Our Chemistry tech was asked. Our past techs have been asked too. No one seems to understand why techs say an emphatic 'NO'!
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Is it just me or does the teaching profession have quite a lot in common with the Titanic?
Those who got on board wish they didn't, those who stayed went down with the ship and those who got on the lifeboats became technicians.
Yeah, and the metaphorical Iceberg was on channel 4 last night telling everyone what a good job he did revolutionising education......
Other than from my dad to take the step into teaching I haven't been pressured into it, but then again every year I spend as a tech is one more year I move away from wanting to teach
Apparently 11 years ago at interview it was the answer I gave to the "where do you see yourself in 5 years" question they always seem to wanna ask
"Moving into teaching" seemed like a better answer at the time than "not a fecking clue"
So now every time they realise they don't have enough staff to cover the timetable they bring it up and ask when I'm applying
It is enjoyable inventing ridiculous scenarios which are more likely
If they asked me I would just say when the stress and the work load decrease, I am happy not having work to take home at the end of the day.
Paul Murphy
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Some 40 odd years ago whilst in the Sixth Form I mentioned to some "pals" that I wanted to teach. They laughed and stated that I was following their idea. As it happens I failed my A-Levels (quite spectacularly). I ended up 12 months later as a tech at my old school. Over the following few years our paths crossed again and they were still laughing. Later I heard that all four of them had left the profession and moved on to other things. We met at a school reunion a couple of years ago and all four look 10 years older than myself. I informed them that I was still a technician and loving it. Most just scoffed but one, who confided in me later, (without the others knowing), that he was also a technician. I took the job back at my old school "until something better turned up", it never did.
I took this post at my old school until something better turned up, I'm still here 7 years later! I spent my student years saying I wouldn't go back even if they paid me, turns out I was wrong on that one! 
Paul Murphy
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I sat down and worked it out not long after I left to work in a sixth form college. From the age of 11 to 25 I was away from my school for 12 months. "Man and boy" doesn't describe it anyway near adequately enough.I took this post at my old school until something better turned up, I'm still here 7 years later! I spent my student years saying I wouldn't go back even if they paid me, turns out I was wrong on that one!
I'll assist in a lab if asked - but teach? No. Also happy not taking work home. Yeah, the pay isn't great, but I'm mortgage free.
As I said to Year 11, I came here for a 2 year stint, 19 years ago. Wouldn't do it if I didn't like it.
New recruits seem hard to find though. I've had "qualified" people in, who were useless. Also hard to find people who take the job seriously, not just a "laugh".
As I said to Year 11, I came here for a 2 year stint, 19 years ago. Wouldn't do it if I didn't like it.
New recruits seem hard to find though. I've had "qualified" people in, who were useless. Also hard to find people who take the job seriously, not just a "laugh".
The job is a laugh though, either that or its bang your head against the wall and scream!
The average salary for a Bin Man is £31,013 in London, UK.
It's the range too that's got me!
So you start on £18,550
Next year £18845
Then....that's it!
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What I like is they then say dependent on experience. So someone with 10 years experience can start on a whole £300 /pa higher compared to someone who hasn't done a day.
Getting anyone to even come to an interview is really difficult, add to that, there are very few technicians being trained. There just aren't trained technicians around. You end up with applicants with no understanding of the science behind the demos or experiments, quite often I explain an experiment or demo to the teacher. They know all the theory and formulas but have never seen the kit. That's what a techie should do, but that takes experience, understanding and knowledge. A lot of what I know comes from working in the technology industry and research.
When I left the University research technician post, my school matched the salary.
We kept re-advertising for nearly 9 months to get a biology technician. We have finally appointed someone who has recently moved into the area.
Some rounds there were no applicants at all, other rounds some applicants were deemed unsuitable (e.g. teachers from overseas thinking they were applying for a teaching job). We had one person who we offered a job to, but they had already accepted another job elsewhere.
Being in a very rural part of the country probably doesn't help.
Some rounds there were no applicants at all, other rounds some applicants were deemed unsuitable (e.g. teachers from overseas thinking they were applying for a teaching job). We had one person who we offered a job to, but they had already accepted another job elsewhere.
Being in a very rural part of the country probably doesn't help.
Peter Dale
Dammit man! I'm a technician, not a magician!
The only redeeming fact about this obvious travesty is that it is a palindrome.