Stay at home mum - 7 years - needs advice. EYPS?

[lissiewilk]

Hello this is lissie - my first post here.

After 7 years of being a mum and 5 years of stay at home mum after quitting teaching (secondary art) to pander to demanding family, I want to get back in the game.

I am thinking of doing an EYPS course but am confused as to which of the many categories (6 month course, 12 month, 15 month) I would need to do.

I have a degree in art, a PGCE and several years actually on the job in local secondary schools in somerset and around bristol before the nippers came along, who are now 2,4 and 7. So the little one, kitty is only 2.

But I need to get my own life back (much as I love my family) and get out of the kitchen and away from the ironing board and I need to start now before I go insane. Hubby is supportive.

Any advice about EYPS, about the courses and job opportunities afterwards from anyone who has trodden this path would be much appreciated - please help me!

Hi no experience of any of the above, but by posting here I'm 'bumping' your message onto active convos to help you potentially get more replies.

it's quite okay to do it yourself!

Just a thought: have you thought about taking a quakification in teaching adults? You might be able to make something of teaching them that's more family friendly than Early Years.

Hi there, just writing as my littelest is 2, I also have a PGCE (primary though) and just enquired about the EYPS course too...am unsure though as quite enjoying the fact that ds has just started a couple of sessions nursery and the peace, the full time course means 2 days in college and the other 3 on an early years placement, or the other routes mean at least a part time job in a nursery/early years centre.

I feel very similar to yourself in that I have been a stay at home mu similar time and am itching to get back into something, particularly like the idea of the studying/college. Do you have a child in school? The uni here said could not be a placement in same setting as your child which might be a bit tricky for me times etc.

Have you definitely ruled out returning to teaching? I am still possibly thinking of it but unsure!

I'm in the middle of EYPS - I was a primary teacher but have a language degree so was put on the long pathway.

You have to be working at least 0.5 of the week with children under 5. I'm a childminder so doing the course while doing that - although when I qualify I won't be doing that any more.

You get paid to do the course, it involves 2 or 3 days a month at Uni and the rest is building up a folder of evidence that you're meeting the 39 standards (google it!)

Might be worth posting on the childminder board as I think there are one or two who've finished the course.

Thanks for your replies - I'll check the childminder board. As for teaching, I fear that getting a decent post on a part time basis (since I have one 2 year old, and 4 and 7 year old in school) is going to be very difficult, especially in art!

Its been a long time since I was teaching, 5+ years, and I was only doing it 3 years before I had to stop.

So difficult to know what to do, because all these courses are so long...

How about runnin a kids group. I have licensed out my cookery club and have a lot of ex-teachers asking for details. It's a great job to work around the family but also gives you the teaching buzz. There's loads of avenues, music, dance, art... cooking