I’ve been teaching for 15 years and in this teaching principal job for 5 years. In those 5 years I feel I have aged 20. I never before suffered with stress and now I do everyday trying to do this impossible job (2 jobs).No matter how long or hard I work I never feel on top of it. I have I have begun checking education posts every day and am looking for any teaching jobs locally as the pressure of this job is too much. Last week I had 3 evenings of meetings outside my normal working hours.I have worked hard and been successful in building up this school but at a huge cost to myself.I am now totally burned out.I have my own young kids to think of too and I no longer want to be an exhausted mother. I should add that in a previous life I worked in management of high end retail and hotels. I also have a masters and other post graduate qualifications but nothing could have prepared me for the impossible demands of this job. I would never advise anyone to take on a teaching principal role.
