Maths teacher Peter Jerrom worked in investment banking for 18 years before deciding to switch from finance to education.
Today, three years into his teaching career, he is one of a growing number of part-time teachers in primary and secondary schools – a way of working he believes has enabled him to become a better teacher and spend more time with his family.
In England, the proportion of secondary teachers now working part-time has hit 20 per cent in 2018/19, up from 17 per cent in 2010/11 (Worth, 2020). Meanwhile, data from the Department for Education’s Teaching Vacancies service revealed earlier this year that more than one in 10 teaching jobs advertised on the government website are flexible roles.
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