Retirement

I told my head today!

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Posted by: anniesophie 10/01/2012 at 20:06

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I told my head today that I am taking early retirement in July (am 58) and I feel brill, excited, relieved and more than ready to deal with the imminent ofsted. What a feeling!!!

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Posted by: lindenlea 10/01/2012 at 20:20

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Woo hoo!
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Posted by: Christel 10/01/2012 at 22:53

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yay!
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Posted by: angiebabe 12/01/2012 at 14:23

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Its such an amazing feeling - I had to stop myself from doing the Morcambe & Wise dance down the corridor and whooping at the top of my voice!!!!!!!

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Posted by: angiebabe 12/01/2012 at 14:25

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As for keeping a straight face in front of head when he offered redundancy/early retirement as something for me to consider - it took all my powers of superb acting ability not to have a cheshire cat grin!

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Posted by: Christel 12/01/2012 at 17:24

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even better get the best deal you can!

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Posted by: anniesophie 12/01/2012 at 22:11

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Have agreed to formally inform govs on weds, and then I'll tell colleagues, can't wait! Already quietly thinking won't need to do xyz when things are discussed at staff meetings!

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Posted by: sunblest 13/01/2012 at 13:58

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It has taken me a year to settle into retirement properly but now I can honestly say it's like having a bag taken off your head.

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Posted by: noswad 15/01/2012 at 13:21

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Told my Head and Governors last week. (going in the summer)......what a feeling!

Like others, I am just not letting things bother me in these final months...there is no point. Lots of things I am doing for the very last time and the light at the end of the tunnel has just got a whole lot brighter.

Good luck to you all.

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Posted by: midgey 17/01/2012 at 21:42

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Teachers meeting today, lots of talk on how we must do a b c yada yada.....so just said well I am retiring so I don't care !!!! There I have said it aloud so it must happen now!