As told by this year’s Love Island contestants…

1. When someone mentions school during the summer holidays

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2. Spotting one of your students on holiday

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3. When a colleague tells you they’ve been into school to prepare for the new term 

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4. Excessively thinking about school when there really is NO NEED

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5. Keeping up-to-date with news and gossip from other teachers in the group chat 

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6. When non-teachers complain about how you’ve got ‘loads’ of time off 

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7. Being totally smug when your partner tells you off for having a lie-in every single day of the week 

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8. Realising the school term starts in less than 1 week

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9. When you realise your favourite TA will be with your class again this academic year  

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10. Deciding on the layout of your new classroom

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11. When it’s the night before the first day of term and you come to the realisation that it is what it is

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