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KS2 specialist? And Scotland.

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randomsabreuse · 25/04/2019 18:43

Been thinking about teaching for a while, mostly get stuck on subject choice. And a bit on logistics of training.

Degree is law with French, A-levels French Maths Physics, straight A/A* GCSEs including triple science plus German.

Am eligible to do Subject Knowledge Enhancement before Physics and/or Maths training according to the teaching website. I probably prefer physics but teaching non-physics science beyond KS3 would be nigh on impossible. I always had a hankering after a physics degree, if OU was affordable I'd do one like a shot!

Don't have a strong enough second language to be employable for MFL and tbh found French easy enough that I'm not sure I understand how to "learn" it.

Maths I enjoyed, had to learn at A-level and feel I could teach.

Currently England but might end up moving to Scotland where I understand I could possibly only teach French at secondary as no degree.

Or as a generalist at heart would I be likely to be able to stick with KS2 having trained as a primary maths specialist. Could never do EYFS but with a fluent mfl and enjoying science (and good at the currently fashionable grammar stuff) would I be more likely to be used in KS2 where these skills might be more useful. Would something similar exist in Scotland?

Need to sort out some work experience to narrow things down obviously but no point taking up space if it's never going to work!

Am well aware that the total hours aren't family friendly but hopefully they should be childcare pick up friendly often enough that DH can cover when they're not.

Thanks!

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Holidayshopping · 25/04/2019 18:46

should be childcare pick up friendly

Sorry, can’t help with teaching in Scotland at all, but just wondering what you have in mind by childcare pick up friendly?

randomsabreuse · 25/04/2019 19:34

Able to drop off and pick up most days to nursery/wrap around care... DH's job isn't suitable for reliable childcare pick ups most days, which could be the killer for teaching tbh. Also somewhat limited in ability to drop everything in case of illness so will have to see how DC2 is with bugs before committing. DC1 is tough as old boots, 1 vomiting bug in 2 years of mixed childcare.

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Littlebluebird123 · 26/04/2019 20:39

It depends. My kids wraparound is 7.45 am to 5.45pm. it's not long enough to take into account my commute. And I have found I need to be at school a minimum of 8am til 5pm to have any chance of covering the planning, marking etc and having minimal take home. (Ie an hour or two most evenings). I'm an experienced teacher who is well versed in time saving techniques too. Confused

ObscurePoetry · 26/04/2019 20:53

I don't think your degree would be recognised in Scotland. If you are set on moving up here, you should phone the GTCS and see if they can advise you.

Holidayshopping · 26/04/2019 20:57

If you’ve got good wraparound care, it might be completely fine. However, ours starts at 7.45 and finishes at 5.30-I just couldn’t manage it.

I get into work for 7.30 and leave at 5.30/6 and could never physically get there in time!

randomsabreuse · 26/04/2019 22:02

So probably not unless DH's next job is much more sensible seems to be the consensus. Especially not training period... I think that for England the "with French" element would be enough to teach French as it's 1/3 of the degree I total. Law is a singularly useless subject to offer a school and Scottish law is totally different to English law!

Think probably best to forget this idea until we know where we are and then bottom out the logistics one way or another!

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