Hail the New King

Mr T is a nice enough chappy, polite and affable. He leads the small section of the school, what he calls University Preparatory Section of some 30 students and zero teachers. It’s like Head of Six form. Like Ginger Warrior (Head of Sec) and Mountain Man (Primary Director), he started in at school in August.

After 28 years of living in London, working in some mickey mouse college he has returned home and wants to make a go of running INSET  for local teachers. He is using this year and next with the school to network and then set up his own teacher training business.

Unfortunately he is both clueless and a slow learner. He is very much the diplomat, to the point of blowing in the wind. I recently openly accused him of  calling a spade  a hand-held digging devise. He is also a “pet” of Boss – and like all of them, he kisses her aged ass.

He “loves the power and importance” of Director status, (he enjoys the same salary and perks as GW and myself), and can’t help interfering not only in GW’s Secondary school, but also on mine. It took him three cock-ups to learn only Mountain governs my Primary School  

Mr T’s mock A level and B Tech results were a complete train-wreck, including his own subject, Chemistry. Half his students have dropped out since the start of the year, and the raw data shows he is the 2^nd weakest teacher in the entire school. And that takes some doing!!!

He has taken soul responsibility of appointing the Secondary Science teachers –  two have been fired and two have walked.

Mountain Man and Ginger Warrior are white and fiery, but Mr T isn’t. Ato S decides to adopt Ann’s pet. Secret negotiations have taken place and Mr T is now on two new committees – “purchasing” and “HR”, alongside Ato Sin and the Sly Giraffe. I will have to go to them with the begging bowl if i am to get the most basic of teaching resources.

I did have to invite myself to interview for a new school Nurse, i have finally been given the green light to sack Nurse Martha (she isn’t qualified after all) as well as my new PA as i move the nutty though loyal Lidya into Records where she can cause as little offense as possible. The HR committee shortlisted one candidate for this position that didn’t speak any English. Thank you Mr T - a very useful half an hour of my time indeed.

Mr T  may be completely ignorant, but he is compliant, kisses ass and represents both status quo and inertia. A far more appropriate King than the passionate, raging monster of Mountain Man. Hail King T! 

 looking important on the gate - Mr T checks  uniform