Hi all. I need some advice here. I can't really divulge to my friends as they are my colleagues and would be upset if they knew I was looking elsewhere.
Anyway, a job has come up. I think I stand a good chance of getting it. My subject is one being dropped by a lot of state schools because there's so few teachers so it's difficult to find a HoD job with my subject as the specialism.
The school looks great, it's a 45 min journey (which I think is a respectable time) and the pay would be almost double what I am on now. However, I am currently on mat leave, I would be leaving a secure job in a very good department, where I am very happy, with a 15 min commute and I would have to start all over again. It would mean having to pay back my mat pay. The extra time on the commute would mean I would be back for bath and bedtime but miss out on spending any real time with my DD. The job would also require me doing some additional CPD so I can teach another subject to A-Level, so that is my weekends gone. My head tells me I would be stupid to not apply and possibly miss out on a great promotion when jobs in this field are rare. But my heart says to not miss out on the family time for the sake of money and give myself a year to settle down and get used to working with a child and then hope something comes up.
MN staffroom, what do you think? Apply - the extra income would be great, or wait and settle down and hope something else comes up?
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CheesecakeAddict · 14/03/2018 17:08
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