Are you in a union?
I've not been teaching long, but I've heard a few tales like this one. It sounds to me like the SMT are doing it wrong, not you.

Some schools do interpret ECM and rights of the child a bit loosely, but if the children are prevented from accessing the curriculum (e.g. using electronic equipment at at the wrong time, disrupting class when others are trying to learn) then that is the most important thing to focus and act on. Your school behaviour policy should take that into account, if it doesn't then the SMT have failed not you.

If your results are consistently above expectation then there is no way the SMT can blame you for anything going on, since your primary purpose is to teach and you appear to be doing it right!

Contact the union and explain it to them, see if they have any advice (they will, and it's what they're there for)

Good luck in the future
(toomanypies, Sat 17 Jul 2010, 14:18, 1 reply)

I agree, speak to your union or join one immediately if you're not in one.
My brother went through a very similar thing at his previous school due to lack of support from his employers. His union were a great help and prevented him from having a full on breakdown.

In answer to your original question however, when I'm employed, I'm expected to account for the hours of 8:30am until around 3pm in 5 minute intervals as that is the time when I will either be scrubbed into operations, or monitoring the anaesthetics. I also work (usually) a 40 hour week, plus 40 hours of college work in the form of exams, revision, essays etc...for this I earn just above minimum wage. I still don't enjoy being unemployed at the moment though. Sorry for tangent.
( fuck shit up the best you never had, Sat 17 Jul 2010, 17:42, closed)