I think i'm in love with a student at my school

What you are doing now is the right thing to do. I don't think that you are a bad teacher at all. Of course it sucks to not be with that person, but once he's gradutated its perfectly fine to be with him. This is a hard situation, but i don't think an uncommon one. When will he graduate?

He has just turned 18, and I am being a professional and responsible adult, as I do realise that the situation is wrong and am asking for advice at the same time as avoiding the pupil in question. But thanks to both of you for expressing your opinion.

You re not supposed to get romantically involved with students - in the corridors or "on the playground" (How young is he)? Be a professional. Be an adult. And if you can't control yourself, quit & get therapy.

I think him turning 18 and not being your student anymore makes everything easier.. you're a teacher doesn't mean that you're not human it's not that easy to control feelings. You can explain everything to him now and know if it's mutual or not

Your story actually helped ma because I had feelings for my teacher. It was reciprocal. I sometimes couldn't understand his attitude towards me but now I do.

And guys if you are having problems with girls, im in the middle of building my new and free advice website, for ANY type of question needing answered :)

*Heres one i like, when a guy likes you and is talking to someone else when your around, look at his foot, knee, hand, elbow or shoulders, if the foot points to you but hes talking to somone else, that really means, "I want tobe over there" for the knee pointing at you, means as soon as hes done talking to that other person he will WANNA go talk to you, if hes talking to someone else with his shoulders and chest directly to you, its most likley he will be making jokes or laughing and wanting to impress you, at the same time as saying "look at ma sexy body"
*if he talks to you sitting down with his legs open that means "croth display - look at how big i am", especially if there are other males in the room.
*if he looks far to relaxed when hes talking to you, careful manarisms and slow eyelid blinking, this is his body telling him not to mess up infront of you.
*if he leans in towards you during conversation or puffs up his chest hes saying "i want to be in your personal space" and "i am strong, i can protect you"

Thats just some of the signals you need to look out for in a guy, if you want more just ask, or if you need to know how to make the first move with out looking to desprite or obvious, ask me for my contact details, im good with helping people :)

*If guys tell you information that you didnt ask for like their hobbies for example, just out of th blue, or tell you what they did the other day or weekend they are trying to impress you.
*All guys do this = if a guy really likes you, sometimes he will get nervous and touch his earlobe.
*Now if you talk to a guy and hes fixing his hair/ tie/ stroking his chest or touching his face when they speak to you or see you, this is a sign which says "I want to look good for you"
*Now i dont know if ive mentioned this but, catch him staring from across the room and he looks away - THAT IS A GREAT SIGN, because he didnt want to get caught out gazing at you, if you notice it more than twice thats brilliant sign, you should pretend your not looking at him, try and catch him in the corner of your eye and see how long he goes on for, then scare him by looking, if he looks away you are so in there.
*Guys are like magnets, they will drift closer to you every time you look at them when attracted.

let me start by saying that you use 70% of your body language in a conversation, so it shouldnt be hard to notice the signs, hes some for you:

*when he talks to you his pupils will dilate.
*when he talks to you, he will look in to your eyes for four seconds, look away and then look back again. and you will notice an elongating pattern.
*he will find excuses to touch you, not sleezy or in a sexy way but even just playful, any touch at all will count.
*he may consiously select you, like a victorian woman, dropping her hankerchief infront of the eyes of a handsome man, he picks it up, believing it was his idea to do so, wanders over to the woman and a conversation started. Did you find him being really good at the subject at the start of the year, then later on finding he needed ALOT of help, watch out for ways he consiously selects you.
*ok with guys what you see is what you get, if they like you they will activley approach you, smile when they see you, hold long conversations, and if it dies down,he will always try to pick it up again.

Hey, im 16 and im in love with my teacher so Dont listen to anyone elses advice and dont take critisism, its not up to anyone else to make your descisions in life it's yours, see this whole thing about him being to young is a bunch of mumbo jumbo, as long as he knows and understands the sitution as well as yourself then its NOT a problem, see these people that say ew thats disgusting or that its wrong, its not up to them to tell you to stay away just because its against there personal beleif, two people in love with the knowlage and understanding of the situation is absolutely fine. Boys always want girls to make the first move, though most women dont know that. i suggest that before you tell him though you find out if he likes you and this is very easy to do, watch the signals and ask yourself questions, i'll give you a few things to watch out for as im an expert when it comes to body language, i would aslo suggest looking up some helpful tips on the internet.

that sounds sexy. but its not the right thing to do, you know that. be profesional and mature.

Out of curiosity, how old are you? I think it's fine, best wait till after he graduates of course but I don't think you are a bad teacher at all. Rather a good one for taking care and being concerned.

I wish there was a playground at my high school

Sorry, we just call it playground as we also have younger kids.. It's not just a sixth form college.

Keeping away is gettin more and more difficult, but I'm putting a lot of pressure on myself.

Men in my life? Everywhere around me! Loads of male friends/colleagues/acquaintances. Not interested in any of them.
Meet new people? Quite hard, very busy life all tied up around my job and my local life.
Dating website? There is something in me that says it will be my very last resort!

I am indeed a bit lonely, but I when I get opportunities to date someone, I'm just not interested.

I'm very much hoping that it's all about the forbidden in this story and that once it isn't any more, I'll be moving on!!

He will leave school in June. Thank you for your support :) helps a lot!