Can you give me the low-down on employment opportunities at the moment? I used to teach full-time (for 8 years) but left to have my family 9 years ago. In that time, I have worked about 5 days as a supply teacher in my local primary and worked part-time (0.4) teaching enrichment classes for four months 3 years ago.
I know there are a courses fun by counccils for returners to teaching, but I am not sure how important it is to do one. I know I am out of date with current issues, but when I did the part time job 3 years ago, I felt I picked up on the changes easily enough. Do you have any idea how schools would regard an applicant such as me? Would I be dismissed as being totally out of date? Would I be considered if I was prepared to put in some unpaid hours before the job started familiarising myself with current policies, or would I be welcomed with open arms?