Career switchers shake up teaching

Career-changing professionals are set to outnumber new graduates in the teaching profession as they look for a secure career and a less money-obsessed lifestyle, according to official figures. The government’s Training and Development Agency for Schools, responsible for teacher training, says about 70% of inquiries about becoming teachers now come from professionals considering a career switch. The number of career- changers who have applied for teacher training courses is already 35% up on the total for 2008-9, only eight months into the financial year. Those moving into teaching, both in the state and private sectors, range from financiers made redundant in the recession to solicitors and scientists... read more

Times, January 10