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home education

  • 04-11-2014 12:09am
    #1
    gavwaldo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 103 ✭✭


    hi guys, i've been offered to teach home education to a pupil that was attending the school that i sub teach in. the family of the pupil are looking for someone five days p/w for most of the school day. now this isn't home tution, that the dept of ed pays for, as that's only 7 hrs p/w. the family are going to pay for this themselves so i'm totally confused how much to charge them and this means the i won't be able to sub in the school that i'm in where tbf they are very good to me. any ideas?


Comments

  • #2
    spurious
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 27,316 CMod ✭✭✭✭spurious


    I can think of as number of reasons not to sign up to that. What if there is some issue with the family payments? Do you really want to be teaching more or less a full day on your own with one student?

    If I were you, I would take maybe some of the non-Department paid hours (whatever suits you) and encourage them to find someone else for the other hours.


  • #3
    evolving_doors
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,812 ✭✭✭✭evolving_doors


    Depends where you are going with it I think.. is home tuition a thing you want to do in the long term.
    If 'regular' school teaching is your goal then whats the best way to achieve it? Home tuition and break ties with school.. or keep in with the school as long as possible.

    I wouldnt be too quick to chase the short term big reward as its essentially a private business you are operating..with all the tax requirements that follow (and hey it might actually be a unique lucrative business venture if you get a name for yourself etc.)

    Other than that... id say €45 per hour


  • #4
    RealJohn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,099 ✭✭✭RealJohn


    Probably a bit unrealistic but I'd say you should negotiate a salary, including being paid for the summer and increments in line with what you'd have if you were employed in a school. You're the one taking the risk. If the family change their mind, they'll be able to re-enroll the kid but you might have set yourself back considerably.

    Like I said, that's probably unrealistic but unless this is definitely a long term thing, it won't help you much if you want to get a teaching job in a school in the future. The least you should be looking for is security.


  • #5
    gavwaldo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 103 ✭✭gavwaldo


    thanks for your advice guys. i decided not to take it. there were just too many uncertainties and i have too many of those as it is. the school that i sub in have also offered me an hours supervision at lunch time every day which was very good of them.


  • #6
    evolving_doors
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,812 ✭✭✭✭evolving_doors


    gavwaldo wrote: »
    thanks for your advice guys. i decided not to take it. there were just too many uncertainties and i have too many of those as it is. the school that i sub in have also offered me an hours supervision at lunch time every day which was very good of them.

    That's a great way to get to know the students (or you might just want to let em off and do whatever they're doing)....

    There was some very interesting SEN research on lunchtime play, structured vs' unstructured HERE (dunno if you could get your local library to order it for you).


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