Thread: Chances of getting ICT post

Well, I am 45 this week and started as an ICT technician at a Welsh school
last October. I was the oldest candidate at interview. Although I had 15
years' IT experience none of this was in education so I don't think your age
would go against you based on my experience.

Pay is notoriously low for school IT staff and I took quite a large cut in
salary but a change in personal circumstances enabled me to do this
relatively painlessly. I couldn't have afforded to maintain a home
elsewhere, weekly lodgings and air fares.




"dolina.patterson" <dolina.patterson@btinternet.com> wrote in message
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> What are the chances of someone of 46 getting an ICT post in England? Is
> there age discrimination as there undoubtedly is in NI? I am wondering
> about possibility of commuting weekly so would need job relatively near an
> airport. Is this realistic?
>
>

Sorry I should have made it clear that I am looking for a teaching post.

"Chris Boots" <usenet@chrisboots.com> wrote in message
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> Well, I am 45 this week and started as an ICT technician at a Welsh school
> last October. I was the oldest candidate at interview. Although I had 15
> years' IT experience none of this was in education so I don't think your
> age
> would go against you based on my experience.
>
> Pay is notoriously low for school IT staff and I took quite a large cut in
> salary but a change in personal circumstances enabled me to do this
> relatively painlessly. I couldn't have afforded to maintain a home
> elsewhere, weekly lodgings and air fares.
>
>
>
>
> "dolina.patterson" <dolina.patterson@btinternet.com> wrote in message
> news:d678c0$hm3$1@nwrdmz01.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com...
>> What are the chances of someone of 46 getting an ICT post in England? Is
>> there age discrimination as there undoubtedly is in NI? I am wondering
>> about possibility of commuting weekly so would need job relatively near
>> an
>> airport. Is this realistic?
>>
>>
>
>

"dolina.patterson" <dolina.patterson@btinternet.com> wrote in message
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> What are the chances of someone of 46 getting an ICT post in England? Is
> there age discrimination as there undoubtedly is in NI? I am wondering
> about possibility of commuting weekly so would need job relatively near an
> airport. Is this realistic?
>

I would have thought it would be possible. Shame you didn't post earlier.
I know of an ICT job going in a school in Stansted, Essex. You can see the
airport (but not hear it) from the school. Easy connection to NI.

They are interviewing on Wednesday. Might be worth a phone call.
Mountfitchet High School, Stansted.

Liz

I am 58 and started at this school 3 years ago!

Paul

On Sun, 15 May 2005 10:30:25 +0000 (UTC), "dolina.patterson" <dolina.patterson@btinternet.com> wrote:

>What are the chances of someone of 46 getting an ICT post in England? Is
>there age discrimination as there undoubtedly is in NI? I am wondering
>about possibility of commuting weekly so would need job relatively near an
>airport. Is this realistic?
>

dolina.patterson wrote:
> Sorry I should have made it clear that I am looking for a teaching post.
>
Do you hold a PGCE? Do you have good experience within an IT field?

If the answer is yes to both then I can't see you have any prolems.

If you haven't got a PGCE then you'll have to go back to college and get
one; you've probably left it too late to start in September but a call
to the nearest university that does PGCEs in ICT might be worthwhile.

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Paul, I have an Hons degree in Education (inclusive of PGCE) also
Distinction at Masters level, and an Adv Cert Ed in special education. So
you think it might be worth my while filling in some application forms?

"Paul" <pNcOhSoPrAnMshaw@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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> dolina.patterson wrote:
>> Sorry I should have made it clear that I am looking for a teaching post.
>>
> Do you hold a PGCE? Do you have good experience within an IT field?
>
> If the answer is yes to both then I can't see you have any prolems.
>
> If you haven't got a PGCE then you'll have to go back to college and get
> one; you've probably left it too late to start in September but a call to
> the nearest university that does PGCEs in ICT might be worthwhile.
>
> --
> `p

Lots of ICT teaching jobs out their. Give it a go! Nothing ventured
nothing gained

Greg


"dolina.patterson" <dolina.patterson@btinternet.com> wrote in message
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> Paul, I have an Hons degree in Education (inclusive of PGCE) also
> Distinction at Masters level, and an Adv Cert Ed in special education.
> So you think it might be worth my while filling in some application forms?
>
> "Paul" <pNcOhSoPrAnMshaw@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:MbLhe.32415$G8.23058@text.news.blueyonder.co. uk...
>> dolina.patterson wrote:
>>> Sorry I should have made it clear that I am looking for a teaching post.
>>>
>> Do you hold a PGCE? Do you have good experience within an IT field?
>>
>> If the answer is yes to both then I can't see you have any prolems.
>>
>> If you haven't got a PGCE then you'll have to go back to college and get
>> one; you've probably left it too late to start in September but a call to
>> the nearest university that does PGCEs in ICT might be worthwhile.
>>
>> --
>> `p
>
>

dolina.patterson wrote:
> Paul, I have an Hons degree in Education (inclusive of PGCE) also
> Distinction at Masters level, and an Adv Cert Ed in special education. So
> you think it might be worth my while filling in some application forms?
>


Very much so. I was 38 when I got my first teaching job.

Go for it, you've nothing to lose except a couple of stamps at worst.

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snip>>> out their. should be >>>>>> out there ????????

"Stax" <staxinstyle@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Lots of ICT teaching jobs out their. Give it a go! Nothing ventured
> nothing gained
>
> Greg
>
>
> "dolina.patterson" <dolina.patterson@btinternet.com> wrote in message
> news:d67v7p$q9s$1@nwrdmz01.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com...
>> Paul, I have an Hons degree in Education (inclusive of PGCE) also
>> Distinction at Masters level, and an Adv Cert Ed in special education. So
>> you think it might be worth my while filling in some application forms?
>>
>> "Paul" <pNcOhSoPrAnMshaw@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:MbLhe.32415$G8.23058@text.news.blueyonder.co. uk...
>>> dolina.patterson wrote:
>>>> Sorry I should have made it clear that I am looking for a teaching
>>>> post.
>>>>
>>> Do you hold a PGCE? Do you have good experience within an IT field?
>>>
>>> If the answer is yes to both then I can't see you have any prolems.
>>>
>>> If you haven't got a PGCE then you'll have to go back to college and get
>>> one; you've probably left it too late to start in September but a call
>>> to the nearest university that does PGCEs in ICT might be worthwhile.
>>>
>>> --
>>> `p
>>
>>
>
>

Tony B Liar wrote:
> snip>>> out their. should be >>>>>> out there ????????
>
>
Pedantic ^h^h^h^h^h^h^h^h^h^h^h^h^h^h^h^; this isn't school, nor is it
real life; it's a conversation.

Mind your manners, else I'll ask for you to have a Papal blessing.

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`p