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What are some Alternative Careers for Teachers?
If you told me 5 years ago that I was going to become a Career Coach - I would have thought you were crazy!!!!
From Teacher to Career Coach: A Little about my Story
In 2014, I took my first year-long career break to travel to the USA and South America. The previous school year had been tough for me – challenging classroom behaviour and my expectations of myself were high, paperwork, corrections and colourful displays, spending evenings and weekends on school stuff – early mornings and late evening…
Realise that you are not a tree - You can MOVE!
Ciara Mc Guane, Rahoo
I am absolutely thrilled to have Ciara Mc Guane from Rahoo to guest blog on this week’s teacher career change story. For anyone outside of the world of teaching or from outside Ireland, Ciara runs a highly successful teacher professional development company who run summer courses, personal interest courses, online and face-to face courses. Rahoo was established only a few years ago in 2017 and has since gone from strength to strength.
This is her journey. Many thanks Ciara f…
5 Reasons Newly Qualified Teachers are the Best!
I have massive respect for newly trained teachers! Entering the classroom and the staff-room as a new teacher is no easy feat! It’s quite overwhelming for the first few months indeed.
I usually end up sitting beside them in the staff-room because I feel we have something in common. As a substitute teacher and NQT… you feel a bit of an outsider. It takes time to settle into a staff. It’s only natural but it is hard to enter into some conversations when everyone else knows one another for the last …
Trust your gut, do your sums and make a plan
This week’s career change guest blog is from Ciara Bruton who is a Holistic Life & Business Coach. Ciara spent 7 years working as a Primary School teacher and has fully transitioned into her dream role as a coach. Ciara helps new, holistic practitioners in Ireland to get their business and website up and running without the overwhelm. She tells us her incredible journey about trusting her gut and making the leap towards a new career path. Here is her story.
The Transition
In 2017, I quit my “perma…
“Step Outside Your Comfort Zone”
The first in the series of five blog posts about teacher and career change is a fantastic story from teacher to meal-planner and it comes from Claire Gillies based in the UK. Claire shares her story about career change from Primary School Teacher to business owner: Claire has just launched her own meal-planning business called Delicious and Real.
Claire’s Background as a Teacher
Claire explains that she was a full time teacher before having her first child – and while she loved being in the classr…
Teachers: The Ultimate Guide to Selling Yourself on your Standard Application Form
Over the last few years, I’ve been reviewing Standard Application Forms for hundreds of teachers. You guys are the most dedicated, caring and organised bunch, I’m so lucky to have met so many wonderful teachers over the last few years. We truly have lots of laughs on our calls together. When it comes to preparing for job applications though, there is lots of confusion!
Here are the main themes I’m seeing from working 1:1 with clients.
Too much detail
Not knowing where to begin
Not p…
Working Together, Schools and Substitute Teachers
“We rise by lifting others." Robert Ingersol. It goes without saying, teacher friends, that the life of a teacher can be challenging at times. For full-time teachers with many responsibilities, the pressures of settling into a new school, embracing new initiatives etc there can be a lot to contend with - from dealing with new Covid measures to getting to know a new staff and school.
What About the Experiences of Substitute Teachers?
Recently, I spoke with a number of substitute teachers to get an …
“I want to change career, who can help me?”
This is a common question I see popping up amongst career changers. They want to change, but they're STUCK.
STUCK in the problem.
STUCK not knowing what to do.
STUCK because their current job gives them financial security and they can't afford to leave.
STUCK because they fear change.
STUCK because they're unsure of who can help them.
Well... I CAN HELP!
‘Unstick’ Yourself
Firstly, unstick yourself from the problem. If you imagine your career discontentment as a dot in the middle of an A4 page.... the…
Read this if you’re considering play therapy as a career choice
“Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children, play is serious learning”. Fred Rogers
Play Therapy is a frequent question on the lips and in the minds of teachers who are researching career options these days. Indeed, many of my clients have reached out to play therapists in their area, to investigate it as a career option, and availed of coaching to get further clarity to see if it is the right choice for them.
And so, I thought it would be a good id…
7 Insider Tips to Dealing with Job Uncertainty
Will I get the job? How many others will apply for it? Will fewer teachers take career breaks this year due to Covid 19? What if they only want someone experienced? When will the job be advertised? Will interviews be online or face-to-face?
Summer 2020 – the year of isolation, uncertainty, surprises and pandemics. Especially so, now that the season where teachers are beginning to apply for jobs. It’s reasonable to be anxious about it… but it there are some ways you can help reduce anxiety.
So, wha…
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