www.nowteach.org.uk – A great source of equal parts inspiration and discouragement for career changers like myself. The tagline on their website sums up everything I’m aiming for: “We exist to help career-changers who’ve already made a success of one profession to retrain as teacher.”
Reading cofounder Lucy Kellaway’s story of her path to teaching and the work of organisation is motivating. Reading the regular social media posts from my state’s education department – the information, programs, assistance, scholarships, etc – is discouraging. Why didn’t I know about any of this before I graduated? I can’t blame anyone but myself, but as a distance education student there is no access to the after-lecture, corridor conversations that tell you at least 50% of what you want to know.