careers after teaching

Teaching is a noble profession that shapes future generations and leaves an indelible mark on society. It’s important to recognise that transitioning to a different career path isn’t quitting teaching; it’s about embracing new opportunities and personal growth.

After a varied career as a EFL teacher and teacher trainer spanning many foreign destinations, Rhian joined Britannica Education in January 2023 to take up the role of Professional Development Expert and is currently developing a training course for secondary-based educators.

A comprehensive guide to the important considerations you should take into account when deciding if leaving teaching is the right step for you. Find many of the answers to the questions that teachers have when it comes to weighing up this important decision.

Many teachers won’t have a CV, you may have applied with a personal statement only. This quick easy guide has 5 top tips when you are thinking about creating your own CV. We have seen 1,000’s of CV’s use our experience to support you.

Recognising your ‘why?’ will make the next step a lot easier when you are thinking about leaving teaching. Laura is a former Deputy Head, in this blog she explores her motivations to leave teaching.

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.

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.

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 […]

As a mainstream Head of Geography, I loved the craft of communicating ideas, designing the curriculum and creating learning. After 7 years I began to take a greater interest in the students who struggled to succeed.

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.

When I was looking to leave my role in teaching, I felt pretty much out on my own, muddling through a professional landscape that was incredibly intimidating and alien to me. Read Joel’s journey from teaching to Head of Complaints & Member Liaison at British Medical Association.

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…

Since this was originally posted on October 31st, I put a little Halloween slant on it.  And yes, I did just spend five minutes debating whether or not to use an apostrophe in ‘hallowe’en’.  I went with not. See, I can roll with the times. Anyway, workin’ hard is hardly workin’ for most of us.  […]

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 […]