You know this has been quite an interesting series on exactly what goes on, in the inner workings of school management. I have tried not to think about school since I left in 2005 apart from the odd grim morning when I am tired or unwell and don't want to go to work and think to myself "it might be grim, but it's not school". My days at school were mainly consumed with attempting to survive in a warzone while simultaneously teachers and school management seemed to live in a dream world of fluffy bunny rabbits and magic pixie dust. The cognitive dissonance and gaslighting were quite disorientating. You know, you're certainly recognising the symptoms of the problem but I wonder if given time that you are based enough to truly come to grips with the root of these problems and their wider implication.
I could talk for hours about the cognitive dissonance I saw while teaching in England. Sometimes within 1 minute a teacher would tell me how important marking the books was to maximise a students' academic attainment and even show me how wonderful and insightful their marking was and then seconds later tell me how worthless all the marking was, what a waste of time it all is, and how the school has become an assembly line to create marking. It was amazing every time. Stockholm syndrome, gaslighting, and cognitive dissonance galore! Thank you for your comment! I do talk quite a lot about what I think the root cause of the problem is in episode 2, would love to know what you think!
No worksheet, no learning, hahaha. Amazing how we all managed to learn at school without them... I got told off by an observer for including the title of a grammar point for an ESL class to young teens (Year 7-9). We aren't supposed to mention grammar. Even though one of the girls saw it, got excited and became instantly engaged because she said that she had done it at school and she felt confident before we had even started the class.... lol
Absolutely, it sounds like you handled that situation really well! Great to hear that mentioning the grammar point sparked excitement and confidence in one of your students! Don't do it again though, this is England, any teacher ambition, innovation, and creativity violates your teacher code of conduct. Let's meet up and discuss feedback.
@MrRufaeel I've learnt my lesson, Sir! Lol. I do what they want to see for observations, then what I feel is best when they aren't around. No surprise, just had a load of kids from last year mob me in the playground yesterday when they saw me. Some managers and colleagues really hate that the kids like me and other teachers like me - professional jealousy is definitely a thing!
That second teacher 😍😍😍 Love his marking! But for real, I was thankful when Covid happened because it meant that I couldn’t mark student books. Great video!
It's relentless, isn't it! Can't wait for you to see the next episode when I talk about the real struggle of teaching in England 😤 thanks for your comment!
Wow! What a video! Kids love those games and learn so much. They love to come to class and there are not enough games especially for language learning. I worked abroad in Asia and there is emphasis on games for language learning and they work.
They're obsessed with meetings because that's how they justify their jobs! 😂 That is literally their job: arrange shitloads of pointless meetings for teachers to attend.
Thank you so much for sharing your experience! As a parent of a year 9 child, i'll have a chat about Ofsted with the school at the next parents evening
More power to you! Let me know how you get on, the only useful advice I can give is that schools in England run on fear, if you want any progress, they need to be afraid of you. I've had many experiences where impossible decisions were made because the school was afraid.
The AUDACITY! I hate those commercials so much. Thinking about it though, for those who are initiated, those ads do actually paint an accurate picture of teaching in England. The commercial gaslight and lies to you and tada, when you're a teacher in England, you get gaslit and lied to constantly! Jokes aside, those #getintoteaching commercials are in episode 4 and I do address them.
@projectgenes1s I uploaded my counter-commercial to the 'Get Into Teaching' advert today. Would love to know what you think: th-cam.com/video/QR3fHXwx-h0/w-d-xo.html
I taught for 20 years, and ended my career as an assistant vice-principal in a school in an academy chain. I agree with a whole load of what you are saying. This particular account, is an account i use for dispelling misinformation in medicine - but i have another account that is far more serious, and we look to have discussions and debates about all topics. I would love to have you on to talk about our shared experiences of not only ofsted, but the poor state of teaching in England in general. Is this something you would be interested in?
Coming from an outstanding school and having gone through 3 Ofsted inspections, this isn't what Ofsted ever looked for. You've been at a bad school with an insecure leadership team. Ofsted wants to see that school policies are followed. If your school has a marking policy then Ofsted will check if you follow the policy. If the policy is "students will be given verbal feedback during lessons" then if you can justify that students get sufficient feedback then Ofsted will be happy. If the school policy is that "Each department will have a marking policy as that allows departments to do marking that works well for their subject" then Ofsted will look for department policies. Ofsted will also speak to students and see what students have learnt in lessons.
You know this has been quite an interesting series on exactly what goes on, in the inner workings of school management. I have tried not to think about school since I left in 2005 apart from the odd grim morning when I am tired or unwell and don't want to go to work and think to myself "it might be grim, but it's not school". My days at school were mainly consumed with attempting to survive in a warzone while simultaneously teachers and school management seemed to live in a dream world of fluffy bunny rabbits and magic pixie dust. The cognitive dissonance and gaslighting were quite disorientating.
You know, you're certainly recognising the symptoms of the problem but I wonder if given time that you are based enough to truly come to grips with the root of these problems and their wider implication.
I could talk for hours about the cognitive dissonance I saw while teaching in England. Sometimes within 1 minute a teacher would tell me how important marking the books was to maximise a students' academic attainment and even show me how wonderful and insightful their marking was and then seconds later tell me how worthless all the marking was, what a waste of time it all is, and how the school has become an assembly line to create marking. It was amazing every time. Stockholm syndrome, gaslighting, and cognitive dissonance galore!
Thank you for your comment! I do talk quite a lot about what I think the root cause of the problem is in episode 2, would love to know what you think!
No worksheet, no learning, hahaha. Amazing how we all managed to learn at school without them...
I got told off by an observer for including the title of a grammar point for an ESL class to young teens (Year 7-9). We aren't supposed to mention grammar. Even though one of the girls saw it, got excited and became instantly engaged because she said that she had done it at school and she felt confident before we had even started the class.... lol
Absolutely, it sounds like you handled that situation really well! Great to hear that mentioning the grammar point sparked excitement and confidence in one of your students! Don't do it again though, this is England, any teacher ambition, innovation, and creativity violates your teacher code of conduct. Let's meet up and discuss feedback.
@MrRufaeel I've learnt my lesson, Sir! Lol. I do what they want to see for observations, then what I feel is best when they aren't around. No surprise, just had a load of kids from last year mob me in the playground yesterday when they saw me. Some managers and colleagues really hate that the kids like me and other teachers like me - professional jealousy is definitely a thing!
That second teacher 😍😍😍 Love his marking! But for real, I was thankful when Covid happened because it meant that I couldn’t mark student books. Great video!
It's relentless, isn't it! Can't wait for you to see the next episode when I talk about the real struggle of teaching in England 😤 thanks for your comment!
Wow! What a video! Kids love those games and learn so much. They love to come to class and there are not enough games especially for language learning. I worked abroad in Asia and there is emphasis on games for language learning and they work.
Can't wait for episode 2 🎉
Next week!
I finished it the other day, its bloody terrifying how shitty school in uk is wow
Episode 3 is out, its possibly the most shocking one yet! th-cam.com/video/in2rGxMCVsQ/w-d-xo.html
They're obsessed with meetings because that's how they justify their jobs! 😂 That is literally their job: arrange shitloads of pointless meetings for teachers to attend.
Thank you so much for sharing your experience! As a parent of a year 9 child, i'll have a chat about Ofsted with the school at the next parents evening
More power to you! Let me know how you get on, the only useful advice I can give is that schools in England run on fear, if you want any progress, they need to be afraid of you. I've had many experiences where impossible decisions were made because the school was afraid.
And can you believe the get into teaching advert cuts in halfway through this video. Talk about adding insult to injury!
The AUDACITY! I hate those commercials so much. Thinking about it though, for those who are initiated, those ads do actually paint an accurate picture of teaching in England. The commercial gaslight and lies to you and tada, when you're a teacher in England, you get gaslit and lied to constantly! Jokes aside, those #getintoteaching commercials are in episode 4 and I do address them.
@projectgenes1s I uploaded my counter-commercial to the 'Get Into Teaching' advert today. Would love to know what you think: th-cam.com/video/QR3fHXwx-h0/w-d-xo.html
Another great video - just one question ball or bowl 😘
Thanks! And shhhhhhhh
I taught for 20 years, and ended my career as an assistant vice-principal in a school in an academy chain. I agree with a whole load of what you are saying. This particular account, is an account i use for dispelling misinformation in medicine - but i have another account that is far more serious, and we look to have discussions and debates about all topics. I would love to have you on to talk about our shared experiences of not only ofsted, but the poor state of teaching in England in general. Is this something you would be interested in?
That sounds like a great opportunity! I am interested :) Where can I contact you?
Coming from an outstanding school and having gone through 3 Ofsted inspections, this isn't what Ofsted ever looked for. You've been at a bad school with an insecure leadership team. Ofsted wants to see that school policies are followed. If your school has a marking policy then Ofsted will check if you follow the policy. If the policy is "students will be given verbal feedback during lessons" then if you can justify that students get sufficient feedback then Ofsted will be happy. If the school policy is that "Each department will have a marking policy as that allows departments to do marking that works well for their subject" then Ofsted will look for department policies. Ofsted will also speak to students and see what students have learnt in lessons.
That's why there's no creativity.
Creativity is harder for OFSTED to see.
I can imagine