Choosing Yourself: Loving and Leaving Teaching
About this episode
Rachel discusses her journey of leaving teaching due to stress and finding a new fulfilling role.
"We underestimate how brilliant we are as teachers." Former primary teacher Rachel left the classroom when work-related stress began affecting her physical health. Despite loving the classroom, the long exhausting days and a particularly challenging final year made her decision clearer. After leaving at the end of August without a job lined up, Rachel took time to decompress before securing her current position. Now Head of Communities and Development at a charity, Rachel is enjoying the bene...
People in this episode
Host: Joanne Howard
Guest: Rachel
Topics covered
- teacher burnout
- career change
- mental health
- personal development
- education
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: charity
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