The day-to-day running of Uptown School was by the Deputy who was also the MYP coordinator. To say that she was difficult to work for is an understatement. Opinionated and dismissive, in staff meetings she would openly criticise a teacher if they disagreed with her. Some teachers were put under enormous pressure because she took a dislike to them and made their time at school difficult. I was lucky in that she didn't target me, but she would have to rank as....

The DP coordinator at Uptown School was also part of the management team. He was a professional who worked hard to support teachers, a great listener and always willing to help out. I liked him, he was a decent person. Why the Head and DP would put up with....

Staff were unhappy when I left, morale was....