Career advice please

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I'm exhausted. I'm in a SEND school that is stretched to its limits and so we are not staffed well. This is resulting in lots of challenging behaviour, lessons not being taught etc. I've been there years but I'm getting worn down by it and looking to do something about it.

• apply for 3 days and drop to part time if accepted
• leave for supply work & tutoring

-leaving teaching

Not sure what to do. I need to work financially but could cover 3 days and next year maybe do tutoring too?

Any advice or thoughts?

Dropping to 3 days might give you some time to build up tutoring clients etc? And then in the future you could switch to doing supply if that was less stressful?

Have you considered switching schools altogether?

Thanks @Postapocalypticcowgirl great ideas. As I'm in a SEND school ands it's really local I haven't actually looked at others but naybe I should.

Given that the school is stretched to it’s limits - I struggle to see the school accepting your request to go part time. They’d have to recruit a job share to cover the days you aren’t there - is the budget there to do so?

3 days per week in school plus tutoring on the other days. That's what I do. But also agree with pp. If they refuse pt, move schools.

Supply can be intermittent, especially if day to day. Not really that reliable if you need a certain level of regular earnings for your financial situation.

3 days and tutoring to build up a client base I would say. Or try a different school (unless you are intent on leaving teaching, then don't bother with another school).