Inspiring Stories

I think teachers come with a lot of skills which help when setting up a business. In a way, we’re ‘selling’ all day; standing in front of students introducing them to new concepts and constantly summarising quite complex information!
Teachers juggling lots of things at once, which comes in handy when you need to do everything yourself when starting out.  

I might not be as financially rich but my life is much richer. I have time for family and friends, I’m not tired from overwork, I don’t beat myself up over the things that are out of my control. I’ve accepted and like myself and that is priceless!

I’ve been a secondary school teacher & Head of Department for over 10 years. Working in education is really rewarding but has become increasingly restrictive & demanding, this is the perfect way to continue doing what I love whilst embracing my out-of-school passions.

The excitement of working towards something that impacts everyone in the country – classified info though! I also love the flexibility. Yesterday, I was working from home and went for a run with my dog at lunch.

I worked as a geography teacher in London for 13 years in various roles. I loved teaching in so many ways, but once my son was born I found it increasingly difficult to have a work-family life balance.

Did Teach caught up with Ashish Sharma from Multiverse, read about his journey here from Head of Department to Data Fellowship Coach.

We are always learning and adapting and these new blogs aim to inspire and give direction.

We caught up with Sammy White from WhatTheTrigMath, read about her journey here.

A recent report showed that one of the biggest trends for career changers in the last year or so is teachers retraining in tech. Jess shares her story from primary teacher to Software Engineer.

Since having my son, I wanted a more flexible career that supported my family. Initially, I investigated starting a business on my own but was nervous about doing it without any additional support, so I started to investigate franchise opportunities. 

Teachers deserve support and celebration no matter what stage they are at in their career. They also deserve options. 
If you’re a teacher and you’re reading this: you are amazing, your potential is as limitless as that of your students, and you deserve to be happy. 

I passionately believe that teachers make AMAZING virtual assistants, whether or not they choose to niche into education businesses as I have.  We are confident communicators, able to work with loads of different stakeholders, brilliant at juggling many, many balls without ever dropping them, and uber-organised.

In my business journey, I came to realise that teachers really do have vital key skills and attributes which are readily transferable to other sectors – especially when it comes to running your own business.

The first thing to say is that if you leap, it’s guaranteed to be a journey that you can’t see today.  No matter what you choose to do, no matter how much you plan, surprising challenges will crop up along the way.

Leaving my job as a Headteacher of a Special School was an emotional journey. I had very mixed feelings and a sense of letting people down with a mix of fear.

If you wish to become a Learning Designer then you will need a background in education, an interest in technology, particularly audio/visual.

After my first year as a teacher, I quit. I knew that I wanted to work with students but working in a class of 30 wasn’t the way that I enjoyed.

New Career = New Ewe! 16 years, 5 schools, 3 counties; private, mainstream, primary, secondary, preparatory and SEND.  PE specialist, Director of Sport, SLD class teacher and Assistant Head.  In a nutshell, I feel like I’ve experienced a wide-ranging amount in Education.  I have had the pleasure of working with some amazing children and the […]

Harry Stachini launches ‘The Staff Room’ podcast  The Manchester comic shares lighthearted tales from inside the classroom, provided by anonymous teachers Featuring special guests including Jack Carrol, Josh Jones, Jack Gleadow and many more  Listen Now  New Episodes Every Friday!  “Harry is fabulous, naturally funny… a pleasure to be on the podcast.. It’s unbelievable what […]

I am at the start of a new adventure; I do not know what will happen but what I do know is this: Teaching is a wonderful profession.

I absolutely loved my job as a teacher, but I increasingly felt that, for me, the work-life balance was not sustainable. Disillusioned with the politically changes and a lot of my morals and beliefs just didn’t align any longer.

Would you be a teacher today? Think teaching is a breezy 9-3 job with excessive holiday allowance? Think again. Jennifer Savin from Cosmopolitan investigates how the profession got to crisis point…

My career as a teacher was actually pretty short. I’m sure my experience isn’t unique – a tricky PGCE mentor and the overwhelming feeling of never being able to do enough in the classroom – and as I’ve never been one to suffer through, I left the year after I finished being an NQT. I […]

An odd title? Maybe, but stay with me. I left teaching a few months ago and I’m still head over heels in love with the profession. Teaching isn’t just a job; recently a wise and experienced business coach and I were having a discussion and he said, ‘teaching is a calling’. It really made me […]