It seems that deciding on whether to go back to work or not is the eternal question!
I've been tossing backwards and forwards on the idea of whether to go back to work at the start of the new school year (I'm a teacher), and I'm so confused! Its beginning to get me down.

I was contract, so don't have a position to go back to - I would have to re-apply and wait until almost, if not, the start of the school year before any likely placements would come up.

I'll only go back 2 days, so 0.4, and my mum, and my mil will have dd, who will be 7 months at the start of the school year.

It would have to take into account where the school was for practical reasons - so that it wouldn't be any more than an 8am-4pm that dd was at our parents.

Going back is purely being driven by a financial need, other than a professional one - we made the decision that i would worry about any career progression once all thekids were in school. plus, i'm studying a post grad in my field.

What should i do? if it wasn't for the fact that being on dh's wage only wasn't becoming a struggle, and we're depleting our savings, I would be staying at home definately for 12 months. Even though its family looking after dd, i'm till not entirely sure i want to leave her at that age.

Any advice would be great. Any other teachers gone back part time and found it works?

Cheers
Sam