Part time teaching plus second job

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I've been self-employed for the past five years, working a small amount of hours per week around my kids/family commitments. Prior to having kids I worked as a teacher for 9 years (I'm secondary qualified).

I'm considering a return to teaching. Ideally I'd like to work 0.4 or 0.6 but would also like to keep doing my self-employed work (roughly 12 - 15 hours per week).

Has anyone else taught part time in a mainstream school and also held down another job? A fellow teacher has said that if you take on a part time teaching role you still end up working 'full time'.

I've been volunteering one day a week in a local school to get familiar with the school setting and up to date with current practices again, and also because I've been out of teaching for 12 years.

I'm worried that it might be taking on a bit much to do both jobs?

Have you considered NTP? National Tutoring Programme

Yes, I've looked at that, but there are no NTP roles in my subject specialism.

I am a secondary trained teacher and now work in a primary school. Have been part time 0.6 since returning after dd1 was born so about 13 years now.

Also do online tutoring on my days off. Not more than 6 hours.

I personally found it near on impossible to find a part time job at secondary level, which is partly why I moved to primary.

I also think your self employed job added on might make too many hours in order to maintain a healthy work life balance.

But I wish you luck in finding that pt teaching job in the first place, as they are hard to come by ime.

I am a secondary trained teacher and now work in a primary school. Have been part time 0.6 since returning after dd1 was born so about 13 years now.

Also do online tutoring on my days off. Not more than 6 hours.

I personally found it near on impossible to find a part time job at secondary level, which is partly why I moved to primary.

I also think your self employed job added on might make too many hours in order to maintain a healthy work life balance.

But I wish you luck in finding that pt teaching job in the first place, as they are hard to come by ime.

I think it very much depends on your subject. It is much harder with heavy marking subjects like English or History, easier with those with minimal extended writing.

Thanks Meredusoleil. Agree that it's tricky finding part time roles in secondary, so I'm thinking of moving into Primary teaching, and looking for part time roles there.

My part time role is quite physically demanding and also takes lots of preparation, so I'm starting to think it might be too much...

Thanks for your thoughts.

ThanksItHasPockets - I teach an Arts subject. Lots of extra-curricular commitment at lunchtimes and after school, and lots of trips/events etc. I'm considering moving into Primary, so it will be quite a change, and yes lots of extra marking and books...

FWIW OP music specialists (if that's what you are!) are highly in demand for primaries as your specialist teaching for the children also creates PPA cover.

I think more likely to work more hours than your contract in primary. I was 0.4 for several years and always ended up working at least an extra day with planning, marking etc. But I did have my own business which I did two days a week and it was nice to do something different. So if you were 0.4, I'd expect that you'll effectively be working 3 days.

The challenge I found as a teacher and mum, was that there really is no flexibility when working in schools. Holidays are often busy with prep, marking or school trips and you really have to be there 8-4:30. Often even if you find a part time job it will be spread over more days in the week to work around timetables.
I started my own business and now also set up holiday clubs which allows me so much more flexibility. I also do consulting in schools bc I had worked for many years and have developed additional specialisms... Is it possible to gain additional qualifications to build on your teaching experience but keep some flexibility?

Sorry I'm new. Posted in wrong place. X