Britons flock to teaching in hunt for new career

Recruitment drives and the downturn have led to a flood of applicants from the private sector seeking greater job security and satisfaction.

Thousands of bankers, IT workers, PR executives and journalists are turning to teaching, figures show. The recession has made private sector workers think again about their working lives, with 13,500 "career changers" applying to train as teachers in the past year, a 35% rise. In all there was a 117% rise in inquiries from those looking to change jobs.

Many cited job security and satisfaction as the reasons and were surprised that their salaries would not suffer as much as they expected... read more

Observer