Diary of an Assistant Mistress Read Online Free Page A
Author: Teri Power
their computers; a consultant would have done a better job but cost a few k. I casually raised the question of the law relating to assemblies his face darkened considerably and he assumed a perplexed expression. He could not remember "any of the lads dodging Church Parade" when he was an RAF officer and he knew "a very dim view" would have been taken of it by the "powers that be" - yes he really does talk that way!
He knew that Olive (he is the only person who refers to Mrs Snooks by her first or Christian name) thought that all her staff were good Christians really whatever faiths they may privately profess.
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Thursday 28th January
Today I confiscated a packet of cigarettes from Simon. I handed them over to the head of year in accordance with our current policy (circular 1234/5, I expect). Simon insisted that since the cigarettes were bought with his mum's money, she had to have them back. He must have gone home at lunchtime because this afternoon she rang up to demand her cigarettes back.
I was about to add "at least he's only pinching money from his mum instead of shoplifting" when it struck me that (a) I don't know if it is better and (b) he could be doing both for all I know.
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Friday 29th January
I received a summons to the presence of the Head this morning, which meant I was "in a stress" periods 1 to 4 and I had to see her on my own because my union rep was teaching period 5. She didn't want me to have to stay after school on a Friday, which was very considerate of her except that I have bus duty this Friday and I could miss it just once!
She said that there had been ƒbcomplaints, then that there had been ƒbcomments from parents. When questioned, she eventually produced the two letters. The wording was practically identical.
I was "indoctrinating" their children. I was unfit to teach by reason of my "godless immorality". I had referred to the PE department as "God's own Gestapo". (I assume they mean the RE department and I didn't).
She then asked me if I had been teaching my pupils atheism, communism and homosexuality (!) and I asked her why the two letters were identical.
She asked me to give an undertaking not to teach my pupils communism, anarchism and sodomy and I asked her why the two letters were identical.
She hoped she had made it clear that the school was no place to propagate republicanism, free love and anti-fascism. I asked her who had dictated the letters. The remarks they attribute to me were ones I may well have made to Torquemada in private conversation but not in my lessons; the style is also like his (but perhaps all Methodists write like that).
Later I said that I would sue both these parents for libel and that if she repeated any of their allegations I would see her in court. I then started a diatribe about the massacres at Sabra and Chatilah and the Pope's support for Hitler's invasion of Russia. Fortunately I said all this sotto voce in the loo immediately after the interview and before my Information Technology lesson.
We have a right to miss prayers - but "God help us" if we exercise it! I did not see Torquemada in the staffroom today. Perhaps it is just as well. It was only when I got home that I realised I had skipped bus duty.
At least James can now see that this is a serious matter. If the Church can decide who is going to teach in our schools then it is about time they made some contribution to the education budget.
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Saturday 30th January
Shopping at Safeways. Gavin and Gavin - who had never struck me as the choirboy type - have obviously been told that I am on a Methodist Jihad death list. They therefore assumed that I am a Muslim and likely to be offended by them yelling "Salman Rushdie".
Tea at the Vicarage. With what I can only describe at admirable self-restraint I managed to keep my own problems off the agenda and we had a highly enjoyable row about the Middle East.
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Sunday 31st January
There is nothing in the Sunday papers, why do we buy them? We
He knew that Olive (he is the only person who refers to Mrs Snooks by her first or Christian name) thought that all her staff were good Christians really whatever faiths they may privately profess.
----
Thursday 28th January
Today I confiscated a packet of cigarettes from Simon. I handed them over to the head of year in accordance with our current policy (circular 1234/5, I expect). Simon insisted that since the cigarettes were bought with his mum's money, she had to have them back. He must have gone home at lunchtime because this afternoon she rang up to demand her cigarettes back.
I was about to add "at least he's only pinching money from his mum instead of shoplifting" when it struck me that (a) I don't know if it is better and (b) he could be doing both for all I know.
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Friday 29th January
I received a summons to the presence of the Head this morning, which meant I was "in a stress" periods 1 to 4 and I had to see her on my own because my union rep was teaching period 5. She didn't want me to have to stay after school on a Friday, which was very considerate of her except that I have bus duty this Friday and I could miss it just once!
She said that there had been ƒbcomplaints, then that there had been ƒbcomments from parents. When questioned, she eventually produced the two letters. The wording was practically identical.
I was "indoctrinating" their children. I was unfit to teach by reason of my "godless immorality". I had referred to the PE department as "God's own Gestapo". (I assume they mean the RE department and I didn't).
She then asked me if I had been teaching my pupils atheism, communism and homosexuality (!) and I asked her why the two letters were identical.
She asked me to give an undertaking not to teach my pupils communism, anarchism and sodomy and I asked her why the two letters were identical.
She hoped she had made it clear that the school was no place to propagate republicanism, free love and anti-fascism. I asked her who had dictated the letters. The remarks they attribute to me were ones I may well have made to Torquemada in private conversation but not in my lessons; the style is also like his (but perhaps all Methodists write like that).
Later I said that I would sue both these parents for libel and that if she repeated any of their allegations I would see her in court. I then started a diatribe about the massacres at Sabra and Chatilah and the Pope's support for Hitler's invasion of Russia. Fortunately I said all this sotto voce in the loo immediately after the interview and before my Information Technology lesson.
We have a right to miss prayers - but "God help us" if we exercise it! I did not see Torquemada in the staffroom today. Perhaps it is just as well. It was only when I got home that I realised I had skipped bus duty.
At least James can now see that this is a serious matter. If the Church can decide who is going to teach in our schools then it is about time they made some contribution to the education budget.
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Saturday 30th January
Shopping at Safeways. Gavin and Gavin - who had never struck me as the choirboy type - have obviously been told that I am on a Methodist Jihad death list. They therefore assumed that I am a Muslim and likely to be offended by them yelling "Salman Rushdie".
Tea at the Vicarage. With what I can only describe at admirable self-restraint I managed to keep my own problems off the agenda and we had a highly enjoyable row about the Middle East.
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Sunday 31st January
There is nothing in the Sunday papers, why do we buy them? We
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