u/beewisdom75

I have been hired into a degree apprenticeship. My employer is super aware that I am a single parent and I can happily do full time while training and establishing myself. But my son is going to start school in a few years and I cannot bear the thought of not being able to leave at 3pm to pick him up.

Is there likely any chance of me putting in a flexible working request, that’s accepted, for me to either work 5 days but finish at 3pm, or 4 days finishing at 3 and 1 day finishing at 5/6? Do you think this is actually realistic? Has anybody in your trust been able to do this? Or is everybody full time?

Brutally honest answers welcome. Thankyou 🙏