Parents who are/were teachers.

[Panda07]

Hello,

I am a first-time Mum to a 4-month-old. I love being a Mum.

I have 10 years of teaching experience in Special Needs. Although I love working with the students, I was losing my mo-jo for the job before pregnancy. The curriculum comes first, too many hopes to jump through, OFSTED needs pleasing rather than teaching what the students need. Not to mention the lack of support from SLT, especially in the schools I have worked in.

Now that I have my firstborn - I can't imagine going back to the role. I don't have family nearby to help with childcare, so I will be paying £18,000 a year on nursery fees.

If I go part-time I will be out of pocket from bills before I put food on the table.

My maternity leave ends the week before the Easter holiday next year. If I decide to leave, I need to return with my resignation letter.

Did any parents leave the profession? What did you do next? Any WFH ideas?

I did when I had my daughter. I did some qualifications and wfh as a paraplanner- was an accountant prior to being a teacher.
Generally don't regret it until it comes to the long holidays and DH is a teacher so he covers childcare which is fortunate but I do feel guilt when I'm working and he's off with her, I'm part time tho.