional approval before finishing my degree (a bad idea) and even picked up a contract for 18 months teaching in my area, before finally graduating and miraculously getting offered a permanent position at a different school.
The school admin, my HOD have been really great and supportive, but my staffroom is high achievers, and I really am not keeping up despite their support.
I have a family to support, which makes things even harder to step back from and haven’t the faintest idea what I could even jump to if I decided to leave.
Any advice what I could do?
NSW secondary
Hi everyone! I’m a final-year international Master of Teaching (Secondary) student in Adelaide and I’m considering doing my final teaching placement in a regional/country area of South Australia next year.
The areas I’m currently considering are Barossa Valley, Clare Valley, Mount Gambier, Limestone Coast, Yorke Peninsula and Eyre Peninsula.
I don’t drive or have access to a car, so I’d really appreciate hearing from anyone who lives, works, studies or has completed a teaching placement in any of these areas.
I’m particularly interested in:
3)whether schools, supermarkets, pharmacies and other basic shops are within walking distance in certain towns
4)what the social/community life is like, particularly for someone moving there temporarily and on their own
whether locals are generally welcoming to newcomers
any towns you would particularly recommend (or avoid) for someone in my situation
I’m also open to suggestions for other regional/rural areas of South Australia that may be suitable for a preservice teacher without a car, particularly around towns where short accomodation is reasonably available and the school, supermarket, chemist and other essential are within walking distance or accessible by reliable public transport.
I’d also love to hear from any teachers or preservice teachers who have done a regional placement, especially regarding accommodation and getting around without a car.
Thank you! Any firsthand experiences would be really helpful
I am studying secondary education (am fast approaching 30 years old with 10 years working in corporate) and have been working casually in schools. When I speak with teachers with 20-30+ years experience teaching, I find it really hard to hold conversations with them. They tend to talk on top of me and don't really listen to what I say and have an "I'm right" attitude when just having a simple conversation (non-teaching related). Is this normal or just normal for the school I am working at?
I’m 50 next year and looking at doing the masters in teaching and want to know how many of you are happy with teaching or are you looking to move on?
I really only want to do supply teaching and from what I’ve heard via friends they don’t really struggle with supply work and all have been offered contracts etc. a lot of the time which are term based etc.
Though what I see on here is many who state they are looking to move on etc.
Tell me how you feel and where you are in your career? I’ve heard of people doing the masters to literally only teach for a year!
More of a vent but who in the Victorian DET comes up with these terms dates, holidays and schedules?
For example, isn't it better if
- a school year to consist of 38 weeks rather than the current 40/41 weeks?
- the last term to be the shortest since both students and teachers are burnt out?
- the last term to end approximately two weeks before Christmas so that it gives time for teachers or families to prepare for Christmas and/or travel interstate or internationally to see their other families ?
- the term 3 holidays to end a few days or a week after Daylight Savings begin to give time for our bodies to adjust?
- the teacher salary progression was at the start of the year rather than in May?
I feel like this is definitely a space where people come to air their grievances. Maybe I should get off Reddit.
But I truly appreciate the job. No, it’s not easy. The take home work & the energy it takes to absorb the negativity from colleagues & kids can be a lot.
However, the number of people that come to me & say wow I wish I could do your job. You know so many people in the community. You have an affinity with teenagers who are so often misunderstood out in public. You get to go on cool excursions. You get to interact with loads of different people everyday. You literally have the chance to make a difference in other people’s lives. You are an essential worker. Feel free to come at me re;pay. No we don’t get paid enough & yes society is topsy-turvy- but it’s ok. I like this job & I’m grateful for the experiences.
Hi everyone, I’m a high school science teacher in NSW.
I am always so rushed to complete the course content every year. Perhaps it comes down to how many hours of lessons we have per week?
Each class in year 11/12 has 3hrs 40mins per week. (Equivalent to 220mins) this is broken down to 4x55min periods each week.
Just wondering how this compares to other schools?
As a side note, NESA auditors insist that we cannot start the HSC course until W5,T4. As we haven’t ticked over our ‘indicative hours’ 120 from yr11 (the yearly exams were at end of T3).
Hi, am currently looking to change carreer from bein a medical scientists to teaching, I have a bachelors in Medical lab science from overseas, but i want to a masters of teaching primary and teach probably mathematics in primary schools, please is this a good carreer change and how long will it take for me to achieve this. I feel stuck in my current carreer, i need advice.
Thanks
Hi all!
I’m about to graduate with a major in HPE and a minor in OED.
I’m from WA and understand that the demand for HPE teachers is clearly not very significant. I was wondering if any victorian teachers would be able to tell me what it’s like over there?
I’m pretty relationships oriented and would like to avoid getting stuck in relief forever. Any advice?
I would work in either Perth or Melbourne.
Also any advice on the application process in vic would be awesome 😆
If I try to find a place as centrally as possible, how feasible is using public transport only? It'll be a while before I can get the money to rack up the hours I need (but my plan is to wait until I am 25 as the hours needed are then drastically reduced, but that's 2 years away)
Context: Secondary, maths trained (double method). Aiming to teach at colleges first (is it realistic or do most college teachers transfer from high schools after gaining experience ?)
How it the job outlook looking? I heard there's some hiring freezes due to budget cuts?