To want to change careers?

[Chocoholic26]

Posting for traffic really but am I totally crazy to want to change careers after being in the same job for the last 12 years? I’m a teacher and I’m ashamed to admit but over the last few years I have come to absolutely hate my job! I’m feeling absolutely miserable and especially more so at this time of year when we start back after the long holidays. Of course these feelings are probably heightened by covid etc but I just feel enough is enough. I’m at a total loss as to what to do. I just don’t want to spend anymore time feeling so down about it. I put 100% into my job. I’m a good teacher but I can’t stand the barriers that I’m faced with on a daily basis...not enough hours in the day, working late, bringing work home, not spending enough time with my own family, terrible work/life balance, horrific behavioural issues that I get zero support with, entitled parents who make me feel worthless every single day...I could go on. The massive problem though is, what do I do? I can’t just leave a £40k+ job. I’ve a mortgage and bills to pay. Arghhh, please help. X

I recently became a teaching assistant. I took a big pay cut. However, I have changed careers a few times and we were able to manage financially with my partner's salary.

There are plenty of things you could do I am sure but you would need to think about what interests you.

YANBU.

Instead of a change of job...would a change of school help?

Or how about tutoring kids through your local council who don't attend school for whatever reason?

Or do supply and private tutoring?

Schools area weird place to be at the moment.... keep your chin up x

How about teaching or researching education at university or college? Or moving into something like online curriculum development. Or how about becoming a Learning technologist - this will be one of the biggest growth areas in the teaching and learning sector over the next 5-10 years? As others have said, you might benefit from a different school, or education type - a college, prison or HE (as mentioned earlier).

I left.

I think that your biggest hurdle is the 40k.i would review what level of income your household actually could manage on. Look at all of your spending. Could you for example, manage if you went into a new role that starts at 30k for a few years?

Watching with interest, I'm in the exact same position albeit with a slightly lower salary (around £32k) and we know that we couldn't manage on a lower household income. Any ideas would be warmly welcomed!

Independent school?

Thanks everyone, some things to think about. My salary is definitely the main hurdle! I am the higher earner and it would be really difficult to not have my salary or any less. My DH loves his job but the pay isn’t great so we rely on my wage. Eeeek it’s scary to think about but I really don’t want to spend the next 30 odd years wishing I had done something about it. X