ABSTRACT
A job is defined by hours and a profession isn’t: you do the job until it’s done. (Helena)
Time-or rather the lack of it-is the bane of my life. Of all the stresses and strains the teachers discussed, the issue of time was the only one they all mentioned without exception. There is no doubt about it: being a teacher (and here I include headteachers!) takes considerable time. It would be naive and wrong of me to present this chapter as the answer to all your problems as far as time is concerned. That would be impossible. I hope, however, it will raise some interesting questions and include a range of thoughts and ideas for you to consider. You might, of course, have read numerous books on general time management and feel that I can have nothing more to offer. You might well be right, but I would argue that teaching is a particular case which presents its own specific difficulties and dilemmas.
