Thursday 27 June 2013

Proud to be a teacher

Today I felt togetherness, valued and proud

To stand with fellow teachers in a non aggressive crowd

Fighting to save more cuts for this over worked profession

Through these tough times the government call a recession

 

Side by side, flags in hand, we all felt the same

To get rid of that man with the never forgotten name

He treats the profession with disrespect and contempt

For he will be the man we will never exempt

 

The place packed and the noise deafening in St George’s Hall

Like a crowd at a football match but without the obvious ball

The speakers spoke clear with confidence and passion

Surely the secretary of state for education will soon be out of fashion

 

Apparently, people say, our profession is so easy to do

But graduate numbers down and no one forming a queue

We don’t just work from nine until three, with a one hour break

More like skip lunch, works until eight, now that’s not fake

 

Floating out of the room the hopes were tremendously high

Unions staying strong together unanimously asking why

Taking away PPA, raising the working age, fighting for our pay

We had our time, we had our place, and we definitely had our say!

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