Giving up

[ejwxo57]

I started my level 5 online back in January. Since then I left my job as a room leader and am currently working as a nursery nurse.

My tutor is not the most helpful woman and when I have asked her whether I should give it up - she's not responded.

To those out there who have completed the course (I am 20% through) is it worth sticking with even though I'm not in that role anymore or am I wasting my time?

Any help would be grateful! Thanks

[nicky88]

I have recently completed my level 5 qualification. I was previously a supervisor at a nursery and I'm currently a teaching assistant at a school. don't give up i`ve completed the course in 8 months although I really pushed myself throughout. I`m now completing two more units to gain the managerial qualification. this is a fantastic course as if you were to loose your job applying for another job would be so beneficial with a higher qualification. keeping ploughing through it will be worth it in the end hunny xx

[Ruthierhyme]

Hi, I'm echoing nicky88 in don't give up. Are you still be able to access or be part of the management & running of the setting so as to complete the course? and would there be a financial implication if you left it?

Please don't judge your tutor for not responding, leaving a qualification part way through is a very personal decision and one only you can make xx

Best wishes with everything

[TaffyKate]

I was in the same position as you, the setting I was working in has been closed, I was gutted, I'd been there for four years and completed my level 2 and 3 and over half way through my level 5. Working so hard to get my work done, but that wasn't enough..... or not enough time (I have a job alongside working in a nursery and doing collage course, why isn't cloning easy hey?). I ended up HAVING to sign my course off for 13 weeks, I was so gutted, all my hard work just wasn't enough, it was like my dream was just slipping away and I didn't have have any options. I'm not ashamed to say when i got home after doing it i cried.... and like a baby.
Any way, the day after I was in my main job when someone come in to see me saying the head teacher in the local infants/junior school wants to see me, so off I go the next day to see her and within 15 min of talking to her I had a new job and I my course was safe.
Guess what I'm rambling on about is that don't give up, every cloud has a silver lining and if you have issues with your tutor you should go and talk to your collage about the issues your having.
Keep your chin up lovely xxxx

[ejwxo57]

Thank you so much to everyone that responded. My boss said there's chance to move in in the nursery but there are no available positions at the moment. I had a sit down chat with my tutor and explained how I'm struggling and need her support more. She explained that I will find some of it hard now I'm not in a room-leader position but to basically get on with it and see how I go. Although, that was last month and I still haven't heard back from my tutor (shocker!) I'm going to speak to my college about giving me a new assessor! Fingers crossed!

Thanks again for your lovely messages! x