To look forward to working full time? ?

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I have worked 2 days a week for the last 10 years. Lucky I know. My youngest starts school in august and my job situation has changed and my school need me to work full time. I teach in a lovely school with the same holidays as my 3 kids.
I am a bit daunted by this (workung full time) but determined to stay positive and think of all the good points of working full time. AIBU - are there positives of working full time? How do mums manage this. I have no family physically close to me. I am thinking more money / I can afford a cleaner etc etc!

I taught part time when my children were pre school and then returned full time as soon as my youngest started in reception.
I honestly think its the best thing I ever did. Part time teaching is fine while the kids are very small, but in all honesty you tend to do more
Than a part time job, so is perhaps a bit of a
Mugs game long term. Its not just about salary, think of your pension, and being able to increase your NI contributions.... as well as possible future promotions, which are more likely to be for full time posts. I think you'll be back in the swing very quickly and will just follow the same school/holiday routine as your children. Teaching IS a big work load , but its all do-able once you're in the new routine

Thanks so much - I will actually only teach 6 more periods a week. You are right in that I was squeezing 4 teaching days into 2! Hoping I can leave early some days as well, ie 3.30, maybe on a Friday.

I have never seen the point of working PT unless necessary - it's the worst of both worlds I think.

You will find that you will need to do less housework - you are not in the house to muck it up - so a cleaner is not necessary, I have never had one.

You do need to have fair division of labour, though. Don't bear the weight of all the household tasks. Me, DP and DD share the load, we all have our own chores and all muck in together. We have a mad hour clean on an evening or at the weekend, and then individual chores during the week to keep on top of the housework.

It is far better in terms of your career and your progression to work FT.