The Adventures After Teaching Podcast
Sharing inspirational stories from teachers who have chosen to walk away from classroom to successfully transition to a new career. Advice, tips and ideas for exhausted teachers who know there's a difference between "giving up" and "having had enough". Join me to explore all things teacher burnout, career and business coaching and get plenty of ideas for your very own adventure after teaching.
Episodes
83 episodes
From Anxious to Happy: Renewed Energy in a New Role
Once a Secondary Drama Teacher and Head of Drama, Serena felt frustrated with the “other elements” of teaching and wanted more time to focus on the “important stuff” with her students. Returning from maternity leave, and battling exhaustion bot...
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Season 5
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Episode 10
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39:15
Taking the Plunge into the Wider World
“I’ve got to try something different.”Former History Teacher and Assistant Head, Simon remembers “running on empty all the time”. Following a conversation on the playground, Simon experienced a moment of realisation that teaching was no ...
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Season 5
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Episode 9
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39:10
"It's Life-Changing": Rediscovering Life After Burnout
“It had taken over my entire life.”Associate Assistant Headteacher and Head of Geography, Victoria found her ‘4 day working week’ became a 50-60 hour commitment, frequently working 12 hours on a Sunday. Struggling with feelings of not wa...
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Season 5
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Episode 8
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30:56
Putting the ‘Life’ Back into Work-Life Balance
“It was fantastic until it wasn’t so fantastic anymore”Primary Deputy Head Giselle took a lot of positives from her teaching career, spending 23 years working in the same school with a “lovely team and a lovely community”. But, as a self...
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Season 5
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Episode 7
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30:21
Coping, Not Thriving: Falling Out of Love with Teaching
“It wasn’t a choice anymore … I had to go.”After 21 years of teaching in Secondary schools, Lucy found herself falling out of love with the job. Throughout her career she’d tried different role and different schools, but no longer felt t...
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Season 5
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Episode 6
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32:53
“I Feel Completely Different”: Exploring Diagonal Steps in Teacher Career Change
“I can’t be in this position next year.”Primary teacher Vicky loved so many things about teaching but, after 20 years in the classroom, she found that the scope of her role had increased so much from when she first started her career. Re...
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Season 5
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Episode 5
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39:15
Stimulation Without Stress: Landing A Role That Ticks All The Boxes
“I wouldn’t go back.”Special school Assistant Head Clare was always taking care of others around her … not realising the impact that burnout was having on her own life. After finally giving herself permission to stop and being s...
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Season 5
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Episode 4
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44:38
It’s Time to Let Loose! Being Open to New Possibilities on Your Teacher Career Change Journey
“I can’t do this anymore.”Secondary Science teacher, Susanna, was done with the classroom - but not with teaching! Still with a great passion for learning and for her subject, it was the commute, the pressure, and all those extra duties ...
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Season 5
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Episode 3
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26:23
Reigniting a Passion for Working with Young People: Fulfilment, Flexibility & Fun!
“I’m not prepared to give up any more of my personal life” After spending 12 years teaching in special needs schools, Assistant Head Rachel loved working with children and young people but found herself frustrated by the lack of res...
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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32:32
A Story of Self-Rediscovery: Battling Chronic Illness whilst Job Hunting
One of our earliest Academy members, Laura joined Adventures After Teaching three years ago. After 17 years teaching Secondary Maths whilst also dealing with a chronic health condition, she enrolled in our free Stay or Go workshop and began to ...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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38:37
Turning a ‘Pie in the Sky’ Dream into a Reality
“I do love teaching … but I do not like the system.”Primary Teacher and Outdoor Learning Lead, Pauline was struggling with serious burnout. She tried a change of key stage and reduced hours but continued to feel like teaching was “just n...
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Season 4
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Episode 18
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29:57
Leaving with Love: Finding Freedom Before Burnout
Former History Teacher and Head of Sixth Form, Kirsty loved her school but was fed up with the constraints of teaching … working long evenings and regular weekends, as well as having no flexibility around holidays. Now working in Co...
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Season 4
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Episode 17
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28:33
Stepping Away Confidently: Moving on from School Senior Leadership
With so much love for her school and all that she’d achieved in her teaching career, Co-Headteacher Charlotte made the difficult decision to pursue a career change after “feeling depleted rather than energised.” Now in a brand new (...
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Season 4
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Episode 16
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27:14
Escaping the ‘Trappedness’: Finding Joy in Work Again
After losing her passion for teaching, Michala left her role as Head of Humanities and whole-school Teaching and Learning Lead to become a Training Programme Delivery Manager for a national charity. Rather than being triggered by on...
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Season 4
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Episode 15
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44:55
Loving Life as a Virtual Assistant
After 14 years as a Drama Teacher and Subject Leader of Performing Arts, Nicola moved away from the classroom and set up her own business as a Virtual Assistant, specialising in all things systems and tech. Nicola shares her experie...
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Season 4
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Episode 14
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28:40
Embracing Remote Working within the NHS
A former Assistant Headteacher with 13 years teaching experience behind her, Amandeep transitioned out of the classroom and into an interesting new role as a Senior Education and Development Officer within the NHS. She shares her ex...
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Season 4
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Episode 13
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23:07
Becoming a Specialist Teacher for Inclusive Practice
Join me this week where I’m chatting to Cathie about her empowering secondment into the role of Specialist Teacher for Inclusive Practice with her Local Authority. Cathie shares her experience of burnout after 27 years of teaching, ...
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Season 4
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Episode 12
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34:25
Senior Leader to Head of Congregational Administration & Communications
Join me as I chat to Rachael about her move from leading Maths to finding a rewarding new role leading communications and administration in a Franciscan Missionary. Rachael was looking at operations and project management roles when she found t...
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Season 4
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Episode 11
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32:14
Secondary History to Charity Administrations and Systems Officer
Caroline was a Secondary History teacher who has successfully transitioned out of the classroom to become an Administrations and Systems Officer for a local charity. Her journey out of teaching took a year and she reflects on he...
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Season 4
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Episode 10
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29:11
Geography Teacher to Programme Manager
Lee was a Secondary Geography teacher with additional responsibility for careers, who has successfully transitioned into Programme Management. He shares with that even though he already changed careers when coming to teaching later in life, ...
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Season 4
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Episode 9
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26:27
Deputy Head to Domestic Abuse Schools Liaison Officer
Academy Alumni Ruth was a Deputy Head with experience as a Designated Safeguarding Lead and SENCO, who is now working for a Local Authority as Domestic Abuse Liaison Officer (Schools). Ruth was able to combine her safeguarding k...
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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25:49
Music Teacher to Learning Technology Strategist
Fran's fascinating career change has seen her move from Primary Music Teacher in a rural Primary school (along a squiggly career path) to where she is now as a Learning Technology Strategist. She offers some great insights into the world of ...
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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30:53
Career Change Success as a Quality Assurance Leader for NCFE
Academy Alumni member Gemma talks about her interesting move from Secondary Art teacher to Quality Assurance Leader at NCFE. She shares specific examples of the skills that she evidenced in her application and interview, and how these help h...
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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35:55
Setting up a Successful Alternative Provision
Amy shares her adventure after teaching, setting up an alternative provision centre where she now employs a small team of teachers. In business for two years, we talk about her early experiences working in different settings before e...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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30:05
Working with Universities as an Outreach Officer
Academy member Paul shares his teacher career change journey with us - from teaching internationally to securing a role as an Outreach Officer at “Make Happen”, a company working in partnerships with local university and disadvantaged school...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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27:11