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Oct. 25th, 2008 09:47 pmHalf term at last! I’m going to try to have a bit of a break this week, although I’m going to have to do some work at some point. We’re going away for a couple of days at the end of the week, so I’ll have to get to it sooner rather than later. I had a lazy day today though - I didn't get up until about ten, and then fell asleep on the sofa after lunch for about three hours! I hate doing that though, because I feel as though I've just wasted the day.
It’s the first time I’ve worked full-time since I trained – even though I’m still working at two schools, and one of my jobs isn’t permanent. At school #2 I’m basically setting up a department from scratch, which is good experience, I hope. Although given the paucity of teaching jobs in my subject in this area, I have no idea when the experience of being a de-facto head of department will come in useful. And the school I’m at still isn’t in a position to be able to offer me a permanent position. I can’t remember if I’ve explained this before, but I’m currently covering for someone on long-term sick-leave. If I’m still there at Easter (and the school has said they do want me to stay on after Christmas), then she’ll have been off for a year. I don’t know the regulations, but I guess they’re obliged to keep her job open, even though she hadn’t been at the school for more than a couple of days!
But I’m enjoying it, despite the uncertainty. Even though I’m only there three days a week, I feel as though I’m a valued part of the team, my input and suggestions are taken seriously – and it’s a hell of a confidence boost. It reminds me that I am good at this – I couldn’t have done it a few years ago, and probably even last year would have still been thinking I couldn’t do it, but it’s amazing what you can dredge up when you have to!
( And in this week's news... )
Rant over for now. I'm just waiting to see what enormities of stupidity the next week brings.
It’s the first time I’ve worked full-time since I trained – even though I’m still working at two schools, and one of my jobs isn’t permanent. At school #2 I’m basically setting up a department from scratch, which is good experience, I hope. Although given the paucity of teaching jobs in my subject in this area, I have no idea when the experience of being a de-facto head of department will come in useful. And the school I’m at still isn’t in a position to be able to offer me a permanent position. I can’t remember if I’ve explained this before, but I’m currently covering for someone on long-term sick-leave. If I’m still there at Easter (and the school has said they do want me to stay on after Christmas), then she’ll have been off for a year. I don’t know the regulations, but I guess they’re obliged to keep her job open, even though she hadn’t been at the school for more than a couple of days!
But I’m enjoying it, despite the uncertainty. Even though I’m only there three days a week, I feel as though I’m a valued part of the team, my input and suggestions are taken seriously – and it’s a hell of a confidence boost. It reminds me that I am good at this – I couldn’t have done it a few years ago, and probably even last year would have still been thinking I couldn’t do it, but it’s amazing what you can dredge up when you have to!
( And in this week's news... )
Rant over for now. I'm just waiting to see what enormities of stupidity the next week brings.
