A study by academics at the University of Leicester examined the experiences of 24 so-called “elite career changers” (ECCs) – 18 within the secondary phase and six from primary – and analysed wider initial teacher training data.
Among the case studies were examples of lawyers, accountants, banking professionals, engineers, architects and others who had changed careers. They had spent between one and 11 years in teaching.
The report says that while the ECCs were realistic about schools being “a different world” to their previous careers, they felt they did have skills that were important, including resilience, professionalism, handling criticism, communication skills, and an ability to relate learning to real-world careers (especially in vocational subjects).
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