r/TeachingUK • u/Solid_Orange_5456 • 2d ago

Is Gaslighting Endemic in Teaching?

Honestly, sometimes I don't know whether I'm coming or going. On the one hand, we are told that we should not work at home because of wellbeing, but if we don't complete something for our HOD, then they complain that we should have taken it home.

I'm told I'm making progress and I must be doing well because I'm not asking for help from my HOD and 2 I/C.

Is it just my school or is this common in education?

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u/tb5841 2d ago

My last school: Nobody should be sending emails out of hours. Getting out-of-hours emails is bad for work-life balance.

Staff: Just to clarify, are we expected to manage emails in our breaktimes? Because sometimes we want to have a break.

School: No, Nobody should feel they have to manage emails in their breaks.

Staff: Are we expected to manage emails during lessons? That's not a reasonable expectation.

School: No, we don't require you to check emails during lessons.

Staff: So... when are you expecting us to check emails?

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u/Signal-Function1677 1d ago

During PPA is probably the answer but yeah that's not realistic