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Betamale:

Now Weebecka, have you ever taught and been responsible for a cohort? have you ever been accountable for one full cycle of a GCSE or A level? 2 years, same kids, same school and no other teachers involved.

As you well know betablockers,

I was HOD for 5 terms before my school shut, taking four year groups through external exams, all of whom exceeded all their targets at multi-levelled FTTDs, while being externally inspected up to 7 times a year and only receiving positive reviews.

Are you suggesting that the first term of their GCSE courses when the school has no speciliast maths teachers (except one who came in near the end of that term) as the critical time when these students made progress?

Is betamale advocating teacherless education?

Go for beta! this'll be a laugh.

With respect Rebecca, saying you were HoD for 5 terms isn't really answering Beta's question. 5 terms isn't a two-year cycle. HoD isn't the same as being the main class teacher responsible for students' learning.

I may be mistaken, but I thought you said you were HoD of IT.

Ah, in that case apologies Rebecca, I'd just got this idea that you'd had leadership of an IT faculty at some point.

I've had all sorts of jobs Brookes.  It's a bit fragmented due to children - I've never wanted to take on management responsibility I felt I couldn't deliver on properly.  My maths HOD job finished because that school closed.

I was also DHOD ICT in another school for a few years.  I was responsible for introducing the new Year 9 curriculum, for cross curricular ICT and also for a major international project that school was involved in.  It was when schools were still short of ICT specialists.  I gave it up when they got a suitable specialist member of staff and moved over to have specific responsibilities in maths at that school. 

More than enough detail I'm sure.  Yawn.

weebecka:

DM:

Becka would be the first to admit she is not in full control of every faculty

If you question my faculties again, DM, I'll set the gerbils on you.

Well maybe some virtual gerbils then.

That was one of my better efforts becka.   Roll with it.