Hi. I wanted to get a few opinions from people who "know".
I am a primary school teacher, but have so far been unable to find a job in the primary sector. I have been working supply in the year since I qualified (2 terms of which was spent at the same school, but that role is coming to an end this term). To be honest there are very few primary jobs advertised where I live, and most of them seem to have gone to people chosen before the advert went out - I know for a fact that 2 of the last 3 posts I applied for were offered to people who the schools had previously contacted and "invited" to apply.
Anyway - in my supply role I have been teaching maths and maths problem solving through KS2, and I have been wondering if it might be worth my while to apply for jobs as a secondary maths teacher. The down sides to this are that although I am actually very good at maths, and teaching maths, I actually dropped out of school before taking my A levels (I was doing double maths) and my degree is in Education, not a curriculum subject. Do you think I would stand a hope in hell of finding a post as a maths teacher, or would I be wasting my time? Would doing some supply work in the secondary sector, and finally taking that maths A level, help at all, or would it still be unlikely enough to be a waste of energy?
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Oakmaiden · 25/06/2014 20:01
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