What Are You Called?

[finleysmaid]

when we move the pre-school in september i would like to change my title. I am a supervisor at the moment (makes me sound like a prison officer)

It really doesnt describe my position and i would like to have a change...i do just about everything so gofer might be the best option!!

so what are you called...????

[Guest]

I am the 'Leader'. But sometimes I don't like that. I would like to be called Pre-school Head' so parents take you more seriously!!

[Rea]

Our top dog is called playleader or manager depending on who we're talking to.

[HappyMaz]

General dogsbody!

 

I heard of a school where the head teacher was called 'head learner' or something similar - it would certainly stir up some conversations.

 

How about Lead Practitioner? Or does that sound to health-related?

[Glen]

Hi

 

I also hate supervisor. I still get asked for my supervisors report at meetings

 

 

I call myself Pre-School leader when writing to parents, but my full title is Leading Childcare practitioner.

 

Glen

[Inge]

we had Manager..

 

said it all really, managed all from committee to staff and everything in between..

 

and parents recognised it as a title so I was not constantly explaining what it meant! Although once they knew us they all called me by my given name... it was only really used for official purposes..

[Cait]

I'm Manager, and we have Deputy Manager and Assistants

[finleysmaid]

thanks...interesting. The problem with Manager i find is that it makes me feel i have nothing to do with the children....and then lead practitioner seems to imply the opposite. Inge i agree it does seem to be needed only in the initial period but as i am changing all the paperwork i wanted to get it right on there from the start.

happy maz i am very tempted by your suggestion of dogsbody...well would go with my avatar anyway!!

[Cait]

How about 'Head of Team'?

[Panders]

Have you ever looked at the addressee of some of the junk mail we get, Head Nurse, Head Nursery Nurse, Principal, Proprietor, Manager, Chief Practitioner, Supervisor - frankly I don't think anyone knows what we should be called. Sometimes I opt for Owner/Manager, other times just Manager

[catma]

So complicated - in school you just get to be "miss"!!

[Guest]

I'm General Manager, appropriate as what I do most days feels very general, odd as I used to think people made the managers life easier,,,,,not the case as I spend my days trying to accomodate every other B***ER!!!!

[Guest]

So complicated - in school you just get to be "miss"!!

 

Actually in my school there's a mixture of children using our first names and some teachers by their surname - no idea why there's a mixture though appears to be down mostly to preference, although all early years staff are called by their first name

[thumperrabbit]

Leader, Deputy Leader, Assistants - we are a Pre-School Playgroup

[Guest]

My manager at pre-school is called 'Early Years Manager '