punished not for defiance, but for being inconvenient to policy frameworks. The result is a cycle of behavioural crisis, institutional blame and social abandonment, where violence becomes not a failure of discipline but a symptom of policy-induced despair.
The Educated Unemployed: A Life Between Systems. The Following piece is a Case Study and Review: This is a true example how behaviour in classrooms can have an effect on morale and self-confidence of a teacher. This is a raw, unflinching testimony; one that deserves to be witnessed without dilution. It’s not just a letter; it’s an indictment of systemic failure across decades, stitched together with lived experience, institutional betrayal and the quiet violence of bureaucratic neglect. Let me offer a reflective review in plain, direct prose, honouring the tone and intent of this reality.
A letter went to an Conservative MP. Dear (Conservative MP) Thank you for your E-News email, however; I would like to take this opportunity to discuss another matter. I am a male of xx years of age living in xxxxxxxxx, xxxxxxxx in a Council Property. Since the 1970's, I came away from the school system with very little in terms of qualifications and it was in the days of Margaret Thatcher, I was told by the Government, (irrelevant to the party); to work hard, to obtain qualifications. This is what I did. I managed to find some work, but it was short lived due to cutbacks, strikes, streamlining etc. I am sure you can reflect on this period within our history. Every decision I made was affected by new Government legislation and the moving of the goalposts. I diversified into whatever was available and took every opportunity to become more qualified in whatever discipline. Within my late twenties I was married and because of unemployment I lost my house and wife, I was in debt. Any money I earned through short
term contracts went to pay off my debt. I needed permanent work.
Over a number of periods of unemployment and finding out that invested monies ploughed into a private pension had been all in vain; as I had lost the lot when certain banks went bust. At this point in-time I knew I would have to work into old age until I dropped, that is if I could get a job. Without full-time employment the picture of my future is grim. I did marry for a second time and had two children, a girl and boy; they are grown up now. The marriage lasted fourteen years, lived in a three bedroomed council house until my wife decided she had had enough of unemployment and she took her distraction somewhere else with a xxxxxx xxxxxxx, ironic really. I also lost my council house due to it being under occupied. I live in a one bedroomed rented flat now. I don't see my daughter as she thinks I'm a failure, I do see my son and he is slowly coming around to understanding the realities of life.
On recollection of my employment, one school I worked for on supply contracts; summed up behaviour in schools and today's morals and bureaucratic lack of common sense. I went into teach a class, some of the pupils were graded autistic, during the lesson I became aware of this. 80% of the period was classroom management and the remaining 20% teaching. During one lesson; I ended up disarming a pupil with a knife and ended up being arrested and taken to a police station, questioned and months later, going to court accused of assault and battery by four to five twelve to fourteen year olds. The school had a 'no-touch' policy, the long term implication was not being able to work during the proceedings and an entry in 'police-speak' on an Enhanced CRB (now known as DBS), giving an impression I was a serious health risk….or something like that, making employment even more difficult. Another initiative; that is; was totally mismanaged by bureaucrats.
