A career-change blog for future teachers
From boardroom to classroom, and everything nobody tells you
I swapped a career for a classroom of thirty Year 9s. This is the honest, occasionally chaotic story of how — and a practical guide for anyone weighing up the same jump.
Teaching isn't a leap of faith. It's a series of decisions — here's what I wish someone had told me before I made mine.
My Journey
Welcome to the world
A very brief note on what is to come on the site.
4 Aug 2026My Journey
Hello, and why I'm writing this
The story behind this blog and who it's for.
1 Aug 2026Routes In
Routes into teaching: a plain-English guide
PGCE, School Direct, SCITT, apprenticeships, Teach First — what each route into teaching actually means, and how they differ.
1 Aug 2026