Sitting in the school Hall, First time on my own, People's voices rise and fall But I am all alone. Our daughter is a lovely girl Pretty,bright and fun, She thought the world of her dear Dad, She orbited your sun. But then her world imploded, You turned away without a glance To raise some other woman's child She didn't stand a chance. And now she's getting older, A new life and another new school, She doesn't cast a backward glance, .....You really are a

Well, just had a phone call to say that the job I was interviewed for on Friday was not to be mine. Taking on board the very helpful advice you guys recently offered, I asked for feedback. Apparently I had a "great interview," but my lesson was just "very good" and the successful candidates had "outstanding," lessons. (There were 2 posts available and 9 candidates- interviews Friday and Monday.) Can't lie- if I felt any lower I'd be underneath the earth. Have tried to look up criteria for "outstanding,"lessons but drawn a blank. The teacher's help-line can't ("we don't deal with that-

Just had another rejection for a permanent teaching post so I'm feeling pretty down. In this particular post there were several schools (academies)advertising together and they had an open evening which I attended. TBH only a handful of people turned up and after talking to the heads I really thought I had a chance as the schools are in challenging and deprieved areas and they are struggling to recruit. I checked my applications carefully and made sure it was bang up to date. Feedback from the supply work I regularly do has been very positive but I am beginning to feel that it is probably