Why I left teaching after just 2 years

It’s been one whole year since I hung up my teaching boots and left for a new career. I’ve sat down to write this post 100 times but somehow I can never finish. Finally, I’ve been able to get off my chest why I chose to leave teaching and it’s all too sad that my

Breaking the silence – my teacher training year so far

This adulting thing is hard. Really hard. So I haven’t posted on this blog since last August (8 months) and there’s a million reasons why but mainly I just haven’t had the time. I don’t actually have the time now but I feel like I need to write my thoughts down. The past 8 months have

Social Media: What are the rules for teachers?

So you’ve probably already seen the likes of ‘Lucy Smith’ changing her Facebook name to ‘Lucy May’ because she’s going to be a teacher next year. Some do it for other professions too, but I must admit it is mainly my teacher friends that I have noticed using this technique to hide their social media

Day 1 of Teacher Training

At 8.32am I found myself sat in my car taking a nervous selfie, with a million thoughts going through my head. ‘Have I made the right decision?’, ‘Why teaching?’, ‘Heels or flats?’, ‘Is 28 minutes, too early?’.  Today came the realisation that I am actually going to be a teacher. No more student life for