TEACHERS AIBU?

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Mums who are teachers, AIBU?

In September I will be going back to teaching 3 days a week, leaving my 2 DS's 6months and 2.7 years twice a week with my parents and once a week at nursery.

I went back part time after my first DS was born and it was ok but I questioned then just how ideal teaching and bringing up a young family was. The stress levels in my school can be high, although I was always home by 5 and the hols were great.

AIBU to be thinking of doing something else?? My sister works part time for an airline. She is away from home 6 days a month but they are always weekends and she can take her LO to school everyday etc. She pays nothing for childcare as a result. I am considering joining her but my DH thinks I am mad giving up a well paid role etc etc

WDYT?

sorry Sassy and OP I thought the PPA time was one afternoon a week. Having reread it that is not enough.

I've been pt (.6) for five years and have always been allocated 75%+ bottom sets. I was told that this is because I'm not around as much as ft teachers to chase c/work/provide extra classes pre exam etc. Obviously, the behaviour management is tougher and I spend more time than others setting detentions/logging sanctions/calling home etc. I'd be interested to know if any other teachers have find themselves in a similar position and am I entitled to a balance timetable regardless of working pt?

Sorry off on a tangent, I could never teach, not bright enough for that
but I would love to go back to college and do a Teaching Assistant course.
I was an LSA for 16 mths,in yr5 & 6,
1 to 1 to a child with Down Syndrome, loved it.

I gave up school teaching because it simply did not fit with family life. I taught in secondary schools so the hours were longer than primary and so I'd have had to pay for childcare everyday and it worked out more than my take home. Also with time off - you just can't get it without seriously inconviniencing collegues so any child illnesses, doctors appointments, sorts days etc are hugely stressful. I now work part time from home mainly but sometimes out in the evening/weekends. I can take time off when the children need me to do something and dh has them when I'm away so no childcare so finaicially we are better off than me teaching full time.