Once upon a time, a career as a teacher was considered to be a rewarding choice. Although never a lucrative option, life at the chalkface offered both challenges and prestige. Today, as many schools reopen, head teachers are struggling to fill vacancies. She is now in her second year of teaching science and chemistry at Gosford Hill School in Oxfordshire, and has no regrets. It's a constant challenge.
Every day is different.
You are quite independent as a teacher, and working with the children is great fun as well. Friends and acquaintances are surprised as to why she dropped the City in favour of the classroom. Everyone's always inquisitive, they always want to know why. They remember the horror stories from their own school days and want to know if it's still like that. A survey suggests high schools could be 4,000 teachers short An Oxbridge history graduate, she caught the teaching bug after work experience at a private school.