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thank you all for your great responses. this is what i just love about this site- any time you ask for advice you always get it and it's always loving and honest. i think the best thing is probably not to think too hard about what i should be doing as a career. i guess i have plenty of time to work out what to do and for now i should just go with the flow and follow what feels right. on the subject of teaching, i perhaps should have mentioned that my mother is a headteacher (principal) of a primary school and despite the government guidelines she has to follow in her running of the school you can't help but notice a very warm and loving atmosphere as soon as you walk into the school, which is certainly very reassuring.