Criminology - worth it or not?

[mirahyndley]

I did a BSc Criminology years ago with OU as a hobby degree whilst on an extended career break. I really enjoyed it, it was something different and opened my mind to some new things.
DD is now thinking to apply next year. Entry requirements are quite high, I think she said ABB. Is it useful? Or just another 'I can tick the I've got a degree box'?
Has anyone gone into a job because of this degree? Any thoughts welcome.

Google suggests the answer to that is yes as long as she had settled status in England.

From 2026 there are bursaries in N Ireland as well. https://www.education-ni.gov.uk/articles/initial-teacher-education-ite-bursary-scheme

But does she want to be a teacher? I used to teach in school and you really need to want to do it.

Prisons are always recruiting prison officers- many prisons are short staffed & the estate is expanding. Retention of new staff in particular is pretty poor. You definitely don’t need a degree though.

There's no such thing as settled status for Northern Irish in England as they're already full UK citizens.

@mirahyndleySo what well paid jobs have hours that are strictly adhered to? You will be hard pressed to find a well paid one. Just because you know one person who delayed a holiday, I could point you to many who don’t! Teachers for a start. Local government might just be ok but many professional jobs dealing with people are more unpredictable. Teachers of course do a lot during term time but do get to escape on holiday. I think you would have to go a long way to find someone doing what your friend did without senior management intervening regarding workload and ability to get the job done.

My DH ran a company and didn’t expect long hours but occasionally deadlines had to be met. Most professionals understand this but are well compensated for flexibility and expertise. Walking out and leaving your team to carry the workload would not be popular. Everyone works together as a team.

Yes of course, no worries then.

Just the query over teaching plan

Congratulations to your DD.

I distract myself by keeping busy and reassure myself that she is incredibly street smart, a natural rule follower plus she has a good team around her.

My dd is on our family find my phone thing (we can all see each other) if the news reports something involving police in her area I check where she is and carry on with my day.

She tells us her shifts, rings us on the way to work and usually on way home (unless its early hours). We are a close family though so this would happen whatever job she was doing.

I know two. Both working for just above the minimum wage in an office.