Faith, Hope, Love

Posted byRead with JuliaPosted inFaith, Hope, Love, My journey...

Yesterday, I was an employed teacher.

Today, I am not.

Yesterday evening, I found out I had failed my online assessment for a customer assistant vacancy at Tesco Ledbury. I’d put a considerable amount of thought (maybe too much) and care into my application. The rejection email was thoughtfully worded – and they used my name:

It’s been a long summer of trawling through job pages, before fine-tuning my CV and supporting statement for each application. Things are looking bleak on the employment front at the moment, but I hope I will be returning to update this post in better days to come…

‘And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.’

1 Corinthians 13:13
Why I’m not applying for any posts in schools at the moment:

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Julia is a qualified and experienced Every Child a Reader teacher, who is passionate about bringing families and communities together through shared reading. She is seeking clarity of direction for a future where young and old bond through books, where relationships are strengthened, where obstacles to literacy are removed, and where reading becomes irresistible. Julia lives in Ledbury, Herefordshire with her husband, Sean. Their 3 children have all grown up and left home.

2 thoughts on “Faith, Hope, Love”

  1. I hope you will be employed again – and soon – as a teacher, and as much for the children as you. They are missing out on your rich experience and many skills.

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