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You may have decided to leave the classroom and find an alternative career. Curiosity and open-mindedness can help you explore sectors and organisations you have never considered before. Be brave and back yourself.

What does life look like after teaching and how will it affect your work life balance. Laura celebrates the skills she honed within the classroom and how valuable they are in her new career.
Whilst some things might be hard to replicate in other careers, fulfilment is always possible.

As we move into the ‘future of work’ with increasingly non-linear careers, upskilling and reinvention will become necessities. You must not get left behind whilst your counterparts in other fields work for organisations with cultures that actively encourage new ideas and capabilities.

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.

BETT is the global community for education technology. Our mission is to spark ideas, create connections and accelerate trade, driving impact and improving outcomes for teachers and learners. We look for the best EdTech solutions for schools that BETT has to offer, so we can share them with you. BETT is an exhilarating, energetic educational […]

One aspect we love about TechyTots is they actively work in school in a variety of ways. As a franchisee, you can run before-school and after-school sessions as well as school enrichment days.

Children Inspired By Yoga doesn’t require any yoga experience to take on this franchise, you don’t even need to run the sessions, you can have a team of teachers running the classes and you can work on the business side, or you can mix and match. An exciting business opportunity for teachers who relish career autonomy.

Teaching calls for emotional intelligence, quick thinking and the ability to communicate with a wide range of people every single day. When burnout or a desire to work more directly with patients leads you to reconsider your career, nursing can be a natural next step.

The shift from creating lesson plans to developing care plans is often much smoother than many educators expect.

Teaching is a hugely demanding career, but many individuals go into the profession because they have an innate desire to make a positive contribution to society. Finding time to commit may seem unfeasible, but it will cultivate a more unique career profile.

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. 

Teaching’s always been full of people who care, who want to make a difference and do the job right. What’s shifted is that now, more of them see a real path forward. Districts are finally investing in leadership development, and universities are matching that with flexible and practical qualifications. 

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. 

Teachers spend much of their working day trying to establish what another person has understood. An explanation may need to be shortened, reworded, or linked to something already familiar. The response to a question often determines what should be explained next.

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.

Nobody steps into teaching by accident and just cruises through their days. Spend even a single term facing a room full of students and you’ll learn fast: You need to adapt constantly, solve problems in real time and communicate in ways that could put most corporate trainers to shame. The thing is, after a while, many teachers’ energy and ambition start itching for something more. Some want to move higher up within education, while others wonder what else is out there for them.

Of course, for those itching for a real change, healthcare has quietly become a popular spot for teachers to land, and the switch goes both ways. Nurses are turning to teaching, and teachers are finding new careers in healthcare education. Turns out, both jobs rely on similar strengths; patience, clear communication and being able to break down complicated info for someone encountering it for the first time.

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.

Online EdD programs are often structured for working professionals. Recorded classes and digital research tools let teachers complete much of their work outside school hours. Some programs use short live sessions for discussion. Others include brief campus residencies once or twice each year.

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.

Teachers also strengthen workplace culture through clear feedback and fair assessments, helping new nurses improve more quickly. The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that employment of postsecondary teachers will grow by 7% from 2024 to 2034, creating continued demand for nurse educators with current clinical knowledge and strong digital teaching skills.

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 […]