What makes teaching such a great job? Is it the money? Not really. The pleasant working environment? Probably not. The variety of work? Maybe.
Or is it the impact teachers have on the young people in their care?
As Christmas approaches, teachers have been telling SecEd about the cards, letters and messages they have received and kept over the years, that are gathering dust but which they just can’t part with.
Antony Little, vice-principal of The Hewlett Academy in Norwich, said he had accumulated a “hefty bag” of items from students and recently had to decide whether to keep it.
“I asked on Twitter and the overwhelming response was that they are a sign of my impact on so many young lives and to keep them,” he said. “On re-reading the cards, I realised that I did remember each and every one of them.
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