Thank you fuzzy.

It's been a VERY tough one at school today. I even cried. The last straw was finding, in my pigeonhole, a 3 page leaflet from the head on "Last minute preparations for OFSTED" full of "points to do" before they arrive. No, we don't know when they are coming. This is all overkill. 21 things we have to do, check or remember. It's too much. I can't do it all. I might be able to go through OFSTED if only I wasn't constantly being told about it. I feel I can't cope. Now I am worrying that the inspection might coincide with my hospital appointment and then I would have to decide whether to postpone that. I know the pressure would be on me to postpone it, but I don't know if I can deal with it. I hate this. It is SO easy for other people to tell me that I am doing everything I need to and not to worry, but I'm not made like that and when I am told I should be doing this that and the other, I worry about those I am not (cannot) do. In every lesson, I MUST:
Be positive
Have all marking completely up to date.
Identify all the children in all my classes who are either gifted or have special educational needs (I teach about 300 children every week, many of them for only one hour each week).
Keep all the children engaged, motivated, on task, challenged, learning and making clear progress in every lesson.
Write the learningo bjective on the board and refer to it throughout the lesson.
Have an effective starter, main part and plenary for each lesson.
{Plan for all types of learning styles.
Differentiate
Make sure teaching assistants know what they are going to do with pupils before the lesson starts.
Make sure the lesson has appropriate pace and challenge.
Use a variety of activities to motivate and engage boys.
That's just in the lessons. There are another 10 points relating to general things (like knowing the 5 elements of Every Child Matters) and more still relating to subject leadership.

I can't do this!

To top it all, the head asked me today if the school website was up to date (perhaps he could look at it occasionally and find out for himself!)

I quit.

C