Secret Teacher: I was undermined for a decade. Now I can call it bullying

My inspirational headteacher soon became intimidating. It ripped my life apart – but I know I’m not the only teacher who has suffered

I stared at the screen, feeling physically sick, as I read the long list of signs of bullying on a teaching union website. Excessive fear, loss of self worth, a reluctance to go to school, physical ill health including weight loss, disrupted sleep, headaches, depression, panic attacks. Suddenly it all made sense. The realisation left me reeling.

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Instead of standing up for myself, I knuckled down and tried ​to work harder ... until I ended up in a heap

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