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TryingDry · 25/11/2024 18:53

stressedteachersos · 25/11/2024 18:49

Yes take home. I realise that I'm well paid for 2 days and this is the hard thing.

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Don't forget getting the school holidays op. Fwiw, I also work in a school. I make less than you do for five days a week! But it is worth it to get the holidays off with my kids.

I worked in private sector before and holidays were a logistical nightmare.

Just worth thinking about before you give up on teaching 💐

Could you get into a non classroom based role in your school? I've worked as a TA and an LSA and liked it, but my school office job is much more peaceful. Terrible pay compared to yours though!

Gymrabbit · 25/11/2024 18:53

You will not be eligible for any benefits or top ups if your dp earns 50k.

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stressedteachersos · 25/11/2024 18:52

Probablygreen · 25/11/2024 18:45

You work 2 days a week? How old are your children and are you able to articulate what you’re finding so stressful?
I’m not sure you’d find anything with only those hours that is much more flexible to be honest.

I work 2 days. They are 7, 3 and 18 months. Yes I thought that would be the case. One of the hard things is missing the school plays etc because we're at work ( they always seem to fall on my working days) and I wish I could have a job which offered flexibility around school drop offs etc so we didn't have to faff around with multiple childcare providers. The reasons for stress are in a post above ^

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DownWhichOfLate · 25/11/2024 18:51

That’s the equivalent of about £45k per year. What are your qualifications and experience other than teaching?

cansu · 25/11/2024 18:49

You could also do supply. It will be less well paid but there will ge less responsibility.

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stressedteachersos · 25/11/2024 18:49

HaggardyOldSkin · 25/11/2024 18:44

Is the £1300 per month your take home pay? I take home just under £1900 per month working five days a week 9-5:30 so it sounds like decent pay for two days a week term time (I do know you will have to do work in evenings and planning etc in your unpaid time, I know teachers don’t have an easy life!). I’m not sure what else you might find that pays reasonably well only doing two days and still gives you school holidays.

Yes take home. I realise that I'm well paid for 2 days and this is the hard thing.

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cansu · 25/11/2024 18:49

You have to decide whether you are willing to take a pay drop. You won't find a job paying the same money for the same hours. I suspect that the answer is your dp contributes more at home.

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stressedteachersos · 25/11/2024 18:47

@GranPepper yes I thought that but I'm trying to find something with similar hours, perhaps an extra day in a year or so.

The reasons are complex and multiple. I've never really wanted to be a teacher so I don't particularly enjoy the job ( not that the students would know that!) and I am ALWAYS surrounded by children which I find exhausting. So one aspect of it is job satisfaction. However it's mostly the balance of getting all three of them out of the house to 3 different childcare settings and then the work after school combined with the insane amount of housework which 3 children seem to generate. It seems so hard for 2 parents to be in teaching and raise the 3 of them effectively.

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MumOfOneAllAlone · 25/11/2024 18:47

stressedteachersos · 25/11/2024 18:43

@MumOfOneAllAlone I'm not sure how it works. What's it based on? OH earns about 50k.

Oh I'm really sorry, I don't know

You'd have to fill out the turn2us calculator to see what you'd be entitled to x

MineMineMineMineMine · 25/11/2024 18:45

I'm a teacher and need another job too. But I'm not earning as much as you! I'm guessing your 2 in work days includes another wfh day in effect?

Its highly unlikely you'll find another job at the same salary but Im happy accepting lower pay for lower intensity and stress.

Probablygreen · 25/11/2024 18:45

You work 2 days a week? How old are your children and are you able to articulate what you’re finding so stressful?
I’m not sure you’d find anything with only those hours that is much more flexible to be honest.

HaggardyOldSkin · 25/11/2024 18:44

Is the £1300 per month your take home pay? I take home just under £1900 per month working five days a week 9-5:30 so it sounds like decent pay for two days a week term time (I do know you will have to do work in evenings and planning etc in your unpaid time, I know teachers don’t have an easy life!). I’m not sure what else you might find that pays reasonably well only doing two days and still gives you school holidays.

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stressedteachersos · 25/11/2024 18:43

@MumOfOneAllAlone I'm not sure how it works. What's it based on? OH earns about 50k.

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GranPepper · 25/11/2024 18:42

stressedteachersos · 25/11/2024 18:38

Can anyone help please?

I work 2 days as a primary teacher and I’m on UPS3. I earn roughly £1300 per month which is about £18k per year. My other half is a teacher too but in management ( class based) so has a lot of responsibility. I have three small children and I/we am/are really struggling to manage it all.

The lack of flexibility and stress of having such young children is really taking its toll on our stress levels and we simply cannot manage. I need to find an alternative job but I think I am going to struggle to find something that is paid similarly with the holidays.

Has anyone been in a similar position? I have the option of doing 3 days in a year or so.

£1300 for 2 days is on a par with minimum wage in a different job on a lot more hours. What precisely are you struggling with? I ask not to be horrible but to understand. My DD is a teacher, works 4 days and has 3 children. Her DH has a professional job too

MumOfOneAllAlone · 25/11/2024 18:39

Would you not be able to stop working and claim tax support at all, op? x