Last month I started dong my primary PGCE via the School Direct unsalaried route. I applied in the spring after I was made redundant, when my now exDP was still living with me and DD (8).
I'm finding it really tough in terms of the volume of work, and juggling it with being a single parent. I was clear I would never have retrained as a single parent, but things changed unexpectedly.
The thing is I just can't see me being able to, or more importantly wanting to be a class teacher when I finish my training. The volume of work means that my weekends and evenings will be taken up, especially in my NQT year and I would have so little time with DD. If I worked part-time, the workload would be more manageable, but I can't afford to live on £14k a year.
Another complication is that next September, DD plans to change to a school which is a bus ride away. As a teacher, I wouldn't be able to take her and get to school on time.
I start my first placement tomorrow, don"t even know which year it is yet, and have mountains of work plus a 5,000 word assignment before Christmas. So my question is do I soldier on with something I don't see a long-term future in, as it might get better, or accept it's been a mistake and stop now?
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Should I jack in my PGCE?
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QueenofWhatever · 13/10/2013 10:42
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