Most schools are under pressure to get rid of teachers at the top of the pay scale. Naturally, this tends to be the older teachers. As a consequence the schools are staffed with newly-qualifieds who cannot cope with the staggering workloads and it’s the children who suffer.
The teaching unions are bloody useless at stopping the disgraceful treatment of valuable experienced staff who are undermined and bullied to breaking point and almost universally end up on extended stress-related sick leave.
Any guesses at what Mrs BigJohn used to do for a living?