Want to learn the Violin?
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someblokecalleddave
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Robots than can assess student work and detect wikipedia plagiarism - they'd be good!
Robots than can assess student work and detect wikipedia plagiarism - they'd be good!
Re: Want to learn the Violin?
We'll machines can assess things like GCSE modules for Science, i know that we were warned about making sure our pencil mark was in the lines.
One day i'll be feeling the stress of teaching
So i'm sure i'll feel the same way about one of those robots!
We'll machines can assess things like GCSE modules for Science, i know that we were warned about making sure our pencil mark was in the lines.
One day i'll be feeling the stress of teaching
So i'm sure i'll feel the same way about one of those robots!
someblokecalleddave
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Re: Want to learn the Violin?
Simbazz don't do it to yourself - anything but teaching mate - pushing tesco trollies around a car park looks better than teaching at the moment!!!!!
Simbazz don't do it to yourself - anything but teaching mate - pushing tesco trollies around a car park looks better than teaching at the moment!!!!!
haha
someblokecalleddave
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No - not really, just don't kid yourself it's going to be easy - the teaching part is good and all the people you work with etc it's just all the other stuff - government directives, Ofsted, health and safety and the fact that you have to teach people that obviously have no interest in the subject and yet you have to somehow get them through to pass. It's all about retention figures and success rates so that the establishment you choose to work at continues to be funded. Yeah give it a go - it might be that you work in a catchment area where the kids aspire to do well and get on with the work - if that happens it's a brilliant job. Very rewarding and there's a lot of Kudos attached to being able to say that you're a lecturer/teacher.
No - not really, just don't kid yourself it's going to be easy - the teaching part is good and all the people you work with etc it's just all the other stuff - government directives, Ofsted, health and safety and the fact that you have to teach people that obviously have no interest in the subject and yet you have to somehow get them through to pass. It's all about retention figures and success rates so that the establishment you choose to work at continues to be funded. Yeah give it a go - it might be that you work in a catchment area where the kids aspire to do well and get on with the work - if that happens it's a brilliant job. Very rewarding and there's a lot of Kudos attached to being able to say that you're a lecturer/teacher.
someblokecalleddave
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Re: Want to learn the Violin?
teachers in schools get better pay deals, so from that point of view you'd be better off. With regards hours for them and preparation - they're at the pit face all day as such and only get a limited amount of time to prepare lessons and stuff. FE education is a lot more relaxed in some respects e.g. I only teach on average 20 hours a week the remainder of the time is admin, lesson preparation, interviews, meetings etc. Year on year it gets progressively more difficult though because of the demands of the Govt. FE lecturers get a lot less than school teachers but it differs from college to college. The more qualified you become the more you're paid, so while you're on the job you do your masters and then a PHD if you're up for it. The secret with FE education is do your research first and establish what the national average is for a new lecturer and then hold out for that. Start looking at where you want to work now and check the TES and how much the places are offering and how often the jobs come up with your speciality - if the staff turnover is rapid that'll put you in a good position to bargain as colleges need to have people that are going to be around for a few years - staff turnover is disruptive and affects retention and results.
If you start off with a good pay deal that'll mean year on year your annual % increase will be higher and the compound interest affect comes into play in your favour. Education has good pensions too.
The other difference is that FE and HE education isn't compulsory and therefore if students don't want to work it's slightly easier on you as their teacher. I can't imagine being a school teacher it looks and sound horrific!
teachers in schools get better pay deals, so from that point of view you'd be better off. With regards hours for them and preparation - they're at the pit face all day as such and only get a limited amount of time to prepare lessons and stuff. FE education is a lot more relaxed in some respects e.g. I only teach on average 20 hours a week the remainder of the time is admin, lesson preparation, interviews, meetings etc. Year on year it gets progressively more difficult though because of the demands of the Govt. FE lecturers get a lot less than school teachers but it differs from college to college. The more qualified you become the more you're paid, so while you're on the job you do your masters and then a PHD if you're up for it. The secret with FE education is do your research first and establish what the national average is for a new lecturer and then hold out for that. Start looking at where you want to work now and check the TES and how much the places are offering and how often the jobs come up with your speciality - if the staff turnover is rapid that'll put you in a good position to bargain as colleges need to have people that are going to be around for a few years - staff turnover is disruptive and affects retention and results.
If you start off with a good pay deal that'll mean year on year your annual % increase will be higher and the compound interest affect comes into play in your favour. Education has good pensions too.
The other difference is that FE and HE education isn't compulsory and therefore if students don't want to work it's slightly easier on you as their teacher. I can't imagine being a school teacher it looks and sound horrific!
someblokecalleddave
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Re: Want to learn the Violin?
On a positive note - I've got to say that I work next door to the travel and tourism lecturers and they all look really chilled out and in control of what they're doing - whereas us we all look knackered and are forever moaning!!! It might be a good choice?
On a positive note - I've got to say that I work next door to the travel and tourism lecturers and they all look really chilled out and in control of what they're doing - whereas us we all look knackered and are forever moaning!!! It might be a good choice?
Re: Want to learn the Violin?
Seems to be, my tutors at college are trying to push me that way, but i suppose Travel and Tourism isn't that stressful of a subject because most is common sense and easy to pick up, theres only a few bits to properly "learn," i'm not saying its an easy subject, but if i can get top grades, it isn't exactly difficult.
Seems to be, my tutors at college are trying to push me that way, but i suppose Travel and Tourism isn't that stressful of a subject because most is common sense and easy to pick up, theres only a few bits to properly "learn," i'm not saying its an easy subject, but if i can get top grades, it isn't exactly difficult.