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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.

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All Episodes

30:56

"It's Life-Changing": Rediscovering Life After Burnout

The Adventures After Teaching Podcast ·

2025/04/08

“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 wanting to let people down, she eventually gave herself permission to move on to a new adventure. Now the Deputy Director of an education charity, Victoria enjoys a varied role that leans into her relationship building skills and strategic expertise. She ...

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30:21

Putting the ‘Life’ Back into Work-Life Balance

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2025/04/01

“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-confessed people-pleaser, she eventually found herself wearing too many hats and, with increasing classroom commitments, the workload became unsustainable. Now an Operations Manager and Employability Lead for a CIC (Community Interest Company), Giselle...

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32:53

Coping, Not Thriving: Falling Out of Love with Teaching

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2025/03/25

“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 the same passion for the profession that she once had. “I just didn’t feel like I was myself anymore,” she shares in this episode. Now a Teacher Resources Production Manager with OCR, Lucy has no regrets about embarking on her new adventure and is enjoyi...

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39:15

“I Feel Completely Different”: Exploring Diagonal...

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2025/03/18

“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. Regularly working until 9pm just to feel prepared for the next day, she felt like she was missing out on being present with her own family and knew that it was time for a change. Now a Regional Trainer with Literacy company Lexonik, and also one of the Ad...

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44:38

Stimulation Without Stress: Landing A Role That Ticks...

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2025/03/11

“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 signed off sick from work, she started to explore other options outside of teaching - daring to dream of jobs that might combine both a healthy work-life balance and align with her interests. Now an EHC Coordinator for her local authority, Clare is enjoying still...

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26:23

It’s Time to Let Loose! Being Open to New...

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2025/03/04

“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 that were really taking a toll and brought her to the realisation that it was time for something new. Now a STEM educator for neurodivergent learners with online alternative provision Gaia Learning, Susanna is embracing the opportunity to be creative, e...

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32:32

Reigniting a Passion for Working with Young People:...

The Adventures After Teaching Podcast ·

2025/02/25

“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 resources available to support them and overwhelmed by the impact of teaching on her home life. Joining the Academy in April 2023, Rachel went on to land herself a part-time role with children’s charity Barnado’s, and poured her additional time and energy ...

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38:37

A Story of Self-Rediscovery: Battling Chronic Illness...

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2025/02/18

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 dream of new possibilities outside of the classroom. Laura landed herself a new role as a Digital Skills Trainer and embraced a life of remote working and flexible job perks, whilst still retaining all the aspects of teaching that she loved - rela...

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29:57

Turning a ‘Pie in the Sky’ Dream into a Reality

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2024/10/29

“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 not the same anymore.”Pauline’s new adventure started with an idea … gardening! Over the last year, she has turned this passion for outdoor learning into an everyday reality. Now a Social and Therapeutic Horticulture (STH) Practitioner, she combines part-time c...

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28:33

Leaving with Love: Finding Freedom Before Burnout

The Adventures After Teaching Podcast ·

2024/10/22

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 Consultancy (with an epic job title that you won’t want to miss!), in this episode Kirsty details her journey out of the classroom, from “feeling my way around in the dark by myself” to using networking, work experience opportunities and the support of the Acade...

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27:14

Stepping Away Confidently: Moving on from School...

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2024/10/15

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 (recently promoted!) role as ‘Assistant Director, Programme Leader’ for a leading educational CPD organisation, Charlotte shares her journey to experiencing joy and passion for a new sector. In this episode, she talks about finding a job that encompasses some o...

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44:55

Escaping the ‘Trappedness’: Finding Joy in Work Again

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2024/10/08

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 one thing, Michala talks in this episode about a build up of lots of little struggles that eventually motivated her decision to walk away from teaching. Despite feeling stuck initially, she recalls her husband’s words: “you can become an expert in something else...

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28:40

Loving Life as a Virtual Assistant

The Adventures After Teaching Podcast ·

2024/10/01

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 experience of struggling against an ever-changing educational system, “working harder, but feeling worse”, before deciding to step away to pursue a new passion. In this episode, we talk about all things ‘VA’ (Virtual Assistant) so if you’re interested in building a b...

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23:07

Embracing Remote Working within the NHS

The Adventures After Teaching Podcast ·

2024/09/24

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 experience of stumbling upon the job advert (whilst on holiday!), nailing the interview and thriving in this position where her skills and expertise are valued and trusted. With her fixed-term contract coming to an end, Amandeep is confident that she now knows w...

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34:25

Becoming a Specialist Teacher for Inclusive Practice

The Adventures After Teaching Podcast ·

2024/09/17

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, and talks of re-discovering her passions in this new role where she’s able to use her transferable coaching and mentoring skills, alongside her extensive knowledge of the education system and inclusion, to reassure and encourage teachers, parents, and children...

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32:14

Senior Leader to Head of Congregational...

The Adventures After Teaching Podcast ·

2024/09/10

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 this unique role!Rachael looks after the Sisters supporting with logistics, reporting, communications, helping them to have worldwide impact with their missions. In this episode we also explore:Feeling torn between the classroom and leadership.Findi...

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29:43

Secondary History to Charity Administrations and...

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2024/07/24

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 her need to take the time to explore her value and skills - the result making her comfortably able to showcase why she was the best person for the job!In this episode we also explore:Teaching not aligning with her health and family anymoreValues being at the centre ...

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26:59

Geography Teacher to Programme Manager

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2024/07/16

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, he still had a lot to learn about “de-teacherfying” his CV and navigating the world of recruitment. In this episode, we also explore:Mapping Lee's varied skills from teachingUtilising his event's management experienceEmbracing change without fear and ...

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26:26

Deputy Head to Domestic Abuse Schools Liaison Officer

The Adventures After Teaching Podcast ·

2024/07/09

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 knowledge and transferable leadership skills to successfully secure this role, allowing her to make a difference while not taking her work home with her. She shares her experiences of the local authority interview process and the gifts of working in a hybrid role.I...

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31:30

Music Teacher to Learning Technology Strategist

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2024/07/02

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 learning design and we can utilise our teacher transferable skills.We explore where we can find roles in learning technology and learning design and chat about the need to put yourself out there - particularly the power of networking on LinkedIn!In this ep...

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