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The Adventures After Teaching Podcast

From Low Confidence to NHS Diabetes Educator

May 29, 2024 • Joanne Howard • Season 4 • Episode 2

Academy alumni Kate was a Secondary Dance department lead who now works for the Diabetes Team within her local NHS as a Diabetes Educator.
Working in the local community has allowed Kate to bring her enthusiasm and passion to a new role training others with the support of her clinical colleague.

Kate describes her varied week and the tools that helped her make a successful transition. A really inspirational listen!

In this episode we chat about:

Knowing where to start when dance is all you know
Listening to the "Stay or Go?" session in her caravan
Recovering from burnout and rebuilding her confidence
The NHS application process
Her varied day-to-day and lack of Sunday dread!
A supportive one month induction process
All the best bits about her role and new found balance

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