  For fuck's sake, Jo is having the longest delivery in history. Got my annual pension statement yesterday.
Not only did it tell me my provisional date of retirement, depending on no changes to the retirement age or death, (2043! ) but how much I've saved. Bizarrely, if I've read it correct, and I'm going to check with our finance bod in a bit, if I cash in my pension, with the training wage to become a teacher, I will have about the same, or slightly less, money after August 13th to my next job than I would from my current salary.
Considering I wouldn't have to pay for the ticket to York every month, I'm probably better off studying for a year! And, I'll have an NUS card - so I'll get discounts for my necessary shirt/ties/pants that I'll have to buy (damn my companies "casual wear" policy - I could have had a right collection by now). If we also take into account time in work, I'm going to be better off again! I lose two hours a day from travelling, and another 30 mins when I come in early to avoid the rush hour.
Also, schools finish early, and even if there are days when I need to plan future lessons and write essays, it's probably still going to give me a lot more time than my current position. All in all, I think this idea is sounding better all the time. 
