Can anyone reassure me. Feeling quite panicked now

[Indesperationrightnow]

I decided at the end of last year I wanted to leave classroom teaching after 25 years. After a truly horrendous personnel difficulties, Something inside me shifted and I thought I just cant go through all this again come September. So I resigned my position in January this year with no job to go to in September for the first time ever. A i am feeling quite worried, Anybody done this and were there succuss with agency based work

Please dont worry, I am in the same boat and have been in this position before (leaving a job without a new one to go to). I guess it depends on where you are in the country, but there is always loads of supply work, probably for the same reasons you and I are getting out!

Supply agencies struggle to get decent staff, and are always looking for good staff with recent knowledge of the curriculum etc. Contact a few agencies if you can, get signed up for September and you will be fine. When you first sign up, in September it's quiet but it soon starts building.

I have done supply before and going back to it in September. There was lots of work last time, and most days you go home at 4pm, and that's it, the evenings and weekends are yours. You can have some difficult days but come 4pm that's it! I'm looking forward to going back to it.

I'm retiring in 2 weeks and have signed up for supply for September with two agencies. I've stipulated what key stage/ year groups Im happy to cover and what days. I only plan on working Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday. I just need a bit extra £££ to top up ,y pension.

Really depends on area. In my local area schools really just don't use supply for odd days ever. They rely on using a mix of HLTAs, having part time staff willing to do ad hoc extra days occasionally, and the head covering classes. It's a more rural area with low pupil premium and the schools have really tight budgets, there's just no money.

@IndesperationrightnowI suggest if you opt for supply you get on it now as it takes forever to gather the lists and lists of stuff they require, plus you need to get an enhanced DBS which goes into the update service.