Career Options On Leaving Teaching

Loanranger

Teaching is stressful but then most professional work is, too.
Take a look at this:
https://www.prospects.ac.uk/careers-advice/what-can-i-do-with-my-degree/journalism

prospects.ac.uk is the national careers site for graduates. Take a look and if necessary you could contact your former university to ask them what help they can offer.

ultimatedingbat

THanks again everyone

_shel - It doesnt suprise me at all unfortunately

Loanranger - It's not just the stress anymore. I accept whatever I do I'm probably going to be stressed. I hate what the profession has come to and I can't stand and watch it be like this forever.

GwylimT

ultimatedingbat wrote: »

zagubov - I am thinking it would be a good opportunity to still make a difference if I stayed in FE. TEFL I will look into as I'd need to take the course, and then find work in that sector.

FBaby - Honestly it makes me sad to write it. I love my job, I love working with the kids and making a difference, I love every part of being with my class, but the extra stuff is just not worth it.
I'm still in touch with teachers who made such a difference on me, and they say the same that it's just got harder and harder. I am in the same though as your science teacher. I want to teach, but considering something else as I'm sick of trying so hard to be told nope we've changed it again.

GwylimT - Was it hard to get into insurance? I may look at examboard work for a first step.

No, I am however a physicist so they knew my mathematics was very good, I have had to sit various exams to qualify in my area, my employer paid for these as long as I serve three years after the final exam.

ultimatedingbat

GwylimT wrote: »

No, I am however a physicist so they knew my mathematics was very good, I have had to sit various exams to qualify in my area, my employer paid for these as long as I serve three years after the final exam.

Thanks. I dont think I'd be able to as my specialist subject is English from my degree, but I did think things like copywriter etc

PasturesNew

I know of somebody who was a truant officer post-retirement from teaching .... seemed to involve lots of driving and walking around the local area hunting down known offenders in their usual spots.

So not a desk job.

missbiggles1

_shel wrote: »

FE is no different to schools with frequent changes and top down bullying to fulfill nonsense targets and save money.

Hubby has been in FE for 10 years and asking the same questions you are, how to get out.

But it doesn't usually have to face the degree of disruption and problems with classroom management that school teachers face on a regular basis, or it didn't when I retired from it 20 years ago.

bylromarha

Work through this

I too am looking to move on from the profession I love after 16 years. I love the 9-3. My class does extremely well each year.

My family (rightly) hate the 3pm-10pm and the few hours at the weekend.

Paperwork wasn't this bad when I started. I know far too many colleagues in the same boat as me.

missbiggles1

bylromarha wrote: »

Work through this

I too am looking to move on from the profession I love after 16 years. I love the 9-3. My class does extremely well each year.

My family (rightly) hate the 3pm-10pm and the few hours at the weekend.

Paperwork wasn't this bad when I started. I know far too many colleagues in the same boat as me.

Pick up an older edition of this if you can ( It's been print since I was a Careers Adviser in the 70s) as the earlier editions are far more thoughtful and wide ranging than the latest editions.

emsywoo123

missbiggles1 wrote: »

But it doesn't usually have to face the degree of disruption and problems with classroom management that school teachers face on a regular basis, or it didn't when I retired from it 20 years ago.

Things have changed...

elisebutt65

missbiggles1 wrote: »

But it doesn't usually have to face the degree of disruption and problems with classroom management that school teachers face on a regular basis, or it didn't when I retired from it 20 years ago.

:rotfl::rotfl:
I'd say about 40% of my job with level 2 students is behaviour management, especially now, as they 'have' to be there. 5 years ago, it was because they chose to be at college.
Now 6th forms & schools cherry pick the cream of the crop and we mostly get the ones who would rather get a job, but have to stay in education until 18.
The top down bullying, as a previous poster said, is bl@@dy awful. Our HR dept is trying to bring in 900 hour contracts, as opposed to 828 for the same pay. Also extended notice periods: a whole term, instead of 2 months, reduced sick pay periods, and a whole raft of other changes. Our union is doing its best but even a strike hadn't changed anything. You also don't get the holidays off, but have 28 days to take in the holiday periods, apart from after August 25th onwards for enrolment and training in the summer holidays. No teacher training days in FE. I have so much toil accrued from open evenings and parent evenings that I can't take because there aren't any days available for me to take it.
I'm starting a p/t masters in September, now we have loans, so I can look elsewhere in my field (tourism & hospitality).
I blooming well love teaching, but red tape & management are making me hate getting up in the morning.