Get me out of the classroom. Please.

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I am sick of it.
The rules, the stress, the constant feeling of failure.
How can I transfer my primary teaching skills into something that might actually be rewarding?
I'm a single mum and do need the money. I could study if need be.

Please. As tomorrow looms and that sense of dread appears please helpe escape.

This has been really helpful. Thank you everyone. And, weirdly today has been much nicer than I had expected.

Any E. P. 's do you know if school holidays are part of your contract?

I quite fancy the prison services education but there's isn't one locally.

OP, I trained as a secondary teacher so it might be a bit different.
After subbing for what felt like an eternity (I'm from NI where permanent secondary posts are like hens teeth), me and my DH wanted to buy a house. We knew we'd never get a mortgage on a casual basis salary so I took a job with a learning disability charity in their employment sector (basically carrying out informal training to help people with learning disabilities find meaningful work and experience).
It didn't pay as well as teaching would have but it was secure and when I clocked off at 5pm, my time was my own. I loved the work I was doing as I had experience working with young people with additional needs in schools and youth clubs too.

I'm now managing a project delivering something very similar, except we deliver accredited qualifications which we can tailor to the needs of our clients. I love this even more as it's a small project so less red tape and we have more control over it.
Downsides are that these projects are often funded and there's only so much funding to go around so projects are only guaranteed for 4 years at a time. There will be even less funding once brexit kicks in (RIP EU funding 😭)

Think of an aspect of teaching you enjoy and explore the options around that.

Good luck💐

Are you currently paying for childcare? If you are, would working as a HLTA be an option? So still in a school, using your skills, but without the responsibilities and long hours? Potentially if the hours fitted you would have no need to pay for childcare which would lessen the financial hit?

I have just started a diploma in dyslexia and special needs. It's one year long but is £££s. I go to lectures but you can do it remotely. It seems like a very easy transfer of skills as an ex primary school teacher myself. Hoping to become a SENCO, a Dyslexia assessor(need to do an additional module) or a SEN consultant

A PP has suggested it but what about a different school?

I worked in one school which made me absolutely certain teaching wasn’t for me. I hated it, was working hours and hours every night, I was up feeling anxious each night.

I then moved schools and the difference has been outstanding. I currently work in a deprived area, with our own PRU attached to the high school but the head teacher goes above and beyond to ensure we have higher than normal levels of PPA, no after school meeting unless absolutely necessary (one hour week), limited marking, reports are annual and are literally only expected to be no more than a small paragraph. People scoffed when he announced all his changes thinking that grades would suffer but actually, retention has increased, staff have time to plan and implement interesting and exciting lessons which work. We’re not marking for OFSTED, but producing meaningful marking aimed and for the child. Grades have increased in one year and currently expected to do so again.

I work part time as a primary school teacher - I half enjoy it. I was looking at what else I can do with a 2:2 in English and a PGCE - not much is the answer!

Retail and admin pay less full time than my pay as a part time teacher. I looked at working at the Ministry is Defence as DH is military. Some of the admin jobs sound semi interesting but pay under 20k for a 37 hour week! I’ve applied for a grad scheme at DSTL and a couple of “executive officer” civil service jobs that pay around 25k.

How about working for a charity, specialist teacher role with an LA, SEN caseworker?

No EP's are not generally term time only, unless they request it specifically. Most LA's allow you to take unpaid leave though and things are quieter during the school holidays.

What about NVQ assessing, End Point Assessor, Tutor, Functional Skills Assessor?
For all of these jobs you could work in the public or private sector.
You say you’re interested in education in prisons and with assessing you could work in prisons or for the police.

Would police and prison jobs be advertised in TES?

HI, I LOVED my job in the UK. The Government stripped out the meaningful work though and tried to make it about assessment and achievement rather than psychological wellbeing. I moved to another country 5 years ago and now run my own nationwide practice with a team of 18 psychologists all working how we want to work. So the short of it is - there is plenty of scope to make it what you want, but you'll need to do your Local Authority time first to get your bearings. I'd say go for it. I love being an EP.

Have a look at didteach.com I’m having the same struggle but have made my peace with it and am going to do supply until my kids are a wee bit older and don’t need me in the holidays so much. I constantly search the ‘other workplaces’ board on the TES hoping for inspiration. Maybe one day?

I empathise OP, this was me three years ago. It's difficult moving to another sector but absolutely doable. I was in FE and ended up with that sense of dread you are describing. Quit my job and temped as an Executive Assistant in the City for six months then moved to the NHS where I worked as an executive assistant for a while, I am now a senior manager earning far more than I did teaching with far less stress. This has taken me approximately three years. I had to take a real drop in my earnings though for about two years. It's about listing down all the skills you have and at interview focussing on those and how they will be beneficial to the organisation. Make them forget about the teaching aspect of the role. I wouldn't ever go back to teaching.

I agree with the posters suggesting a different school if you haven’t already.

It might help to get hold of the original reference they write after the PGCE / B Ed my college one was quite helpful with transferable skills like teamwork etc listed

Did teach.

Sounds good. Thanks everyone.

Look into secondary teaching, seriously.

Also placemarking