Leaving speech

[CraftyTech]

I’m leaving my technician role in this school soon and as I’ve been here a long time I’m expected to give a short speech before I go. What would you include in your leaving speech?

 

[Emil Tac 2]

Hey everyone,

Bye.

 

[Techno]

Thank God I'm leaving, I won't miss this place one bit!

 

[Carys]

When I eventually finish I shall write a song, create a video to go with it and not say a word

 

[CovTech]

"As you all know I'm not comfortable with public speaking..."
Walks off stage

 

[TechNewham]

"Finally, I won't have to be the one that comes in and quickly makes the chemicals safe for another day."
Runs off stage and out of fire door

 

[Nick Mitchener]

We had a teacher do part of their speech in an uncommon German dialect. When I heard the translation I understood why!

 

[Igor]

"Over the years, I've come to regard you all as people I met."

We had a DT teacher who said "There will always be a part of me at this Academy. Next time you move the bandsaw, you might find the end of my thumb."

I howled. Good man.

 

[Mr.Rye:Physics]

I am a person of few words,
Thank you

or

so long and thanks for all the fish

 

[R Pipette]

Plethora. thank you.
goodbye

 

[Emma]

Depends on your relationship with the school.

My personal favourite leaving speaker was the music teacher who started his retirement speech with "F*ck off [unpopular multi academy trust who took over our school]" then played us all a song on the piano Legend.

 

[CrowyTech]

I think I'll just refuse to do it when the time comes, what they gonna do? Sack me?

 

[Purple Cat]

Depending on my mood on the day - It will be 'so long and thanks for all the fish' or I'll rip into how things (don't) work and certain staff....

 

[Andrew Symonds]

I suppose you could get hold of a Zippy puppet (Rainbow) and say Bye Bye Everyone.

 

[Physbang]

It's been Real. Real what I wouldn't like to say.

Or, "Working here has made me really appreciate retirement."

 

[Physbang]

Docendo discimus - "Through teaching we learn" and I taught the teachers!

 

[seebee]

mine would be "many of you probably don't know me but this is what I used to do for x years............" Someone asked me if I was new a while ago! Another tech handed in their notice after school broke up for summer, so plus side was no speech......I quite like the sound of this.

I'm dreading this myself too.
I have been here for 20 years and most of the people I knew well have left.
Being stuck in science a lot of staff do not know who I am.
A cleaner who was actually a student got a cringing last day - warm prosecco that was left over from Christmas and only a few staff turned out to see him!

 

[Rock Chick]

I think I'll just refuse to do it when the time comes, what they gonna do? Sack me?

I'd refuse. I hate that kind of thing. When I got my RSciTech the Head actually told me beforehand that he was going to make an anouncement in staff briefing but I didn't have to be there if I didn't want to be!

 

[Igor]

If I ever choose to, mine will be about how this place (the employer, not the school per se, it's been 2 premises so far) has set my life on the course it is. Without this place, I wouldn't have bought (and lost) a house, wouldn't be dad, etc

 

[PhysicsDRFC]

I'm amazed that you get to give a leaving speech tbh!

At one school everyone was winding me up (in a nice way) that I would be expected to give a speech, then when it came to it I wasn't asked to give one!