In recent years, it has been sad to see an increasing number of teachers struggling with the challenges of the profession. While there is debate on the reasons why, what is certain is that there has been an increasing number of teachers leaving education (as shown by the Department for Education’s regular school workforce statistic updates).
Throughout my career, I have seen too many teachers, both new and experienced, in tears because of a terrible lesson with a difficult class.
Working with young people is extremely rewarding, but can also be very challenging; sometimes things do not go to plan. Remember, a difficult class is not an entire class, but often just a small number of individuals creating a particular dynamic.
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