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Most teachers who successfully escape from teaching have two or more ways to replace their teaching income.

Plan Early

Exam marking

In the two or three years before your projected escape date it is a good idea to apply for exam marking and moderating positions.

This work is not well paid but involves little stress. It can be done in addition to any other income source you have.

The idea may not appeal to you, but in the short term a few thousand pounds a year extra may be useful.

Visit the Exam Marking pages for more information

Private Tuition

Working on a one-to-one basis with a willing student is totally different from teaching in the classroom.

You will need to advertise for a few years and parents prefer someone who is still teaching. Once you have established a reputation as a good tutor and parents are contacting you as a result of recommendations this becomes less important.

Visit the Private Tuition pages for more information

Writing Resources

Many of the resources that you use in your classroom can earn you money outside it. Your worksheets will have been through a process of gradual improvement and they will be unique.

You may have ideas on how teacher training could be improved and be able to produce a staff training manual that you can sell for £100 or more. (I have done this)

Whatever your ideas there are two simple ways to make money by publishing them:

Go to an publisher who specialises in the field
Buy the equipment and print, bind and market your resources yourself.

Visit the Write Resources pages for more information.

Use Your Strengths

You can make money from the things you enjoy doing.

Hobbies

Any hobby can be turned into a source of income. If you ar an amateur artist you can make money from your paintings by looking at what people want and producing that kind of work. If you find that paintings with people in sell well then learn to paint people.

A photographer could sell photographs to the media or to online agencies. You may have to invest in a better camera, but the outlay could soon be recouped.
A sportsman could set up a company to organise sporting events.
If you are an avid reader you could be earning money while you read by proof reading.
If you enjoy writing there are many opportunities for writers to earn money, including writing articles for magazines or for websites.
If you love dogs/roses/DiY, you could set up a website about dogs/roses/DiY, and make money from the advertising on your site(s). Check the Escape Resources Page

Knowledge

You have years of accumulated knowledge in your specialist field. Think of "out of the box" ways you could use that.

A science or technology specialist may be able to train in Risk Assessment and become a highly paid Risk Consultant.
A language teacher could offer translation services to local businesses or via the Internet.
An English teacher could train to become an editor for a publishing company.

By planning ahead you can ensure that you have the necessary paper qualifications ready for your Teaching Escape Day.

Skills

You have many high level management skills, but no paper evidence of them. Look for management training courses that you can fit in with your teaching commitments in the last few years of teaching. You must have paper qualifications.

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