What I get a kick out of is seeing when a pupil designs something and it really is with it, it s not something that I d go into a shop and see, it s something new. They have actually been innovative and not just copied from a catalogue. My school day normally starts around 8.30 am. And I m lucky if I go home between 4.00 and 4.30 pm. But the day can be longer depending on what needs to be done.
Teaching involves taking work home.
It s very hard to give the number of hours I can work each week. Maybe one day I wouldn t mind progressing through the teaching ranks and think realistically the first goal would be Head of Department. Promotion prospects are very good in the teaching profession. Anybody entering will probably expect to change jobs quite frequently within the first 5 or 6 years of teaching to get experience and then can look for a Head of Department job, then move through to Senior Teacher, Deputy Head and even Head Teacher. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.