Former teacher? What do you do now?

[KerfuffleShuffle]

Just that really. Currently a primary teacher (in my 3rd year) and I'm beginning to think I'm done (makes me very sad to say that). I have a masters degree in engineering as well as a PGCE. For people who have been teachers and swapped careers, what do you do now? Have you stayed in the education sector or have you swapped completely?

I temped for a while doing various roles including insolvency work and accounting stuff, now working in the city in a financial services role, pay is great and so are the hours!

I have a tutoring business from home. I work 24hrs a week and earn 35k before tax which is ok really. Plus no childcare costs.

I work for HMRC and manage 2 ex teachers who came in as direct entrant HOs

Given primary eleven years of my life, recently had a baby and now working as an advisor for the local authority.

DH swapped from primary (7 years) to software development. He's progressed quickly, partially due to teaching giving him a great manner in explaining his work to others- he's really liked by employers for teaching new people and explaining things to clients/ non tech staff really well.

He did a conversion master's but it's not always necessary, particularly if you have an engineering degree

Try a private school instead?
Two of our old au pairs who went into teaching did a couple of years in state and the switched to private. You have longer days, but longer holidays. The classes are smaller, children are usually better behaved as the pastoral care in better. There’s much more sense of community too and the pay is often a bit better.
(I say this as a parent who has children at several state and private schools)

@NumberblockNo1
Wow El, he's done well. I am currently loooking at minimum wage jobs wondering how I got it so wrong!

I've lost a lot of confidence I think.

Yeah! He had the same thoughts as well. He was quite down on himself with no confidence. That’s what the system did to him. It’s taken a few years and things have been far from easy especially as I am severely disabled so don’t work and we have three kids so the change in lifestyle has been huge. It’ll be a while before we get or if we get back to where we were but we definitely have a better family life.

Hiya,
I’m considering applying for an education outreach role. Would you have any tips?😊

I'm wondering how long I will last for. And how difficult it would be say at 50 to find other work...