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Disgusted by Principal's Bullying, Reader's Comment 16 of 79, Staff room turns into war zone as Indooroopilly State High School calls in mediators, Tanya Chilcott, The Courier-Mail, 26 November 2010: http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/staff-room-turns-into-war-zone-as-indooroopilly-state-high-school-calls-in-mediators/story-e6freoof-1225961168304 Historical link preserved from the original page.

Experienced private school teacher says he will never return to teaching in Townsville because of the 'toxic atmosphere'.

A 29-year-old male teacher, who was contracted with a local private school, said his temporary employment was not renewed for next term because he spoke out against his alleged workplace bullies.

He said it wasn'this first bullying experience in the Townsville school system after another contract was allegedly revoked due to similar issues.

The jilted employee claimed he was reprimanded in front of students, treated harshly and spoken to terribly, told he was unfit to teach and given extra work as punishment.

He refused to be named for fear of not receiving a payout from the private school.

He said his bullying complaints were not addressed and that filtered through to the classroom.

The experienced educator, who travels the country doing contract work at schools, said he will never come back to Townsville due to the "toxic atmosphere".

If it were not for my extensive teaching experience in various locations I would have questioned my teaching abilities and left the profession, " he said.

Claims school staff bullied, Townsville Bulletin, Roanne Johnson, 21 September 2010: http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/article/2010/09/21/171721_news.html Historical link preserved from the original page.

Melbourne University education graduate: no amount of money would attract me back to teaching. Unions and governments have failed teachers.

I was the top teaching graduate from Melbourne University in my year, and just quit the profession after only 3 years.

No amount of money could bring me back.

The research shows the main reasons high achieving graduates are leaving the education sector are more to do with -

schools not being properly resourced,

inadequate support staff,

stress,

and the need to do hours of unpaid overtime every week just to get by in the job.

Unions and state governments have failed the workforce on these issues, and the quality of education suffers.