The Adventures After Teaching Podcast

Jo chats to Steph about leaving teaching and becoming a key accounts manager in the waste management industry. Steph had worked in this industry before going into primary teaching and found her way back several years later! Steph shares how she had to leave teaching for her own mental wellbeing and how she's gained a much better work life balance outside of the classroom.

In this episode, we also explore:
- Reasons for leaving the classroom.
- What an account manager role involves.
- The transferable teaching skills that account managers need.
- The day to day of an account manager.
- Future opportunities for Steph.
- Top tips for account manager roles.


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 you successfully leave the classroom! 

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Jo chats with Craig about making the brave decision to leave teaching before reaching burnout and how he landed his new role as an Account Manager.  Together, they delve into the account manager role and how teachers have the skills and experience to make great client engagement managers. Craig shares how he now enjoys working at a slower, less pressurised pace with a constant feeling of achievement and being valued. 

 In this episode, we also explore:
 - Reaching the decision to leave teaching.
 - What Craig's day to day looks like.
 - How to find Account Manager roles.
-  Enjoying a new career after teaching.
 - Progression within the business sector.
 - Top tips for becoming an Account Manager.

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 you successfully leave the classroom! 

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Jo chats to Wendy, who is now an education assessor and centre manager, about how she found a pathway where she could continue teaching and imparting knowledge without all the politics and policy burdens of schools. She shares how transferable our teaching skills are and how our experiences can be used to support others in their learning.  As Wendy says:
"The skills we've got as teachers are second to none!"

In this episode, we also explore:
- Wendy's varied professional career.
- Qualification pathway to become an assessor.
- The importance of relationship skills in the role of an assessor.
- What Wendy's week to week looks like.
- How to set up as an assessor.
- The grieving process when leaving the classroom and starting a new career.
- Top tips for becoming an assessor.


Links and resources:
Find Wendy on LinkedIn.

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 you successfully leave the classroom! 

Wondering what might be next for you? Take the Teacher Career Change Quiz to match your amazing transferable skills with a new job pathway ✨   

In this fascinating chat, Jo catches up with Helen to explore how her ceramics business has transitioned and blossomed in a year.  Helen had reached the decision that she loved teaching but not in schools, and took her passion for ceramics to create workshops for the community. Helen shares how she has used her transferrable teaching skills to help this business grow.

In this episode, we also explore:
- Developing a business pathway using your creative passion.
- Understanding the journey of being self employed.
- Finding windows of opportunities.
- Developing your own networks and connections.
- Understanding the different emotions you encounter on the journey.
- Helen's future dreams and ideas.

As Helen says:
"You can make your dreams come true!"


Links and resources:
Have a look at Helen's beautiful ceramics and  the workshops she has coming up by exploring her:
Instagram
Facebook
Website.

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 you successfully leave the classroom! 

Wondering what might be next for you? Take the Teacher Career Change Quiz to match your amazing transferable skills with a new job pathway ✨   

Jo chats with Ali about how she had to leave the classroom due to health reasons and then the road to recovery and rediscovery she has been on since. They explore the emotional rollercoaster of losing the teacher identity, learning to make life style changes and finding and  re-igniting your passion when it is buried deep within.

In this episode, we also explore:
- The emotions around having to leave due to ill health.
- Finding a safe community to allow recovery to happen.
- How to manage fatigue, burnout and all the emotions alongside.
- Finding opportunities to specialise in your passion.
- How to rediscover and realign with your core values and beliefs.

As Ali says:
"Just be brave and find that passion!"

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 you successfully leave the classroom!

Wondering what might be next for you? Take the Teacher Career Change Quiz to match your amazing transferable skills with a new job pathway ✨   

In this fascinating chat, Colleen, a successful published author, who was terrified of leaving the classroom had reached a crossroads in her life. For her own creative and emotional sanity, she decided to focus on her writing full time and reveals how she found her own true writing style. Colleen shares lots of wisdom,  helpful tips and advice for all the would be writers, who are still in the classroom and dream about leaving.  As Colleen says, "Trust the process."

In this episode, we also explore:
- Fears around leaving teaching.
- The disciplines needed to become a successful writer.
- The emotional process behind writer's block.
- How publishing deals work.
- Overcoming fear and judgement of your work.
- How to stay motivated to write when working.
- Finding your own true writer's voice.

As Colleen shares:
"Writing a book is all consuming, it's fascinating, a wonderful world to inhabit!"

Links and Resources
Find out more about Colleen and her books by exploring her:
Facebook Page
Instagram account

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 you successfully leave the classroom! 

Wondering what might be next for you? Take the Teacher Career Change Quiz to match your amazing transferable skills with a new job pathway ✨   

Hannah has made the exciting transition out of the classroom and is now a Training and Events Administrator for Early Excellence. She shares her story about recognising how she needed to leave teaching and find a her new role which has allowed her the flexibility to regain a work/life balance!

This is a great episode for considering how to gain skills in support roles and how this opens doors to other opportunities.
 
In this episode, we also explore:
- Understanding the signs Hannah wanted to leave the classroom.
- Mapping a journey out of the classroom.
- The interview process.
- The variety in Hannah's working day.
- Training and professional development.
- How Hannah has regained a "calm" life.
- The importance of a growth mindset and flexibility when applying for new roles.

As Hannah says:
"I enjoy having my life back!"


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 you successfully leave the classroom!

Wondering what might be next for you? Take the Teacher Career Change Quiz to match your amazing transferable skills with a new job pathway ✨   

This episode I chat about my experiences leaving the classroom! I used my transferable skills to become an Independent Literacy Consultant allowing me to share my in depth subject knowledge, expertise and passion with others.

Through exploring flexible working opportunities and networking, I transitioned into other freelance roles including curriculum design and programme development.

I share lots of advice about how you to could make the transition from the classroom into roles where you can share your passions and subject knowledge!

In this episode, I also explore:
- How to set yourself up as an Independent Consultant
- Ways to network and strategic planning
- Finding Curriculum Writer roles
- How to evidence and showcase your skills
- What a Programme Developer role involves
- Ideas for job searching

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 you successfully leave the classroom!

As Jo says:
"It's about putting yourself out there!"

Wondering what might be next for you? Take the Teacher Career Change Quiz to match your amazing transferable skills with a new job pathway ✨   

Kate is now a facilitator for teachers and leaders for an education charity and enjoys a work/life balance! She joins me to talk about the messy process of recovering from burnout, regaining her confidence, and finding a new role. Kate shares how the resources in the Adventures After Teaching Academy gave her the step-by-step plan and mental support to make a career change and find the family work life balance she has strived for!
 
 In this episode we also explore:
 - What teacher burnout looked like for Kate.
 - How the Academy helps you recover from burnout.
 - Taking a methodical approaches to find your new roles.
 - Seeing her strengths play out in her new role.
- How to rebuild confidence to regaining control of life.
- Top tips for teachers about making decision to leave teaching.

As Kate says:
"It's about being brave and taking that first step to put yourself first."

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 you successfully leave the classroom! 

Wondering what might be next for you? Take the Teacher Career Change Quiz to match your amazing transferable skills with a new job pathway ✨   

Adam made the exciting move from primary school teacher to Training and Development Manager for a company developing a programme for improving children's mental health. Adam explains how he has used his transferable teaching skills in his new role to create, develop and deliver workshops for developing positive mindsets for children.   

In this episode, we also explore:
- Leaving the classroom, the notice period and being between roles.
- The job application and interview processes.
- The positive mindset programme Adam has created
- What Adam's day-to-day looks like and the things he's learnt.
- Working in an environment where you are encouraged to succeed.
- Why teachers have great transferable skills for Programme Manager / Developer roles.
- Top tips for teachers applying for roles.

Links and Resources
Facebook: The Invincible Mindset
LinkedTree: The Invincible Mindset
Project Management Blog
https://www.futurelearn.com/subjects/business-and-management-courses/project-management

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 you successfully leave the classroom! 

Wondering what might be next for you? Take the Teacher Career Change Quiz to match your amazing transferable skills with a new job pathway ✨