Many teachers ask, “What else can you do?” Some ex-teachers have shared success stories with Thinking of Leaving Teaching about what they do now. As of April 2024, there are over 200 success stories from ex-teachers who got jobs ranging from Academic Developer to Youth Staff Entertainment.
I have organised the jobs/success stories into the following areas. Click on the links or scroll down.
If you click on the link, it will open their success story in a new window. Some are brief and some are more detailed.
General “Made the Leap” posts
Education Franchises
Jobs related to Schools/Education
Apprenticeship Tutor and Assessor Jobs
Careers/Employment Advisor Jobs
Charity Jobs
Coaching Jobs
Curriculum Development Jobs
Education, Tutoring, Supply, Teaching Jobs
Exam Board Jobs
IT/Tech/Data/Software Jobs
Learning and Development/HR Jobs
Local Council/Civil Service Jobs
Civil Service – Administration Officer
Civil Service – Decision Maker
Civil Service – Environment Agency (1)
Environment Agency – Technical Officer
Local Authority – Advisory Teacher
Local Council – Family Coordinator
Local Authority – Specialist Teacher
Local Authority – Attendance/Inclusion
Local Council – Adult Education
Local Council – Education Advisor
Local Council – EHCP coordinator
LA – Business Support (Fostering & Adoption)
Local Council – Adult Social Care
Local Council – Assistant to Commercial Executive
Local Council – Children and Young People’s Services
NHS/Health Jobs
Police/Probation/Prison Service Jobs
Project Management Jobs
SEND/Care/Support Jobs
Training Jobs
University Jobs
Miscellaneous Jobs
Administrator in a Residential Home
Started a Home Early Education Business