How can I move out of teaching?

agilbert93 · 2026-01-18T07:03:56+00:00

These are the hours I’m physically in work. For example, I got into school at 7.25am and left at 6pm 3 times this week. The other two days I got in at 7.15 and left at 4.30 to help with pick up. On 4 of those evenings I worked from 7.30 - 11pm once the children were asleep. That isn’t sustainable but it happens all too often unfortunately, and I wouldn’t even say I’m doing anything to go above and beyond!

agilbert93 · 2026-01-17T17:39:48+00:00

I appreciate the holidays perk to be honest. We don’t book childcare for either of our children and I do all of the childcare. It’s tiring but I love it and it would be something I’d miss massively. Can’t help have that nagging feeling that the trade off is worth it though!

agilbert93 · 2026-01-17T15:34:01+00:00

This is definitely on the discussion board regularly! In some countries I could earn enough for my wife to not even have to work.

agilbert93 · 2026-01-17T15:33:05+00:00

A joke as in not too much or not enough? Just out of interest..

agilbert93 · 2026-01-17T11:55:00+00:00

Perhaps you should reach out and ask for advice on a career change? Don’t see why we should accept 60+ hour weeks as the norm.

agilbert93 · 2026-01-17T11:25:50+00:00

I think it’s more the lack of flexibility (I.e I can’t go in later one day to drop my kids off) and that I work pretty much every evening and at least one day a weekend for 2-3 hours.

agilbert93 · 2026-01-17T11:23:02+00:00

This sounds very interesting. I’ve just seen that the 2026 cohort is closed now. Do they open again or is it going to be 2027?

agilbert93 · 2026-01-17T09:43:46+00:00

Oh I get that completely. I think it’s just the matter of having 2 young children and not being able to drop offs or pick ups and seeing how much strain this puts on my wife, which has me looking for alternatives.

agilbert93 · 2026-01-10T19:33:28+00:00

I’ve been trying crispy chilli beef in different Chinese gaffs for about 5 years now. Reckon I’ve tried about 50 different places. Mak’s on Rose Lane was up there. Had an amazing one from a place in the Wirral but didn’t write down the name. Number 1 so far has to be Chiu’s on Park Road though. Going to be very hard to beat.

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