What's your profession? If you don't mind sharing...

@boobear Said

I am a Paediatric Nurse by trade and training, I have tried a few roles in that area, including general, neurosurgery and research and now settling into school nursing where I think I will stay. I miss the ward and patient relationship but I love the 9-5 and no nights anymore too much!

@sister_of_mercy Said

I'm pretty sure a barrister is like being an attorney in a courtroom, yeah.

It would be teaching whatever happens to be on the national curriciulum to be honest It usually covers the 3 main faiths (Christianity, Islam and Judaism) along with some moral theories and citizenship thrown in for good measure.

It's a compulsory class so chances are it will be more of a fight than anything else I remember at my school we got through 4 RE teachers in a year as we kept making them cry. Still, I like a challenge

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A barrister is a member of one of the two classes of lawyer found in many common law jurisdictions with split legal professions. Barristers specialise in courtroom advocacy, drafting legal pleadings and giving expert legal opinions. They can be contrasted with solicitors – the other class of lawyer in split professions – who have more direct access with clients, and may do transactional-type legal work. Barristers are rarely hired by clients directly but instead are retained (or instructed) by solicitors to act on behalf of clients.
The historical difference between the two professions – and the only essential difference in England and Wales today – is that a solicitor is an attorney, which means they can act in the place of their client for legal purposes (as in signing contracts) and may conduct litigation on their behalf by making applications to the court, writing letters in litigation to the client's opponent and so on. A barrister is not an attorney and is usually forbidden, either by law or professional rules or both, from "conducting" litigation. This means that while the barrister speaks on the client's behalf in court, he or she can do so only when instructed by a solicitor or certain other qualified professional clients, such as patent agents.
Many countries with common law legal systems, such as the United States, do not observe a distinction between barristers and solicitors. In countries with civil law or other kinds of legal systems the legal profession is often separated into divisions but these divisions rarely shadow those of barristers and solicitors.

@alk1975 Said

lol. ok, then it is more educating about religions than educating students of a particular faith (such as in a Christian private school). We don't get much religious education here until college and then only if you elect to take it or go to a private religious school which will indoctrinate you in their brand of religion only. I'd like to see more religious education in the school, but certain groups would only want it to be Christian education, and it would not be about the religion, they would want that religion taught as truth, so we settle for keeping it out all together.

As for barrister, this is what I read and the only understanding I have of the term to date:

@someone_else Said

I am a vehicle licensing agent and a um...a ...well they call me an office manager, but there's only two of us and we are equals so..whatever..at my local Chamber of Commerce.

I'm that unlucky schmuck who gets yelled at because you (figurative - general public) don't understand about licensing.

@alk1975 Said

ewww. that sucks. sorry.

@JuanSmith Said

I'm a student... that reads weird coming from moi...
anywho, I'm working towards a BS in Music Production / Recording Arts.
In the meantime, I'm absorbing as much as I can so that I can be successfully competitive in the industry once I'm done next year.

@alk1975 Said

Smart move not focusing only on the music. Marketing will be essential.

@alk1975 Said

If you are studying for one then please post what it is you are working toward, how far along you are, what you are doing in the meantime, etc.

Whatever you are comfortable sharing. I'm always curious about such things with people.