Basically that really.
I am a senior leader in a primary school. I teach in the conventional sense sporadically (joys of being management). I have at time (due to leave taken by the Head managed the entire school for periods of time). My close colleagues almost expect me to want to go into Headship. I'm not at all sure that is what I want. I feel at a crossroads. It's a tough job although there are parts of it that are rewarding. I have been at my school for several years but just feel incredibly 'stuck'. I don't know what to do.
Do I look for a job that puts me back in the classroom full time?
Different school?
Different industry? If so, what? (My degree and MA are in English).
Any change is a big decision for me. I have a mortgage etc that I pay completely myself so I do need a certain income level. There is also the (boring) stuff of pensions if I leave teaching. I know my current pension would be frozen but it is just deciding what is best. I know also that it is only myself who can work out what I want to do.
However, I would really, really appreciate hearing about the experiences of anybody who left working in education and what they went on to, or anybody who is in a similar position to me. Thank you so much.
By the way, I am early forties and have been education for 15 years.