The job of teaching has certainly not been a very enjoyable one of late but for many teachers, they have felt proud that they have been able to help on some way towards the crisis we have all suffered. The job of a teacher can be stressful at the best of times and it may be that you have decided full time teaching isn’t for you anymore.
Teachers need to train for a number of years to be qualified. After this they will usually have one year where they are classed as an NQT (newly qualified teacher) and during this time they will get some valuable experience they need to progress with their career.
Stress from work load or from a difficult class can cause some teachers to leave the profession but for others they may just want slightly less responsibility and supply teaching may be the perfect solution. Supply teaching is a great way to still teach but take away a little of the stress. Often as a supply teacher you will not be responsible for as much of the work load i.e. creating displays or marking as many books and you can often teach in a different school / class over the period of a week, making it easier if you do have a difficult class.