An unvarnished look at life inside Scottish secondary school classrooms. The successes, the stresses, the endless marking, the tears, and the genuine laughter that keeps us going.
Secondary teaching in Scotland is a rollercoaster. One hour you're celebrating a breakthrough moment with a struggling pupil, and the next you're navigating curriculum changes, behaviour management, and mountains of paperwork before the bell rings.
This blog offers a candid, community-driven space to reflect on the true daily reality of Scottish education. Whether you need a sympathetic ear, a quick laugh, or practical survival tips, you are in good company.
Every year the newspapers are quick to praise the schools who are securing those National 5, National 6 and Advanced Highers. Ranking them against the other schools within the council regions and as a whole, throughout Scotland. Showing that very affluent areas continually outranking those in lower socio economic areas.
Is it a true reflection of the growth of each school?
Is it a true reflection of the success of getting wee Johnny into school for 3 days out of 5 and then supporting him in getting an apprenticeship, all while he is dealing with being homeless, sofa surfing with his mum and wee sister and having been a non attender for the previous year?
What are your feelings on this matter? Why not share.
I am 58 ! I have been teaching for 15 years - a late bloomer one might say. I have a host of prior working experience and skills that I bring into my classroom. I have taught in 3 schools over that time - 1 year for my probation year, 11 years in my next school and 3 years, so far, in my current school. Two different local authorities.
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