Bosses
Bosses are an inevitable part of life as a teacher and we must all learn how to deal with them equitably if we are to succeed in our ambitions to be happy at our place of work. They are, like all creatures, varied and different. All of them are human. Probably. Just kidding. We all want different things from our bosses. Some want a person who is just going to leave them alone to get on with their job. Some want someone to talk to regularly to ensure that what they are doing is what is expected of them and is the right thing to do. Others want a boss who will ‘gee them up’ with lots of positivity whilst some teachers just want someone to deal with some of the shittier aspects of school life like discipline issues and parents who are over-demanding. What all of us want is a boss who will not make us feel bad, make us feel angry, make us feel depressed or make us want to quit teaching as a profession. And what we certainly don’t want is a boss who will try to destroy o