Coping, Not Thriving: Falling Out of Love with Teaching

Listen to this episode from The Adventures After Teaching Podcast on Spotify. “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 enjoying a life of hybrid working, renewed confidence, increased autonomy, and more quality time to spend with her own family. We’re also chatting:Struggling with self-confidence Making the decision to leaveReflecting on personal skills through a different lensThe feedback process of job hunting (refining and reflecting)Dealing with setbacks Having a “helping hand” through career changeProject management skillsNew professional development opportunitiesChoice, trust, and autonomyEmbracing squiggly careersGetting a life outside of work! 🤩Links:1. Sign up for ‘Stay or Go?’ 20252. Cambridge University Press & Assessment Careers If you're looking for step-by-step support to find and secure a new job or start your own business, check out the Adventures After Teaching Academy which will help successfully you leave the classroom! SIGN UP FOR OUR FREE WORKSHOP... Your Classroom Exit Plan 💛