Quitting teaching

I’ve quit teaching. Done. It’s over. It shouldn’t be such a big deal. If I’d quit being an office administrator or data analyst, I imagine it wouldn’t feel as significant. I’ve quit jobs before, of course. I quit being a baker, even when it was my ultimate dream to open a bakery of my own, and that did not feel as momentous as this. There are many reasons why quitting teaching is such a big step, all of which I will explore in this post, but they all lead to one reason: Teaching takes over your life. It really does. Even after 4 years working in education, I found my NQT and subsequent years incredibly tough. Let me start from the beginning. I graduated with a degree in Medical Sciences but decided against undertaking further scientific studies or going into some form of clinical job. Instead, I took up a post as a learning support assistant at a local boys’ school after graduating. Soon enough I was promoted a few times and took up various support staf