The Ascent

Ep 9. | Educating the Next Generation: A Candid Conversation on Primary School Teaching with Rory Hitchcock

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Today, join me as I speak to my good friend & flatmate, Primary School Teacher Rory Hitchcock (or Baz).


We discussed:

  1. What drove him to become a primary school teacher
  2. If teaching was what he expected it to be
  3. The realities of teaching young children, the human cost & toll as a profession
  4. The rewarding aspects & challenges of the job
  5. His involvement in surf lifesaving, rugby & numerous sporting clubs and how that’s helped him 
  6. His experience & opinion on taking a gap year 
  7. Whether teachers are paid fairly, and the how paying teachers more could impact the education system
  8. Addressing gaps in the curriculum and teaching things like financial literacy & confidence
  9. What’s the same & what’s different in school compared to when we went to school (8-9 years ago)


    10. You can connect with me at:

    ⁠⁠Website⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠ 

    If you'd like to be on the podcast and talk about your career experience or have a question, please email me at: [email protected]



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