I have two dc's. 5 and 3. Both DC's have health problems which is why i took redundancy from a successful career in IT at 38. Money was great in IT but I had to work overnights, and weekends at extremely short notice and job security is rubbish in the industry at the moment. Have been made redundant 3 times in 11 years. Also IT is a young persons game. You have to constantly keep up with technology so by not working for years, I am pretty much unemployable now.
DC2 starts school next year hopefully, so I thought next year I could volunteer to work in school in maths dept to see what it's like. I have Maths degree (2:2) and Masters in Comp Sci.
Another thing, I got an A in Maths at GCSE, however, I only got a C at A-Level. I was on for at least a B, but was going through a bad time so underachieved. Would this be a problem when applying for course or jobs ?
Ideally, I would do a PGCE or GTP and qualify at age 43.
But I have heard alot of negative stuff about teaching such as:-
- 50 hour weeks (which is why if i thought if did it part-time it would be more manageable). and therefore working holidays and weekends.
- don't do it if you have low self esteem cos you are constantly being monitored (ofsted?)
- It's a young persons game and people are often burnt out by 50's. I am looking for a career that will take me into my 60's.
- Maths is a core subject so more pressure to get results.
Any advice from any teachers would be much appreciated.
Also how difficult/easy is to get part-time work in Maths dept ?
Is Maths an easier subject to mark than other subjects ?