is there any was I can find a more family friendly job than teaching?

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was htinkin g in bed ,if and when I go back to work is there going to be any wasy to aovid being a teacher?

cnat imagine woking all august but I did get pissed off with the constant targets and governmentt thrusts on the flavour of the monht ideas.

Liked the kids ( a lot) and the staff ( a lot) and making up lessons ( was very good at that) and I LOVE stationery
HATED marking and punishing and moaning on a t kids

oh and hates all the ststistics that were coming in ad target setting for kids that couldnt read

( did 9 years)

i did 13 years coddy, and feel exactly the same as you. i'm currently doing one day a week on a long term supply basis.

How about as an advisor- working for whichever 'body' advises in your lea.
The only other option you have is with an employer who allows you to take the time off unpaid.

One of the parents of a child I teach is a tax inspector and she only works term times and school hours..but the rest is unpaid.

LEA advisors have to work school holidays.

Can't comment on teaching but I'm a civil servant and the terms and conditions are brilliant for parents. They have a diversity policy which actively supports flexible working practices, although the reality of each depends on the job you actually do and which gov department you work for.

I work flexible hours, 60 hours every 4 weeks. I have to go to my 'controlling office' once a week (one hour's drive each way) and do the rest from home via a laptop.

I started a PGCE a couple of years ago, so understand the problems you must be having. I also now have the greatest respect for teachers BTW!

Let me know if you need to know more!

I was in the same boat as you Coddy ... did 10 years ...
I work from home now, but that isn't for everyone ...
Have you thought about tutoring? From home? Depends what your subject is of course, but it could work ... evenings ... two hours per night, say, 2 or 3 nights a week at 20 quid (or is it 15?) an hour to get some children through their GCSE's or A Levels ...

thing is I like the cameraderie of woking out of the home

I can understand that - homeworking is a very lonely business. However, the point is that the civil service does have brill flexible policies - it just depends on what departments might be near you.

e.g. they do offer part-time and term-time only contracts!

Good luck with whatever you decide

Coddy - since when was teaching a family friendly job>?????
That is the biggest fallacy of the lot IMHO

Coddy, what subject do you teach and would you consider teaching adults? I work for the OU and although the course I teach currently starts in Feb and ends in Oct, there aren't any tutorials over the summer, plus they seem to be changing most courses to fit in with the normal academic year.

You still have to put up with the marking and it's not very well paid unless you agree to have lots of extra students or take on extra work, but I've found them a very good employer on the whole.

Also, do you have any good museums near you? The education depts always seem to want ex-teachers and hours can be pretty flexible. You don't see most children more than once, but that can be an advantage or a disadvantage depending on the way you look at it.

Sam

I was just going to suggest adult education too.

Work in Paperchase?

My mother worked on a research project where they were investigating the effect of the National Curriculum on primary school children; they needed someone who could do the research but also interview very young children. She really enjoyed it (based in Bristol).

Wifeof - I used to be a teacher but have only worked a few months in the last 8 years. Now not so sure I want to return to teaching - too much has changed whilst I have been away - and was thinking about the civil service instead. Wonder if you could give me any idea how you get started. I looked at the CS website and found it very confusing. I had heard there were entrance exams you could do. Is that still the case? Would love to hear from you. Would you consider contacting me direct with any info you can give? Thanks.