Bye Teaching

Just a quick update on what's coming up for series two of the Bye Teaching podcast.

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Today I talk to Peta O’Brien-Day. Peta is a brand messaging strategist and conversion copywriter who works with socially conscious brands, helping them weave their values into their messaging – without getting cancelled.

She’s the host of The Soap Box Podcast, and runs The Soap Box membership – both of which aim to help smaller socially conscious businesses feel more confident talking about causes they care about.

Peta spent 15 years as a youth worker and teacher, honing her empathy and communication skills before moving into marketing.

Listen up to hear Peta talk about how the education system can hinder progress, struggling to find a work-life balance, and the challenges of juggling a teaching career when you’re a newly widowed parent of a small child.

She also discusses the copywriting course she’d recommend for beginners and how to find what you’re good at. We also dig into handling finances, networking, having difficult conversations and overcoming imposter syndrome.

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Sign up for Peta’s free workshop ‘How to have better conversations – in real life AND in your business’ on 30th May 2024 at 7.30pm. Register here: https://dogged-composer-9633.ck.page/7ab453c80d

Visit Peta’s website here: https://wordsbypeta.com

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Copywriting courses mentioned in today’s podcast

Alex Cattoni’s Copy Posse

Comprehensive Copywriting Academy

The Copywriter Club

Copy School (Copyhackers)

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Amber knew that she wanted to leave teaching really early on. In fact, she was still training when she had the realisation that this career just wasn’t for her.

People told her that she’d regret it if she left. But she knew she wouldn’t. And she hasn’t!

Amber is now an ICF-accredited business coach and mentor whose mission is to help ambitious teachers build their own brilliant coaching businesses. So, they can leave the classroom for good and create a life that brings them the joy, freedom and income that they deserve.

Listen to the episode to discover how Amber left teaching when she was still an ECT (after having taught English as a second language for some years) and built up her coaching business.

Visit Amber’s website: www.amberjay.co.uk

Connect with her on Instagram @amberjaycoaching

Follow her on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/amberjaycoaching

Join her free Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/classroomtofullybookedcoachclub

Download her free Coaching Biz Essentials Checklist

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This week I caught up with travel consultant and part-time primary school teacher, Alison Rose. She started her business, Alsion Loves Travel in 2023 as a side project. And she has a five year plan to build up her business to the point where she can leave teaching altogether. 

Alison talks about how she initially started out as a travel consultant as a way to save money on her own holidays. After a while her business grew, and she’s at a point now where she has a plan to gradually build it up so she can leave her teaching job. 

You can find Alison on Instagram @alison_loves_travel or on Facebook, or head over to Alison’s website if you’d like to book your own travel. 

If you’d like to find out more about earning money from travel, drop Alison a DM on Instagram, or head over to travellikeaninsider.com and enter ‘Alison Rose’ in the referral box. If you’d like to join the private Instagram group, follow @virtualtravelfranchise and DM Alison @alison_loves_travel and she’ll get you accepted. 

Thanks for listening!

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Ever dreamt of starting your own business but dismissed it as a possibility because you wouldn’t know where to start?

That was me back when I was a teacher. 

I looked at people who were freelancers and wondered how on earth they got their clients. And I just assumed it was something I could never do. 

These people had huge networks of contacts who’d refer them for work. How was I supposed to do that? I didn’t have a network at all. 

I wish I’d known then what I know now. I wish there’d been a podcast full of tips and advice about how to leave teaching and start and run a business. 

So that’s why I’m sharing my top tips for getting your first clients as a service based freelancer. 

Listen up to find out. 

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Links to resources mentioned in this week’s episode:

DIFTK (Doing it For the Kids) - a podcast for freelancing parents

Being Freelance - a podcast with a different guest each week who tells their story of how they got started being freelance

Freelancer Magazine

Fiverr

Upwork

People per Hour

Yuno Juno

Peak Freelance

DIFTK community

Being Freelance community

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The first of many interview episodes… This week I talk to Katharine Matthews.

Katharine is a generalist freelance copywriter and content writer who left a 15 year career in English teaching during the pandemic to start her own business, The Absolute Word.

She works with businesses of all sizes and sectors across the UK and beyond from her base in the North East.

Say hello to Katharine on social media. You’ll find all her links here: The Absolute Word

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Desperate to leave teaching but don't know what else you can do? Teachers have a tendency to underestimate their skills. There are tons of things you're already doing that would be super valuable in countless other work settings.

In today’s episode I talk about:

• teaching adjacent roles 
• other teaching-related ways to make money
• taking a part time role while building up your business as a side hustle
• teachers' transferrable skills
• building a business out of your hobbies and other skills
• other business ideas for ex teachers
• identifying your skills & doing competitor research

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Worried about having to take a pay cut if you leave teaching? I was too. Now I out earn my old teaching salary every month. 

BUT I did initially take a pay cut. I wish I’d known then what I know now. 

In today’s episode we talk about employed roles, starting your own business, transitioning out of teaching with teaching adjacent roles, and how to plan if you’re desperate to get out soon. 

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Links to resources mentioned in this week’s episode:

TES

Teachers pay teachers

Fiverr

People per Hour

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Want to know the 3 biggest fears teachers have when they think about leaving teaching? Then today’s episode is for you. 

I’ve talked to hundreds of burnt-out teachers who are desperate to get out. And there are many things that have them putting off making a plan. But these are, by far, the most common ones. 

Have you got other fears about making the leap? DM me on Instagram and let me know. You can find me @byeteachinguk

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Links to resources mentioned in this week’s episode:

Google Digital Garage

Hubspot courses

Coursera

FutureLearn

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Are you a burnt-out teacher desperate to get out? Do you dream of leaving, teaching and doing something else? Maybe working from home, or starting your own business? 

In 2016 I was exactly where you are. Hating my job, desperate to get out, but not knowing how to make it happen. 

I now run my own successful copywriting business. 

Each week I’m going to share some helpful tips and insights about leaving teaching and running your own business. And I’m also going to interview other teaching escapees who have also made the leap. So hopefully you can learn from our mistakes and get to where you want to be a lot faster. 

And be free and say bye to teaching for good. 

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