It is quite an indescribable feeling to be on holiday. I wonder if other professions feel this way on the first day of one, or if it is unique to those who work within education. Obviously everyone enjoys being on holiday and would presumably prefer it, at least in the short term, but I do not know if others feel that sense of relief, weight burden and general overall exhaustion that comes from teaching and its related jobs. Does a university professor get the same feeling or is it reserved for those who work with young people? Although I don’t work secondary, guaranteed they feel it too.
I’ve been doing this a long time now. 14 years teaching. A year of uni and placements. 4-5 years of support assistant work previous to that in numerous places. Not a bad resume I suppose. And yesterday, no it was Thursday, my SLT ok’d me to apply to Forest School training in April. I am elated. It’s just the beginning level so I won’t be a leader or anything but it’s a start and I can’t wait. That’s the coolest thing to happen for ages and once again this positive shift is all down to my wife. BMLK. I should get it tattooed on my knuckles.