PGCE - Current Students Thread

I wanna run away and hide

Do you get holidays soon where you are? Just count the days...

My school have got in touch with my uni with concerns about my welfare. Apparently my teaching is fine but they're worried I'm not taking care of myself. Now I have to go into uni tomorrow to "have a chat" about it...

My school have said nothing of this to me. How sly is that? I'm taking tomorrow off because I'm too pissed with them to go in and act normal. If they've got an issue with me why can't they just tell me?

My school have got in touch with my uni with concerns about my welfare. Apparently my teaching is fine but they're worried I'm not taking care of myself. Now I have to go into uni tomorrow to "have a chat" about it...

My school have said nothing of this to me. How sly is that? I'm taking tomorrow off because I'm too pissed with them to go in and act normal. If they've got an issue with me why can't they just tell me?

I can see why you'd be a bit miffed, and wish they'd just approached you.

But put yourself in their shoes. They know you're not going to 'get into trouble' for this or anything. It's completely about you looking after you. So it's not like they are saying negative things about you behind your back or anything. And perhaps they just really weren't sure how to deal with it, felt too uncomfortable to raise it with you, or felt that your tutor who knows you well would be in a better position to provide that kind of support.

Plus remember, if they believe you are pushing yourself too much they might think you'd just brush aside any concerns they raise if they just chat with you, even if that's completely not the case.

Just trying to put another perspective on it, to help you feel calmer about it!

xxx

I know this is probably a stupid question, but i'm new and how do you get that statement under your name? the ''Vengeful, Imperial Overlord of The Student Room'' one.

My school have got in touch with my uni with concerns about my welfare. Apparently my teaching is fine but they're worried I'm not taking care of myself. Now I have to go into uni tomorrow to "have a chat" about it...

My school have said nothing of this to me. How sly is that? I'm taking tomorrow off because I'm too pissed with them to go in and act normal. If they've got an issue with me why can't they just tell me?

Fair enough to have concerns about your welfare - I've noticed you post at 4am quite a few times which would worry me if I was your mentor (it's already past my usual bedtime - past midnight on a school night is just wrong!)). But they should discuss their concerns with you, not just tell the university.

I was very upfront about this with my mentor at the start of my 2nd placement - in the first week I asked her to remind me to eat if she noticed I'd stopped eating lunch, because in my previous placement I didn't feel like eating a lot of the time and lost a lot of weight.

So after 4 months, 11 applications and 8 interviews, I finally got offered 2 jobs on the same day!

Hope I made the right decision, but just so relieved to finally have it all sorted.

Yeah, I can see why they'd worry too because mostly when I'm up at 4am it's because I'm still writing plans and making resources because it seems to take me so long, but it really wouldn't have been hard to just have a chat with me oh well, I'll go into uni later on and see what the deal is.

So after 4 months, 11 applications and 8 interviews, I finally got offered 2 jobs on the same day!

Hope I made the right decision, but just so relieved to finally have it all sorted.

How did you get on? Do you feel any better? I have to say I did sort of gasp out loud when I read your post about them calling the Uni! :0)


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You are supposed to declare in interview whether you are still a firm candidate or not.How can you have had two job offers? Just interested as I am often interviewing for new teachers and have not come across this scenario before.

Congratulations. Can I just ask, how did you end up getting two offers at the same time? Were the interviews on the same day? When you got asked the 'are you a firm candidate' question did you tell both that you may also be in the running for another job? Just curious as I could find myself in the same position tomorrow. Probably wishful thinking mind!

Hey,

I think it's just because it's so late in the season, schools are getting a bit panicked and rushing things.

I applied for a job on Monday, and on Wednesday I received the invitation to interview for yesterday.

At the same time, my university tutor was contacted about another post (which had been advertised a few weeks ago but none of the candidates were suitable) and gave me the deputy head's number so I could have a chat. We ended up arranging for me to pop in for an informal interview in the afternoon, after I'd been for interview at the other school.

So I had the 2nd interview straight after the 1st one, before I'd heard back from the 1st one. The 2nd school was fully aware I'd had another interview (and even said I should answer my phone if it rang during the interview because they knew it was important).

Later that evening, the 2nd school said they'd like to offer me the job, and I said I felt it was only fair to hear what the 1st school had to say, since they'd interviewed me 1st and I'd told them I was a firm candidate (2nd school said that was fine and the right thing to do). 1st school then called, offered me the job, and I accepted.

2nd school didn't seem put out, as they'd always known there was the potential for that to happen, and have offered the job to someone else from my course.

Hope that makes sense!

Hey, no I feel worse actually!

I went into uni, I was told that the school is concerned I'm not looking after myself because there have been a couple of occasions where I've come into work and I smell?

That's not even true! I live with my partner who has a very strong sense of smell and would tell me if I didn't smell clean. She says nothing when I kiss her goodbye in the mornings and nothing when I come home! I sat in university and was told "well I'm right next to you and I can tell you now that you don't smell at the minute". I shower every day and use deodorant and my clothes are clean. I'd love to know how I could smell bad.

The school said nothing to me about it, absolutely nothing, just went straight to uni to moan about it. Anyway, I talked with uni about how hard I'm finding things and they suggested I stay home for the rest of the week and rest during half term.

I'm really mad about how unprofessional the school has been, especially to say things that aren't true, but even if they were - to say them behind my back.