retired_jabda

Does your one? At least partly? What is the youngest age for boarders at prep schools?

retired_hvporter

No, we are a day prep school. There are a couple of 'rivals' in the local area who take on boarders but to be honest, I don't know what age they start at.

Let me make the boss a cuppa Matt, then I will put some thoughts down for you.

retired_nafrally

Zait, when you said you couldn't do primary because you want to teach your subject (it was something like that), does that mean your subject isn't taught at primary level or teaching at primary level is too easy? Or something completely different?

retired_navy0614

Politics at primary would be awesome . Just basically how the teacher is essentially jack of all trades and master of none. Unless I've missed a spectacular change in primary teaching since I was there, the one teacher is responsible for all the subjects their class is taught. I don't want to only have 1/8th? of my time teaching History.

It's got to do with the level though also - that impacted my decision not teach secondary either. I did two weeks in a secondary over the summer of 2006, and had a fair few chats with the teachers there. The general consensus was that there comes a certain point when you're basically lying to the kids, you have to water down things so much. My experiences kinda backed that up too .

FE is still not exactly advanced, but there's still an obviously higher level of competency amongst the students and it's only the 16-18 age group, no Yr 7-9 likes. I like to shoot the **** with my students and have a good discussion, in both History and Politics...

Obviously this is why I'm gunning for the University level as the end game though - further level of weeding out due to the choice of going to uni, and then choosing that degree, then that speific course and general increased competency again.

There's still the apathetic buggers, but each time they're being whittled down :thup:

mrfunktastick

you can still be a primary teacher and specialise in one subject and take classes in that subject for other year groups in the school occasionally

retired_navy0614

Interesting. But it'd still be simplistic rubbish .

retired_summergor

primary school teacher my only option tbf. got a degree i dont want anything to do with and it seems they'd favour me over female teachers. id do it, and everytime i told someone i was a primary school teacher id always quickly say "im not a paedophile though" in a funny manner.

ahhh i can see it now. sacked on the 1st day.

seriously though i need to get my arse in gear if im going to go ahead with this in time for next year.

mrfunktastick

Interesting. But it'd still be simplistic rubbish . </BLOCKQUOTE>

so is my subject at gcse level

retired_navy0614

don't forget the yummy mummies.

mrfunktastick

deadline for primary is 1st december i think