Any full time teachers with a second job?

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I’m teaching full time with additional responsibilities and my work load is high. Unfortunately I’ve found myself in a position whereby I need to increase my income and am considering the possibility of looking for a second job.
Has anyone done this successfully? What is your second job?

Oh God. I honestly don't think you could without killing yourself. Is there not a way of cutting down expenditure instead? Full time with additional responsibilities probably involves a 55-60 hour week anyway from personal experience.

Yes my week is full on, but at the moment I’m managing a day without working at the weekend, so I figured I could maybe do a Saturday job (like a teenager )
Unfortunately I can’t realistically reduce my outgoings any further.

Tutoring would be the obvious thing to look at more of the same I know but I’d have thought likely to attract a higher hourly rate than you could get doing random jobs.

Tuition. Saturdays are good for that and you should get a good rate given your experience.

Thanks for the suggestions. I only teach KS1, so I’m not sure how much need there is for tutoring at that level?

No. You willburn out. You really cant.

I know someone who has another job. She 'manages' by never coming to school...

It's really really not a good idea.

I suppose it depends on when you live. Eg in London you do get children preparing for 7+, affluent families new to England whose children need help with English or over-worried parents who want to bring on their kids with basic skills.

Alternatively, you could look at babysitting. Even during the week. You could take marking or other work along.

Thanks for all the ideas and feedback. I’m not sure about babysitting, I have 3 children so I’d feel guilty leaving them to go and look after other children- again!
I will give tutoring some thought, although I guess that’s even more planning so might not fit.
I need a fairy godmother to sort out my issues!

I think it’s also unreasonable to say that it’s a bad idea to do sth extra. It depends on your energy levels. I used to teach full time and have additional jobs and enough energy for 10k runs in the evenings when I was younger.

Hi, you can do online english teaching. Theres a huge market for it (mainly south east asia) Theres an earn £10 extra a day thread on mumsnet - a couple of people there are doing it. Also seen it advertised on tes. You just need a degree and some kind of teaching qualification. You get to choose hours.

I’ll take a look at that thread, thank you.

Exam marking? It’s a bit seasonal but would give you a (small) lump sum in the summer

Is there a different way to do this. Ehat is the money for? Can you investigate a debt plan? Live more cheaply etc?

Some extras to think about - tutoring, I have tutored KS1 before :)
Baby sitting- yes it may be strange leaving your children to baby sit others - however it's just the same as going to a job , just involved doing what you would do at home
Also do you know how much you need a month? Have you tried looking at bills and cutting down costs? We did that and cut out monthly costs by £120!
If you work out how much extra you need- then think about what you can do
Facepainting? Can offer it cheaper for friends parties? Xx

I did exam marking. Still do, although I'm retired from teaching.
It's quite useful CPD, actually.

Years ago I took a break from teaching and trained as a driving instructor. Then when I went back to teaching I taught driving as well - evenings and weekends.

It was a lot of work even in those days, when teaching was a bit less demanding than it is now - but with a young family to support, I needed the money.

If you did exam marking, what subject? English is much in demand, do you have an English degree op? A lot of examiners are ft teachers.

I have to say tho, I can't imagine doing a second job when I was a teacher, I had almost zero time for me as it was.

I now work full time in another role which doesn't require me to work evenings and weekends so now I have time and inclination to do a bit of tutoring. I was secondary tho, if that makes a difference.

Even if you're KS1 specialist you're still a graduate and a QTS qualified teacher with classroom experience. You don't need to restrict yourself to KS1. Try Years 4 to 6, ideal tutoring age group.
Don't feel guilty about this, you're a qualified teacher. A large percentage of tutors are undergraduates with no intention ( or ability☺)to teach.

Teachers I've worked with, also do uber driving in hols and evenings. Quite lucrative supposedly. £400 extra per week.
They were men though on all 4 occasions, not to be sexist, sorry, but might be unsafe?

Qualified teachers in post!

Exam marking or editing spring to mind.

I once had a weird situation where I had a FT teaching role but was still working my notice on a PT role too.

I worked 7 days a week for most of a term then was off sick for nearly 3 weeks.

How about birthday parties? If you’re KS1 then you’re a dab hand with the infant age group who tend to have parties. I reckon it’s just a case of investing in the basic resources (frozen themed or whatever) and you’re off. I suppose that you might have to register as a limited company, though.

Don't American teachers do this kind of thing a lot?
You'd have to think about work that didn't increase your tax...