I could write the book about this one. I won't bore you with my own experiences, but you really have to think this one out very carefully.

If you're not happy, teaching can be a quite ghastly job.

If you really must get out, you must take on board quite a lot.


Firstly , you have been used to working independently and using your intelligence. there ain't many jobs working for other people where this is valued. If you look around even doctors and lawyers are usually trotting out the company line, just like all those assholes you know who have their sights set on being a headmaster.

Conclusion: you will be better working for yourself.

If you work for yourself. It has pros, it has cons. You lose control of how much you work. Your clients decide that. If there aren't any clients, you work even harder til you have some.

the paycheques don't come with reassuring regularity. take out as many credit cards and open as many credit lines as you can, while you still have an income. With O% credit card deals they are MUCH cheaper than business loans. And as long as the econmony is in safe hands - youi'll be okay. If those crazy conservative bastards get it and take the unemployment queue up to 8 million again to give their pals tax breaks - as a newly self employed you will feel the cold. If you have a wife - get her to open credit lines as well. Use your nous, and you could get a loan up til May 2008 to set up your business, when the introductory offer is over, look for another one - the card companies expect this. Do it about two months before you need to, to avoid copping for one month where your income goes interest to these sharks.

Downsize, sell your big mortgaged house and buy something serviceable for cash. pay off all loans that you have - whatever it takes. If you have a carloan, end it. Get something serviceable from the auction. learn to minmise your outgoings whilst your making your first moves.

At some point you will need to expand yoiur business - the collateral in your house is probably the security that will make this possible.

If those moves don't sound right, just look for another teaching job. You may get lucky and find some place with nicer people.