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Hi i've been an art teacher in one capacity or another for a long time.

i've just started at a school I used to do workshops in and they've offered me a Textile teaching job. I'm flattered as it's just me teaching it so I'll be running the area, but I'll hardly be teaching any art and what I do teach will be lower school no GCSE or A level. I don't know what to do. I'm flattered, it' slovenly to be asked, but I'm just not excited by textiles - I've been teaching it for 6 months now and have done a good job- they want to keep me, but I'm an art teacher. I paint and sell my work outside of school, teaching art is what inspires me it's all I know. My textile skills are OK but no-where near what they could be as a subject specialist. Should I walk away from this opportunity and look for what I want and maybe not get it; this is a perm job offer after all, there's no a lot out there at the mo but I live in London so stuff'll come up eventually??

Please help I'm really co...See More
wizzlewolf On 3/09/15, Artygirl wrote: > Hi i've been an art teacher in one capacity or another for a > long time. > > i've just started at a school I used to do workshops in and > they've offered me a Textile teaching job. I'm flattered as it's > just me teaching it so I'll be running the area, but I'll hardly be > teaching any art and w...See More
Mar 10, 2015
wizzlewolf >> Please help I'm really confused.

I think you should take the job (for now). Since there are limited art teacher jobs, take this job for the $$$ and experience. Keep you eyes open for art teacher opportunities. When you get an art teacher job, you can quit this job. Yet, you will know more about fibers and have other kinds of job...See More
Mar 10, 2015
Sarah Rosenblum Why not keep that job while searching for the one you really want?

On 3/09/15, Artygirl wrote: > Hi i've been an art teacher in one capacity or another for a > long time. > > i've just started at a school I used to do workshops in and > they've offered me a Textile teaching job. I'm flattered as it's > just me teaching it...See More
Mar 19, 2015


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