Tag Archives: teacher

National Insurance contributions for a private school teacher (Rousse)

Posted on April 5, 2018 by Dreamaticus

I accepted a job as a teacher at the tiny private prep school that my grandmother operated from the extension at the back of her house. I hoped that this was all above board, and that she would pay my … Continue reading →

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A day trip to Berwick by bus (Rousse)

Posted on July 22, 2016 by Dreamaticus

‘North Berwick?’ I asked. ‘No’, she replied, ‘Berwick Berwick. The second time I waited at the bus stop and took the first bus that came. Until we got there I had no idea that this was a coach chartered by … Continue reading →

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Teacher tickles semi-naked student in class (Rousse)

Posted on March 4, 2016 by Dreamaticus

TPR was very efficient with his packing. I was less so, scattering the hotel room with my belongings, and wondering how on earth I would get back from the room to the lab by 11:00 for my special class on … Continue reading →

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Advice for a NQT? Don’t go into teaching! (Rousse)

Posted on January 15, 2016 by Dreamaticus

I bumped into my school friend KC (wearing a hideous pale blue fake satin 1980s style ballgown) and her daughter K at a service station on the M5. The daughter explained that she had just finished teacher training. She asked … Continue reading →

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A brainy Manchester chemistry teacher (Rousse)

Posted on November 21, 2014 by Dreamaticus

I was sitting on the stage at the front of the room opening a present when someone asked ST what it was like to be so brainy. What I wanted to know was how he ended up a chemistry teacher … Continue reading →

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German treasure trove reveals its secrets (Rousse)

Posted on May 9, 2014 by Dreamaticus

TPR was the jumping champion. He was the first person who had ever managed to leap from a standing start at the bottom of the pit on to the turf above. Everyone had said that it was impossible, yet my … Continue reading →

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Lecturing more stressful than teaching (Rousse)

Posted on February 24, 2014 by Dreamaticus

SPC switched teaching for lecturing. Her verdict: the life of a university lecturer is much tougher than that of a school teacher.

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From A level English to astrophysics (Rousse)

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Dreamaticus

As usual, I was one of the first on campus at 07:30am. I heard the voices as soon a I pushed through the main door. Then I spotted a mass of teenagers chatting on the sofas in the reception area. … Continue reading →

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New business model for raising charitable funds rakes in thousands (Rousse)

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Dreamaticus

This woman was a genius! She’d developed a new business model for raising funds for charities and was raking in thousands. The way it worked was that she would set up shop in the house of the recently deceased, then … Continue reading →

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Escape from the cult (Rousse)

Posted on April 27, 2013 by Dreamaticus

I’d accidentally joined a cult. At first I thought that these dozen or so people – including my school friend CC – were just slightly strange. However, the more time I spent with them, the more apparent it became that … Continue reading →

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