Early years teaching would you recommend it?

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I’m currently a healthcare professional just over ten years experience. I’m early thirties. I loved my job when I went into it but not so much now, because of the constant And un-relentless box ticking. Too many meetings. Too much bureaucracy. Not enough time with patients. 99% of patients lovely but then always the odd one who wants no to take no responsibility for themselves. It’s wearing.

I’ve thoroughly enjoyed teaching my ds, year one, during the lockdowns when I’ve been at home. I never thought I’d like it but I really have enjoyed it.
I know my sons teachers work so hard in the early years I don’t think for one minute it’s an easy number with long holidays etc. And I know doing some home teaching Activities with your own child directed by a qualified teacher is totally different to teaching a class. I’d also have to wait until ds2 was a little bigger. And there will be parents, that like patients, who take very little responsibility, probably will become wearing after a while.

But would you recommend training as a primary teacher in early years if this is what you do?

In so many professions, the actual professionals are guided Away from contact with their patients/clients. Most healthcare jobs, social work, there is more time spent filling in forms than being one to one with patients. They rely (Unfairly) on unqualified support staff far too much and use qualified staff far too much For paperwork.

This is another thing that draws me toward teaching. I imagine there will be paperwork and lots of it. But the majority of the time will still be spent doing the job you trained for? In the classroom delivering lessons. Or am I wrong about this?

Would you recommend working as a TA for a while to get insight/experience. It would be quite a drop in pay for me. However better this than train in the wrong job expecting something vastly different.
Just any Honest thoughts/opinions would be so helpful.
Thank you.

Hey I retrained as an EYFS teacher five years ago, after working in the NHS and now teach reception. It is a fantastic job but I work just as many hours outside the classroom with paperwork etc as I do in it during term time. During the holidays I work at least a couple of days each week which is obviously not with the kids too.

I am a TA and I often deliver the lessons that the teacher has prepared. You will have huge amounts of paperwork as a teacher. I’ve done support roles in the NHS too, and I’ve found working in education more stressful, with lots more red tape.

Be a TA first, you’ll soon know the answer after that.

Thank you for your insights.
Sleepy can I asked when you trained, did you have children?
I imagine it must be tough training with a family and the first year or two qualified must also be hard

I trained when my son was four. He’s an only child and is a very easy going child. It was fairly tough but doable. I don’t regret it tbf even in these challenging times 😊 I volunteered in a school for 18 months before training so I could be sure it was what I wanted before giving up my NHS career.

I teach, not reception at present, and agree it's a similar number of hours outside the classroom as in. In reception, you have to do an awful lot of observations of children which is a lot of admin. If you haven't evidence of them doing something three times, some schools will say they can't do it. The paperwork in teaching doesn't bother me but it does some people. You still spend a huge time actually with little people though, which is lovely.

RE training, I don't really agree with the notion that the first couple of years are tougher or require more hours - I work longer hours now than I used to as I've no one to share planning with in a single form entry school. The actual teaching bit is easier, but it doesn't reduce the number of tasks I need to complete. Planning constantly changes as school expectations change or you get moved year groups.