On a good day about 80% on a bad one well below zero. I teach 5/6 year olds. We get the long holidays but apart from the summer vacation those are spent preparing plans for the next term or writing reports etc. The paper work is ridiculous and of course has all to be done outside our working hours as we are teaching then. I have been kicked,spat at, and called every name under the sun by kids who shouldn't even be in mainstream but when a child responds to you and you see the results it can be very rewarding. Our school is currently undergoing reorganisation combining a junior (7-11) infant (4-7) and nursery school (3-4) into one big primary in a new building. We all thought that meant we could look forward to working in a lovely new environment until they advised that we would all be finished in our posts and have to apply for jobs in the new one with absolutely no guarentees of being taken on. So much for the years of dedicated service and they won't even be offering redundancy payment due to some loophole! So current satisfaction zilch!