The Secret Teacher (@DCSecretTeache1)

 With the growing popularity of our blog promoted by your dear friend (come on - you know who!), we have to consider a few things.  At Wessex County College, staff are working hard and they have achieved a tremendous amount of work amidst the growing tension and even despair. We would hate to see them all become a spectacle to those who have no stake in the long-standing institution where they work.  Let's be clear: no genuine or tangible effort has been made from the school to remedy the situation. The announced measures are - according to most staff - incongruous. We are happy to continue this blog to get the staff voice to the rest of the wider community and mirror the staff's growing anxiety and current mood. Re-publishing the previous blog entries is just a step towards proving that. We even have a twitter account ready to launch. However, we are considering taking a pause and granting the school a couple of weeks to see whether any remedial steps are going to be made. We

  Thought of the day.  Mr Zimmer of Wessex County College has made a compliment, a plea, a promise and a threat. All in one broadcast. To be told to align yourself with the school's 'ethos' or leave is not a choice. It is a take-it-or-leave-it type of statement. Some may perceive it as a threat.  What some staff are feeling is the inability of those in authority to be empathetic and humble. The way some staff members have been treated is perceived to be a form of dictatorial authority. Perception is important regardless of who you think you are. Maybe it is time for all members who are in a position of 'command' to pause and consider how they are perceived by the rest of the staff. Schools change. Principals change. Teachers are not against change. They are against change of ethics. Against loss of security. Against the absence of reciprocity in care and responsibility. The remuneration package is a good reason to join a school. That is a fact.  There are other fact