Hello all, good luck to those who are to find out their placements soon.
I've yet to see this topic covered and wasn't when I was applying, so perhaps this is just a personal conundrum. Regardless, if I knew about it, I would have packed differently. I hope this helps anyone!
I knew a little bit about inside and outside shoe culture, but I wasn't ironclad on it. At my school, I have to wear inside shoes when I'm indoors that aren't to go outside or be used outside. I had to buy new ones as all the ones I did bring had been dirtied. They don't have to be dress shoes, most teachers where I am wear runners/trainers- shoes that can be slipped on and off easily.
If you do any indoor athletics, the same goes for gym shoes. I run and play sports outdoors which needs its own shoe, and when I play badminton and work out, it needs its own shoe.
For formal events like funerals or misc, most people also have a dress shoe they wear. I'm sure this isn't mandatory if you don't own any, but something to keep in mind for those who like wearing dress shoes- I thought they would also serve as my everyday school shoe but I bought some nice cheap ones for school instead.
tl;dr
- One indoor athletic pair
- One outdoor athletic pair
- School shoes
- Formal dress shoes
- Daily shoe
So that's already 5 theoretical pair of shoes, placement and activity dependent. Knowing this, I wouldn't have brought as many shoes as I did, and potentially different ones at that. For those in different placements, feel free to weigh in to help present the array of ESID. I only work at one school, but I imagine those who frequently travel to other schools wear the slippers each school always has? or bring shoes to work with them every time?
by kutshoe