tkb01

Many thanks for all the responses, certainly plenty of food for thought and good pros and cons - not sure which category the school lunches would fall in to though That pretty much describes my last job in a NFP!

Thanks for the further info elsiegee and bob

Thanks dry, a good insight I prefer working in a small team and being 'hands on' - might investigate it a bit further.......

Hi I've recently moved back to the UK after a few years in Oz where I was responsible the ICT for a large non-profit association. I've just started looking for work here and see a few jobs in schools and universities coming up. I've never worked in the education field before, so wondered if it's something to look at or avoid! Previous experience has ranged from large corporate organisations to a small private engineering company, and the previously mentioned NFP. I guess one of my main questions is, do you have a huge amount of interaction with the students, or is it mostly supporting the staff and systems? Many thanks