Secret Teacher: I hated teaching – until I realised my school was the problem

Stress almost drove me out of the profession. But a change in leadership has helped me fall back in love with educationRead more from the Secret TeacherNot so long ago, I was ready to quit teaching. Now, I’ve got my sights on leadership. The difference is my headteacher.Under my previous head, I got the point where I couldn’t go on. I was signed off work with anxiety and stress. At school, we’d been under intense pressure to get more children to expected levels to show the scho