I start a new job as a primary school TA next week. It’s fixed term until July. I’m thinking of being a primary school teacher but in two minds about this as all I read on Mumsnet is how awful being a teacher is. As of now, I haven’t got a PGCE course place yet either. There is no point in continuing as a TA if I don’t want to become a qualified teacher as the pay is so low and there is little career progression.
But today I’ve been offered two jobs in the Civil Service - the Ministry of Defence where I have worked before. I just need to decide which one to accept!
I’m guessing that security checks will take at least 3 months? It’s for SC as my previous SC has expired.
Should I take the TA job and see if I like it? I don’t have a job at the moment (moved location as my husband got posted here and also in the final year of a part-time Master’s degree) so can’t really just sit at home for another x amount of months waiting for a job to start.