The Penny-Drop Moment: Realising You Don't Have to Be a Teacher
About this episode
Rachael shares her journey of realizing that her skills and passions could lead her away from teaching to a more fulfilling career.
"It's really hopeful, it's really positive - and it's so much better than teaching." After 11 years in the same secondary school - training as an RE teacher before moving through humanities and eventually leading PSHE - Rachael hit the burnout so many teachers recognise: slow-building, then impossible to ignore. As a noise-sensitive introvert, she realised the problem wasn't ability, but fit - and that the parts of the job she loved (leadership, communication, managing people) didn't ...
People in this episode
Host: Joanne Howard
Guest: Rachael
Topics covered
- teacher burnout
- career change
- personal fit
- leadership
- communication
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