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Classroom Confidential

The truth about being a teacher and why you should never become one

Author: Francis Foster  

Classroom Confidential
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Comedian and Triggernometry podcast host Francis Foster lifts the lid on the indignities of being a teacher in brutal, hilarious and gory detail.

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Comedian and Triggernometry podcast host Francis Foster lifts the lid on the indignities of being a teacher in brutal, hilarious and gory detail.

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The class weren't laughing with me, they were laughing at me and there is no lonelier place for a comedian or teacher to be in. The lesson was over and everyone knew it. I looked down and realised that my flies were undone. Welcome to teaching.

Welcome to the reality of what it's really like to be a teacher - the pure, unvarnished truth of what it means to stand in front of a group of thirty kids and try and get them to do some work. It's not the inspirational vision you see in government ads; no, it's breaking up fights between warring East End grandmas, figuring out which student defecated in the sink, and dealing with prepubescent sociopaths intent on annihilating lessons week after week.

In brutal, hilarious and gory detail, teacher-turned-comedian Francis Foster lifts the lid on the indignities and humiliations he experienced as a supply teacher in some of the most atrocious schools around the country. But so much more than a teacher's memoir, Classroom Confidential shines a light on the problems in the UK education system in uncompromising fashion, exposing how the most vulnerable children in society are being failed. And if you're not listening? Well, it's not only your own time you're wasting.

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About the Author

Francis Foster is a stand-up comedian, teacher and co-host of the smash-hit culture and politics show Triggernometry. In this podcast, that has over 1.2m subscribers, he interviews guests about the important issues that are affecting our culture, including Richard Dawkins, Africa Brooke, Stephen Fry and Neil deGrasse Tyson. He also hosts the podcast Francis Foster Sorts Your Life Out and has a successful Substack. In Francis's career as a stand-up comedian, he's performed across the globe and opened for the likes of Eddie Izzard. Jeff Garlin and Paul Chowdhry, with a lot of his comedy focussing on his 'challenging' years as a teacher. He now lives in Crouch End, 'with all the other media tossers in London'.

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Product Details

Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton | Coronet Books
Published
21st August 2025
Pages
320
ISBN
9781399736435

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