Comments by "David Getling" (@DavidGetling) on "Teachers' strikes | 'They are SWARMING out of the profession' Headteacher reacts to fresh strikes" video.

  1. To pour petrol on the fire, most schools won't employ older more experienced teachers, who cost more, and are much harder to bully. If you are a parent take a good look at how many older teachers there are in your kid's school. Also, schools discourage applications by insisting that applicants spend half a day filling in their own "special" application form, rather than accepting a CV and covering letter: the gold standard for real professionals.
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  2. Exactly. For many who leave it's not about the money. They have to take crap from students they can't properly sanction, and they are mercilessly bullied by management. Also, to pour petrol on the fire, most schools won't employ older more experienced teachers, who cost more, and are much harder to bully. If you are a parent take a good look at how many older teachers there are in your kid's school. Also, schools discourage applications by insisting that applicants spend half a day filling in their own "special" application form, rather than accepting a CV and covering letter: the gold standard for real professionals.
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  3. For many who leave it's not about the money. They have to take crap from students they can't properly sanction, and they are mercilessly bullied by management. Also, to pour petrol on the fire, most schools won't employ older more experienced teachers, who cost more, and are much harder to bully. If you are a parent take a good look at how many older teachers there are in your kid's school. Also, schools discourage applications by insisting that applicants spend half a day filling in their own "special" application form, rather than accepting a CV and covering letter: the gold standard for real professionals.
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  4. ​ @annacomnena217  Yes. I've heard that "capability" is often used as a trumped up excuse to sack older more expensive teachers, so that they can be replaced by someone a lot cheaper.
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  5. ​ @andrewoliver8930  That's what I said. But you know the old saying: "You pay peanuts, you get monkeys"
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