Donal O'Neill

[RosieLKH]

Ironically my parents live up north but I just looked on tes. 20 jobs for languages teachers including Scotland. Nothing I can do. If I do find a job then great. If not then although the thought is upsetting then there's nothing I can do..... It hasn't happened yet so will continue to see if I can find another job and just have to hope that I am one of the lucky ones. My priority is to try and clear our debt so that we are in as strong a financial position as possible if it happens.

Good luck with your search. My husband was offered a job teaching MFL in the Midlands the other day (he is a trained language teacher too, but got out over 25 years ago!). A friend who's a head was having trouble getting good staff, and when my husband said his contract was limited the guy said he had a job going.

 

[Scandichic]

Good luck with your search. My husband was offered a job teaching MFL in the Midlands the other day (he is a trained language teacher too, but got out over 25 years ago!). A friend who's a head was having trouble getting good staff, and when my husband said his contract was limited the guy said he had a job going.

Sometimes it's who you know. What I mean is that sometimes a job might not be advertised because personnel have not done the advert yet but can be filled through word of mouth. I didn't have a formal interview for mine. One head recommended me to another head. Am hoping something will come up. Trouble is an NQT is a helluva lot cheaper and schools don't always have the budget!

 

[peacetrain]

What language do you teach? I know you have Scandinavian languages but are they taught here?

There is the option of providing evening classes if your hours were cut. I have learned some turkish online but would really like an evening class but there's nothing near me. Someone in your area may really want to learn a Scandinavian language. You would have to do some research. Of course I'm not helping you at all by saying this because you have your hands full with a young family.

Oh ... I wish I could help! :-(



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[Scandichic]

What language do you teach? I know you have Scandinavian languages but are they taught here?

There is the option of providing evening classes if your hours were cut. I have learned some turkish online but would really like an evening class but there's nothing near me. Someone in your area may really want to learn a Scandinavian language. You would have to do some research. Of course I'm not helping you at all by saying this because you have your hands full with a young family.

Oh ... I wish I could help! :-(



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In order: Swedish, German, French and Spanish at KS3 though haven't done German for 2 years now!

 

[RosieLKH]

Sometimes it's who you know. What I mean is that sometimes a job might not be advertised because personnel have not done the advert yet but can be filled through word of mouth. I didn't have a formal interview for mine. One head recommended me to another head. Am hoping something will come up. Trouble is an NQT is a helluva lot cheaper and schools don't always have the budget!

Tell me about it. I'm UPS3 - no-one wants to pay my wage. The most I can get for supply work is £70 a day less than the wage for my scale. I got 2 terms maternity leave work through not getting a job (the head there told me I was too expensive) and that head telling another head about me, who then rang me up.

 

[Scandichic]

Tell me about it. I'm UPS3 - no-one wants to pay my wage. The most I can get for supply work is £70 a day less than the wage for my scale. I got 2 terms maternity leave work through not getting a job (the head there told me I was too expensive) and that head telling another head about me, who then rang me up.

 

[AndBreathe]

It's not my area of expertise, but can't you find tutoring? I used to work with a guy who endured endless ribbing for the French lessons he had every Tuesday evening.

Ahem.

I assume your husband is ever vigilant? What are his skills?

 

[peacetrain]

In order: Swedish, German, French and Spanish at KS3 though haven't done German for 2 years now!

With those skills, it may be worth some research into translator/interpreter work, just incase things go pear shaped on school front. Translation work can often be done from home. Companies are doing business in Europe more and more and there's often a need for documents etc to be translated.

There is also The British Council of Schools. Would working abroad be an option? Your children are young enough to adapt and you could rent your house out.

Sorry, I expect your fed up of people making suggestions. You know Canada has one of the best education systems, and you have French. They will take people up to she 50 I think , which is older than Australia's limit.

Not that I'm trying to get rid of you.

I hate what is happening to the jobs market in education. If schools continually go for NQTs the quality of teaching staff as a whole will drop. There will be few experienced teachers for them to learn from.


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[aqualung]

Scandi...come up north there is plenty of MFL work up here...especially on supply. My husband has been on supply for nearly a year and it was the best move he made. He is the main breadwinner and although he has taken a drop in salary he is so much happier and we manage on less money. The school he was working in has 11 supply teachers in and 4 extra last Friday. Teachers are just walking out with no job to go to as they have had enough. It was a fab school then it became an academy and got a new head.

Back to the topic and the difference between France and the US I agree that portion size is key. However I have noticed that some of the French school children coming over on exchange are a lot bigger than that used to be when I lived in France years ago. I noticed that the adults were bigger too when I went back to visit.


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[Scandichic]

It's not my area of expertise, but can't you find tutoring? I used to work with a guy who endured endless ribbing for the French lessons he had every Tuesday evening.

Ahem.

I assume your husband is ever vigilant? What are his skills?

Tbh would do anything to cover mortgage. Will see what happens if it happens. Hubbie worked in children's home but it was closed down and everyone made redundant. Works part time in nursery in after school club but work very low paid. Has trawled supermarkets and everything but to no avail. I think it's just the world of work these days. Old equals expensive.

 

[Scandichic]

With those skills, it may be worth some research into translator/interpreter work, just incase things go pear shaped on school front. Translation work can often be done from home. Companies are doing business in Europe more and more and there's often a need for documents etc to be translated.

There is also The British Council of Schools. Would working abroad be an option? Your children are young enough to adapt and you could rent your house out.

Sorry, I expect your fed up of people making suggestions. You know Canada has one of the best education systems, and you have French. They will take people up to she 50 I think , which is older than Australia's limit.

Not that I'm trying to get rid of you.

I hate what is happening to the jobs market in education. If schools continually go for NQTs the quality of teaching staff as a whole will drop. There will be few experienced teachers for them to learn from.


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No all advice appreciated.
Have moments when I worry and then I think oh well, well get through it. Xxx

 

[peacetrain]

Has your husband ever considered becoming a learning support assistant in a school? The fact that he's male could stand him on good stead. I don't know what qualifications he has but you said he does some work in an after school club. He could do his Level 2 first. This involves placement in a class about 2 days a week with some college time, often an afternoon into evening once a week. Once he has his level 2, if he can get 16 hours a week paid work in a school he can then go for his level 3. Again that can be done by attending college one evening a week. Most of our short staff have done this. 2 members of staff began at Level 1 and gradually worked through L2, L3 then foundation degree, BA honours. 1 converted it to a PGCE and is now the teacher in our nursery. The other decided not to go down that route as she was 55 but she works as an HLTA and is studying for her masters. They both did all this whilst working in school. Support staff tend to finish when the school day finishes so he could probably collect your daughter from school.
It's just a thought for him.


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