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Head Teacher Reviews
What is it like working as a Head Teacher?
June 2015
Overworked and underpaid.
Head Teacher:
Pros: Interaction with learners and educators.
Cons: The admin.
June 2015
Paperwork and caseload.
Head Teacher:
Be ready to spend lots of extra time on school work.
May 2015
Very nicely.
Head Teacher:
Pros: Working with children.
Cons: Nothing.
January 2015
Head Teacher:
Pros: I love the students and teachers I work with everyday. I like the distance from my house and the area. We are currently an A school.
Cons: I do not like that this school pay less than the district schools. I am not fond of the owners of the school based on the workload they give to administration. I do not like how the principal seems not to care.
January 2015
Head Teacher:
Pros: The students and my team.
Cons: Administration and parents.
September 2014
Do Not Get Paid Enough For All We Do.
Head Teacher:
Pros: Helping students from the inner city.
Cons: All the work we do without being paid.
June 2014
Head Of Performing Arts.
Head Teacher:
Pros: A wide range of activities within my job provides huge variety. I am a:
- teacher.
- curriculum coordinator.
- leader of learning.
- program developer.
- project manger.
- event manager.
- music tuition manager.
- concert band director.
- choir director.
- music arranger.
- musician performer.
- governance manager.
- compliancy auditor.
- HSC marker.
- supervisor and trainer of trainee teachers.
- mentor and supervisor of new teachers.
As a teacher, there is a huge satisfaction in teaching and working with students.
As a head of creative subjects, making music or dance or play acting is fun in itself, but more so because you are helping students to develop and grow as creative beings, as well as improve their self esteem.
Usually, colleagues are like minded and untied in their goals.
Cons: Increasing workload; stress; at times, unreasonable time lines. Management's lack of caring about their human resources.
Much of society has no idea about the workloads, stresses and increasing requirements of the teacher. They are miscellaneously seen as having a 9 - 3 workday and 10 weeks of annual holidays. Many people forget that the course work needs to be prepared, resources and tasks created, tasks and student homework marked, in addition to all the extra-curricular activities that teachers run and professional development.
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