what kind of job fits in with, dropping off and picking children from school, having school holidays off and always being around for sickness etc?

[beachlover]

can you think of any ?
or is self employed the only way to go?
please give me some ideas,

None, but isn't that your point? You obviously don't want to work or you would find solutions to these obstacles like childcare, a supportive spouse who would take time off for sickness, supportive parents or parents in law who could help out, after and before school clubs, holiday clubs.
If you really wanted a job, you'd find a solution. It's easy to say nothing fits around your requirments, nothing much does, maybe you need to change your requirements.

I'm a TA and work 20 hours a week with no planning. I don't think Teachers get off that lightly!

besides, you'd have to take a year (if you have a degree, more if not) to train to teach anyway

go for clayfooting!

you are looking for the perfect job
it doesnt exist

only get a job if you are
a. 100% going to do your best
b. interested in working -which you dont seem to be

how do you manage on 4 hours of sleep nailpolish? wow

oooooooooooh 8-4 - gosh thats ft

but i am going back to teachign( supply) at a shool that starts at he crack of dawn( dh does shcool run) and finishes only one day a week at 3 30

the tohers fomr 2 - 3

or you can get a mornigns only contract

you get used to it egypt

i do 3 x 13hr shifts so thats ft over just 3 nights

I work for my local council - they have brilliant family friendly policies. I work 18 hours a week - I do extra in term time and have the equivalent time off in school holidays.

What are you qualified to do? Isn't that where you should be starting from? I'd imagine being a novelist would fit your criteria, but only if you can write.

fwiw, i think the op is wanting to work in the sense that she needs somehting to occupy her mind other than being a mum. can totally relate to that, but at the same time finds the pull of being a mum too hard to change, even just a little in order to have this.

i'm wondering what that perfect job is too - for myself!

well perhaps as a teaching assistant i could get a job a couple of days a week? and maybe taching is 5 days a week
im just assuming thibgs here btw which is probably not a great idea

8-4 not really quite fulltime. But certainly is more than, when you factor in all the marking/prep etc. Depends whether you feel this is sufficiently balanced out by the hols.

Childminding is the only idea I have come up with, going to my information session tonight. I fugure you can take the little darlings with you on school run. Also don't have to work full time, if you can find an appropriate child.
Clay footing sounds fun but i think there may be a limited marker and now at least 50% of MNers will being going inthat direction.
I Also tried doing Virgin parties last year but I was too tired.

if you dont need the money you could volunteer to help out at the school - listen to the wee ones reading, choir practice, etc

then if a teaching assistant job came up youd be right in there

yes 8-4 is fulltime np. wasn't meaning it was something extortionate, just that it wouldnt fit drop off/pick up times. but, rarely would a teacher leave at 4. more like 5/5.30. ime.

In my experience, most TA's are every day, but perhaps only for half a day. (Cue a load of TA's telling me thats tosh!)

Teachers can be part time also although I reckon that other than doing supply most part time teachers are ones that have requested part time. Whereas I suppose there might be part time teaching assistants, maybe for help with children with a special needs statement that says they are entitled to say 10 or 15 or whatever hours of assistance.

If it's not about the money then perhaps think about volunteering for a charity or some other voluntary work?

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egypt i was being sarky, sorry

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oi bozza - 8-4 is the same hours as 9-5!

oh yes what about homestart etc
hard work but rewarding

or samaritans? id love to have time to do that

Second the suggestion of looking for a job with your local council. My partner used to do this, and loads of the jobs were p/t and term-time only. Not amazing pay, but reasonable interesting and flexible. And might be scope to progress later on if you got a taste for it.