Another Q&A and this batch of questions hit differently. From sick day guilt to financial reality checks, this one covers a lot of ground that will feel very familiar to anyone in primary teaching right now.
In this episode:

🤒 Why sick days in teaching are genuinely impossible -- a teacher had to be convinced by her partner to stay home. She still felt like she should be working. Dylan and Hayden talk through the guilt, the cover folder question, and why this culture is so hard to shake.
📋 Being told you are moving year groups with zero consultation -- a headteacher has announced all staff are being shuffled in September. Nobody wants it, nobody was asked, and the deadline conveniently lands the day before teachers have to hand in their resignation if they want to leave. Is that acceptable?
🏫 What secondary schools could learn from primary -- studies show children's happiness in school drops sharply at secondary transition. What is it about the way primary works that secondary could actually borrow?
🤖 The AI reports ban -- leadership has said no AI under any circumstances for end of year reports. Is that a reasonable position? What can you take to your head to make the case? And how do you get through reports quickly without it?
💰 Can you afford to keep teaching? -- a teacher in their thirties, single, renting, loves the job, cannot save a penny. Any move into a new career would mean a pay cut they cannot afford right now, even though they would be better off in five to ten years. At what point does staying in a job you love become irresponsible?

Whether you are a class teacher, TA, HLTA, or school leader, if you work in primary education, this one is for you.
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