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Emma Harper Part 1: From Promise to Breaking Point
Emma Harper was a dedicated secondary maths teacher from 2011 to 2023. In this episode, she shares the first half of her powerful story, covering three very different schools, early career promise, and a series of personal and professional challenges that pushed her to the edge.
We talk about international teaching experiences, burnout, student behaviour, toxic leadership, and the silent, slow build-up of trauma. Emma opens up about multiple breakdowns, the culture shifts that blindsided her, and how teaching ultimately became the background to deep emotional pain, including the loss of her mother during the COVID-19 pandemic.
This is a raw and honest conversation about what happens when passion meets pressure, and what it takes to keep going when everything is falling apart.
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https://www.facebook.com/CorePlusTuition/
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By Sharon Cawley and Sarah DunwoodEmma Harper Part 1: From Promise to Breaking Point
Emma Harper was a dedicated secondary maths teacher from 2011 to 2023. In this episode, she shares the first half of her powerful story, covering three very different schools, early career promise, and a series of personal and professional challenges that pushed her to the edge.
We talk about international teaching experiences, burnout, student behaviour, toxic leadership, and the silent, slow build-up of trauma. Emma opens up about multiple breakdowns, the culture shifts that blindsided her, and how teaching ultimately became the background to deep emotional pain, including the loss of her mother during the COVID-19 pandemic.
This is a raw and honest conversation about what happens when passion meets pressure, and what it takes to keep going when everything is falling apart.
Emmas links :
http://www.facebook.com/makeyourmarketingcount
https://www.coreplustuition.com/
http://linkedin.com/emma-harper-coreplustuition
https://www.facebook.com/CorePlusTuition/
With thanks to our episode sponsors (Click to visit their websites):
Conexus Tuition
Little Voices
Buy Us a Coffee ☕️
Loving the Pit Pony Podcast? We’d be so grateful for your support! We’ve set up a Buy Me a Coffee page where you can make a small donation to help keep the podcast running.
https://buymeacoffee.com/thepitponyclub
Voice Message Us: https://www.speakpipe.com/pitponypodcast
Contribute to our 'Silenced by Support' Campaign - complete the questionnaire, read the report, sign up to the mailing list.
If you've been affected by any of the issues raised in our podcast there are organisations who can help:
Join Us:
Thanks for listening 🙏
Edited with finesse by our Podcast Super Producer, Mike Roberts of Making Digital R...