If I stay at home for 10 years altogether, do you think I'll ever work again?

[emkana]

I've been a SAHM for 6 years now, if I stay at home until ds starts full time school do you think I'll ever find work again?

I was a teacher before, foreign languages, and am a German native speaker.

I love being a SAHM, but am still feeling slightly scared atm.

I'm sure you will.
Question is,how ready will you be.
I took three years out.
Glad it wasn't ;longer as even then it was freaky to go back (love it now.)

You could teach privately - languages?

Lots of work I would imagine,

I'm a SAHM but am keeping my hand in by studying, and now doing voluntary work.

Of course you will work again! I don't know how long I will be a SAHM, but I fully intend on working again.

Thanks for the encouragement.

Good point moondog, the thought even of compiling a CV terrifies me...

Oh God, I was a teacher and have been a SAHM for 11 years now, just thinking I should return next January when ds3 will have been at school for a term. I really hope there is a way back although I am not sure I want to take it at the moment.

I am sure there will always be a high demand for language teachers, espeically those who are native speakers.

If you are teaching german, and it'd your native language, then no chance of forgetting it!

Would it help to keep abreast of things in the next three years logging on to teachers websites and discussion forums and reading new textbooks now and then?

Teaching has always struck me as a very flexible career - could you ease yourself back into it by giving private lessons? A teacher friend of mine used to rent out one of her bedrooms to language students, just for a few weeks at a time, not constantly.

She also had to tutor the student for a set number of hours a week, just helping them with their English. This was much more lucrative than merely giving them bed and breakfast and she found it fitted in well with having young children.

Yes with ds getting older I'll try to update my knowledge of teaching methods etc.

It's all unclear though because at secondary schools language teaching is on the way out, with it being unclear if and when languages will become compulsory at primary schools.

tigermoth, that sounds really interesting, but we haven't really got the space.

I have been a SAHM for 10 years and it is really difficult. DS will start school in Sept or Jan and I want to work but have very little confidence. Started to compose my CV about a month ago but didn't finish it as I was so shocked at how little I had to offer. Cannot bear the thought of "having three children my time-management skills are superb", etc. I have done other things, e.g. run a playgroup, become a governor, but don't think they will get me very far. Foreign languages will be a compulsory component of the Primary National Curriculum by 2020 (I think) so could you offer to help out in a school?

If money and childcare were no object I would do another degree that would lead to a profession. Am toying with the idea of a PGCE but will be moving house in the Summer so even that is complicated!

Sorry to be a negative voice. I'm sure there are many women who have had positive experiences after long breaks. Good luck.

i've been at home for 5 years now, but i tutor at night and have marked exams. there's tutor agencies or contact the exam boards. i think i may do a return to teaching course if i wait 3 more years.
i'm slightly panicked by the interactive white board thing!

2010 I meant.