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DaiHard · 15th February 2007, 11:22

After having taught in the UK for a number of year I've watched the system go down the toilet. Unless you work in a private (called Public) school like Eton or Rugby then most likely you'll be swamped by masses of paperwork, an inflexible curriculum, extreme political correctness, a management that will happily sacrifice you to save their own butts, long hours and, worse, undisciplined feral kids. It has been recently ranked as the most stressful job in the country and just below a policeman in the likelihood of getting seriously assaulted (one woman teacher was recently raped by a 15 year old in her own classroom and it was her that ended up in court).

There is a shortage of teachers for reason. My advise, choose something else, you'll easily get work (and a wp) in the hospitality trade in London they just love Aussies.

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DaiHard DaiHard is..... New Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 2 vCash: 500 Rep Power: 0	Re: Teaching in the UK After having taught in the UK for a number of year I've watched the system go down the toilet. Unless you work in a private (called Public) school like Eton or Rugby then most likely you'll be swamped by masses of paperwork, an inflexible curriculum, extreme political correctness, a management that will happily sacrifice you to save their own butts, long hours and, worse, undisciplined feral kids. It has been recently ranked as the most stressful job in the country and just below a policeman in the likelihood of getting seriously assaulted (one woman teacher was recently raped by a 15 year old in her own classroom and it was her that ended up in court). There is a shortage of teachers for reason. My advise, choose something else, you'll easily get work (and a wp) in the hospitality trade in London they just love Aussies. __________________ Life used to be a gas and then they said I was cured