Bexlee

If you are, or if you know an ex-teacher, what are they doing now(other than retirement)?

Muppets need not answer

pslewis

You can mistake an ex-teacher easily, so be careful - please ensure it not just a teacher on holiday!!

Pete

Bexlee

My mistake, I should have added: Muppets need not reply, or something to that effect.

pslewis

All the ex-teachers I know are coming back to school - they can earn a fortune these days - they get the kind of money that a Fireman would strike for!!

Pete

Bexlee

But then firemen used to get respect; a second job, and loads of luverly ladies throwing themselves at them- thrown in for free, and with 40(?) applications per post the job can't be too bad.

Anyway, slightly off-thread.

There seems to be a lot in the press about new teachers leaving the profession within a few years, and 40% current teachers said that they plan to change carreers within the next 5 years. So what sort of things do they change to?

pslewis

Ok, here we go - I am in a very good position to comment on this topic, as always!!

I have known about 15 teachers leave our school in 3 years, about 3 went into outside business, 1 got made redundant, 11 went to better paid teaching jobs ( or went supply )

The 3 that went into outside business joined Education type companies.

Pete

Jen

Traffic Management and Road Safety = more pay and (slightly) less hassle

andrewdelvard

pslewis
What do you mean by 'our' school?

alcazar

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I know of three: one is self employed DIY man, one is in IT, and the other is an HGV driver.
Alcazar

pslewis

Andrew

What I mean by 'our' is that I am the Chairman of Governors at the Local Community School, 1000 pupils aged 11-16, £3.3Million Budget, over 60 Staff ............ one of the VERY best Schools in the UK - state, that is!!

So I kind of have a personal interest in it as I am pretty much in the hot seat so far as responsibilities go - and I like to think of it as 'OUR' school - its totally unpaid work, but VERY rewarding when you see the small terrified 11year olds arrive and, 5 years later, say goodbye to 16year olds with hope in their eyes!! - I will assume that its OK that I call it 'our' school?

Pete

[Edited by pslewis - 2/2/2003 5:24:49 PM]

alcazar

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If it's one of the best, care to name it? My sis in laws kids go to one down there that they say the same about.
Alcazar

andrewdelvard

pslewis
For sure it's OK to call it 'our' school. I was just interested as to why you phrased it so. Didn't mean to be blunt.

pslewis

Thats ok, it didnt come as blunt - just that you were looking for clarification, sorted.

Alcazar - where do they go? and I'll let you know if ours is better or not!!

Pete

alcazar

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Pete: can't remember what it's called, but it has a swan on the badge, I think, and it's the school that Milly Dowler was at :
Alcazar