Teaching as a career in the U.K.
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Thank you so much Cloe for the insight, so would you say depending on the school your working in it can affect your whole teaching experience? That’s so amazing that you love what you do and find it rewarding , I hope I can find that too. Once again thank you so much for commenting 😊
No problem I hope it helped a little, and yes I would 100% say it depends on the school! Some schools are also willing to put you through your training. Mine did that with me, I was a TA there before I became a teacher x
I’m a trained teacher and only did a year after my PGCE. Worked 87 hours a week term time and the paperwork and politics was horrific. The actual teaching element was great. 🤷🏻♀️ Got invited to be a guest at the Times Educational Awards for my contribution to teaching, which was lovely and it opened up to opportunity to move to Australia so did come with a silver lining. There’s a lot of hours involved especially in your first few years whilst you build up lesson plans and teaching resources so I wouldn’t say it’s ideal with a young family. Can you do anything in public sector? That been my enjoyable job so far and is rewarding.
Hi Cal, thank you for commenting on my post. Oh no really , 87 hours a week is insane. Yeah I think it can open up a lot of doors and other avenues that you can take with the teaching qualification. What other jobs in the public sector would you recommend? Xx
I’ve got a different background to you but I worked in Economic Regeneration. Check out the Civil Service website or your local Council site for some ideas. X
I’d say it’s definitely a more difficult career than people expect. It’s long hours to start with but if you find the right school with a supportive SLT then it does get easier. Just be open minded that when you begin it will take a lot of time for planning and marking etc but each year it gets easier. You do work in the holidays but also get time with your kids so it can be positive! C
Thank you so much Claire for your comment, yeah I am hoping to do that keep an open mind and take each year as it comes xxx
Hey :) I am a secondary school teacher and I do enjoy it. However, I work in an SEN school which I think is super rewarding as it’s so varied and emphasises social and emotional development, not just academic. All of my colleagues love it too but anyone that I’ve spoke to that’s come from mainstream don’t have the same things to say from my experience. They all seem to have a huge workload and are absolutely burnt out. I think people assume it’s a 9-3 job but it really isn’t, your brain never switches off! There’s pros and cons to everything though so if you can see yourself doing it I’d say go for it definitely. I don’t regret doing my teacher training and it’s good to have no matter what you decide to do x