NCT teachers! Please give me the lowdown!

[Fillyjonk]

YES its me again .

have always wanted to do this and suddenly thought now might actually be a rather good time. Had it at the back of my mind for when I was retired actually, but...seems to fit quite well right now, as I could probably to some extent continue OU round it (tell me I can't, go on ). Have done a fair bit of training of adults also.

So

What is the job like?

What is the training like?

I have experience of community groups, working in Community First areas, advocacy, people with learning difficulties/mental health probs, and so on. Now, do you think there is any scope to use this experience in the NCT? Ours is not at all lentilly IME.

What could I do to get me started? Would like to volunteer with local NCT but need something I can do with kids.

Can't go to branch meetings-thats the killer. They are at my kids bedtime and right now I have to do that.

Do I email local chair and say hi, please consider supporting (practically) my application, or shall I use more suberfertage?

I was quite heavily involved in terms of newsletter, attending coffee mornings after ds was born but have not been for about 2 years. I am not sure they would recognise my name tbh.

Am actually more than happy to pitch in and do stuff, this might be just the experience I want! But am worried cos would have to take the dcs, at least dd.

Do not necessarily mind paying for training myself. Does this make a difference?

Thank you so much, yet again, you are all great.

I shall find me a career and then I shall buy you all enormous bunches of virtual chooclates

Will lurk on this thread as I keep wondering whether to do this too
I am currentl;y invovled with a local branch and a few thoughts;

1. blimey don't pay for the training yourself - there is a lack of people and you'd be more than welcome
2. Most of our trainees are invovled with the branch at some level, but they tend to opt OUT of jobs when they start training, because the training is time-intensive...
3. It'd probably be polite to try and go along to at lease one comittee meeting to say hello, I'm goign to train etc (after all, they'll be fund-rasing for you & employing you in the end. However, funding for trainees is being looked after more centrally now and less by branches.
4. Thjere will be lots of little things you can do with kids (or after kids are asleep!) - eg host coffee morning for new mums/mums new to area, organise fundraising etc etc etc - they'll have a job for you, don't worry!!

HTH as a starter for ten (dark chocs please...)

shall I email and say, hi I'm filly, would like to train, shall I do things?

Oh re the after kids are asleep-this is the killer. I not infrequently have sole responsiblity for kids til LATE atm.

If I were training I would take action to change this if need be but...might be hard to get to meetings

am just worried cos not really involved with branch recently. Might look somewhat cheeky...

I am planning to do this too. I recently moved area, and contacted the NCT local branch. I don't think they are bothered that it looks cheeky! my branch really wanted some help, so I am helping with bookings for antenatal courses (I do this in the evenings, but it is quite time consuming). There is a shortage of teachers, and as far as I know, if your branch won't fund you, head office usually does.

have you got the pack about training? You can get it through the main nct website.

yeah have pack

training sounds fab, no worries there ex commute to tutorials

ok how found about 5000 threads on this!

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ok now off to read them

see y'all in 2009

bump for any more experiences, the 5000 are not enough...