If Teachers are worried about going back to school, employ me as a teacher

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I do understand that Teachers don't want to go back to school, these are worrying times, however our children deserve an education.

I realise teaching is very difficult

I'm not trained as a teacher

I do have a degree, and have worked in business and other fields

I'll train as a fast track temporary teacher, and teachers don't need to go back.

Employ a new batch of "Fast Track Teachers" and get children back into schools

@SallyLovesCheese

www.teachfirst.org.uk/training-programme

Five weeks initial training then straight into the classroom. Do it, OP, if you're that keen.

Thanks for that link. I have been thinking about teaching and didn't know this kind of path existed. Going to research !

@yogz1976 - you're welcome! I don't think it's running this September, but you can apply for Sep 2021. Do research carefully. It's to place graduates in urban, often tough, schools in deprived areas. It wouldn't be an easy ride! (Not that any route is, but at least on a PGCE/BEd/SCITT you have a year with class teacher mentors to back you up!)

I’m a teacher and I’ve been in school since this started. Thanks for the offer though.

I see the OP didn't come back, so don't waste your energy on this one

Clearly, she's in the middle of filling in her application to be a Teacher.

That’s like saying we can all become doctors with a small bit of training. No thanks.

Are the people who think this is a good plan the same ones who have been complaining for weeks they can't get their kid to do any of the work the school has set? Do they really think they'll have a hope in hell of getting a class of kids (who'll know fine well they've got a brand-new, totally inexperienced non-teacher in front of them) to co-operate? I predict a riot.

OP Have you any building experience? Maybe you could build a few school extensions to fit the children in before you start teaching. Lack of space is the chief reason for most children not going back before September? Why it took the government so long to realise this is an issue I can’t imagine. The teaching profession realised it quicker than it takes to say two metre rule.

OP how are you fixed over the six weeks' holiday?

Oh this is brilliant 😂