Story 78
Since passing my probation in June 2022, I’ve faced a constant struggle for teaching contracts, often relying on sporadic supply work.
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Applying until midnight after a day in another job
How soul destroying it is coming in from working in a job that is not teaching just so I can pay the bills to then spend every evening until midnight or later filling out teaching applications only to get a standard rejection email for every one.
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Five years of great feedback, still no permanent contract
I have begun to look outside of teaching for jobs but my heart isn’t in leaving and it breaks me to walk away from something I worked so hard to get.
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I have put a date on walking away
I personally have put a date on when I need to walk away and secure permanent employment outwith teaching.
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Paid £500 this month, nearly half my mortgage
However this month I was paid £500 for 3 days supply, this is nearly half my mortgage alone. How do I pay anything?
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Pausing having children because there are no jobs
If I can[not] get a permanent full time job with a decent salary I’ll have no choice but to leave teaching and that is devastating. Me and my wife are pausing having children because the job market just does not exist.
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Relocating with my husband for a permanent post
Working on supply has affected my self-confidence. At times it has felt like there is no light at the end of the tunnel.
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School tried to keep me but the council refused
I have almost reached my continuous service twice now within the 5 years I have been teaching.
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Sent someone else’s permanent offer under my name
After this distressing incident, I had 0 contact from recruitment except a generic email about beginning the process for the supply register at the end of September.
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Service broken after three years in one school
It is a huge strain on finances and my mental health and coming into teaching was supposed to bring stability into my life as a single parent but it has been anything but.
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Struggling to get even a day a week
A lot of supply opportunities are through word of mouth, with some people having been receiving regular supply work, at least 3-5 days a week while others like myself have struggled to even get a day a week.
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Told during probation there were jobs in Dubai
During my probation year, when I raised concerns about the availability of teaching posts and asked what opportunities might be available after qualifying, I was told that “there were jobs in Dubai”.