Teacher - leaving one profession to start a new one... Complications ensue!

sweetilemon

If you resign at the end of August will you not have to work notice? Can you not put your notice in in time to have 'worked' your notice in the holidays. Enjoy the new job, tax wise if you overpay you will get it back if ypu write to them.

pauljoecoe

It is interesting that teachers seem to get peoples backs up in all types of forums. I don't understand why so many non teachers have a been in their bonnet about this profession.

dawyldthing

You'll more than likely get no tax allowance on the 'second' job so will get taxed from the off, but once you have the p45 from the teaching job and give it into the new job they should give you the overpayment of your tax. I can't blame you getting out of teaching. I failed final placement under the pressure of it all and its one heck of a job for pressure and for unpaid hours for the training and planning time etc.

Good luck in your new role

PeacefulWaters

pauljoecoe wrote: »

It is interesting that teachers seem to get peoples backs up in all types of forums. I don't understand why so many non teachers have a been in their bonnet about this profession.

Read what's been said in what order and what context.

I can't see anybody, myself included, who has a "bee in their bonnet" other than those from the profession itself.

ViolaLass

PeacefulWaters wrote: »

Crikey.

These teachers like to put the barriers up.

Imagine if you weren't allowed to comment on bad service in the supermarket because you've never worked the checkouts.

Teaching requires a level of training and understanding far beyond working on a checkout. Just because you've been in a classroom doesn't mean you understand how to teach, in the same way that just because you've been to your GP doesn't mean you understand how to be a doctor.

PeacefulWaters

ViolaLass wrote: »

Teaching requires a level of training and understanding far beyond working on a checkout. Just because you've been in a classroom doesn't mean you understand how to teach, in the same way that just because you've been to your GP doesn't mean you understand how to be a doctor.

I come from a family of teachers. I understand the pressures even if I've never done the job.

But I ask you to read the thread in order and in context.

The OP mentions holidays. I reference it. Retired says it's irrelevant. I'm not the one who raised the subject. The OP returns to say don't comment on it until you've done it. Not being funny but that approach to life rather closes down all forms of discussion in life.

Please can you highlight the place where I've stepped out of line when it comes to this thread because I've looked several times and I can't see it.

Teachers and ex-teachers seem to be very defensive about something and I can't for the life of me see what.

CKhalvashi

PeacefulWaters wrote: »

Teachers and ex-teachers seem to be very defensive about something and I can't for the life of me see what.

Not that defensive (ex teacher here)

42 teaching hours a fourtnight plus management responsibilities (I was Head of Department and Acting Deputy Head of 6th Form for my last year) can easily turn into a 75h week.

In my last year of teaching (2005/6) I was paid about £32k, in a high cost area of the UK. However young I may have been, working for about £11/hour (just shy of 3000h a year) with two young children isn't my idea of fun. OH was also working long hours, so the main reason I left the profession was to be with my kids more.

As my kids have grown up, my hours have gone up too, but whilst I enjoyed teaching, I enjoy family time too.

CK

BillJones

pauljoecoe wrote: »

It is interesting that teachers seem to get peoples backs up in all types of forums. I don't understand why so many non teachers have a been in their bonnet about this profession.

It's the bizarre belief that some teachers seem to post about, that they work so much harder than people in other jobs. It's as though they believe that no-one else has to use their holidays to recuperate, prepare outside of paid hours, etc.

lindsaygalaxy

Nobody thinks that people in other jobs don't also work hard, but they don't seem to get the critisism that teaching does which is why teacher's feel the need to defend themselves.

eastofeden

I am a teacher too. I, for one, thank my lucky stars that I get 12 weeks holidays per year, a decent salary and an excellent pension. Why be defensive when that is clearly an enviable position to be in?

Many, many people work extremely hard these days, certainly teachers do, but so do loads of others. I get fed up with hearing about all this recuperation time. Be honest, you and I, fellow teachers, are in a very, very good position.