And has anyone done this? I am in Wales where it is even harder to find decent information than it is on the English Teaching Agency site. I am close to the border though so not impossible to consider training in England. My problem right now is deciding on a route.
I am the main breadwinner so taking a year out to do a PGCE is a massive and risky leap financially, plus I think I would struggle to commute to and fro every day to a suitable university. Welsh universities, with one exception, would be impossible as they are all miles away.
The Graduate Teacher Programme in Wales is a possibility, but there are only 10 places per area so it strikes me this could be very difficult.
School Direct in an English school is vaguely possible, but only if I could find a school in commutable distance so not a huge amount of choice.
Or part time, on a course that would allow me to continue in my current job. I've only found one course (Edge Hill) where I think that could be remotely possible as I have family close by. All the others seem to suggest that even though university teaching might be part time, school placements would definitely be full time making it a non-starter for holding down a job while training.
Has anyone any pearls of wisdom to shed on this? This is before I even start worrying about the suitability of teaching as a career if you have a young family and want to see them, ever, in term time!
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Retraining as primary teacher without moving house, and with a family - possible?
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gaelicsheep · 07/05/2013 23:34
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