Case studies
Case Studies
Thinking of a career change? Who better to tell you all about how they did it than those who made that life-changing decision...
Gladys Stewart
A refresher course after 20 years away helped Gladys return to PE teaching.
Arshad Mahmood
Arshad found his extensive IT background was a great grounding for teaching maths.
Susan Ward
Although her father personally recommended tecahing, Susan didn't feel ready to jump straight into teaching after graduating. But a few years later she has come around to the idea of teaching Primary 1 children.
Mark Jones
Starting a family prompted Mark to re-evaluate his career choices and move from insurance teaching.
Carrie Muir
Redundancy from an engineering job helped Carrie to make the leap into education. And she's found she has plenty of transferable skills.
Catherine Williams
A year's experience teaching in an international school showed Catherine that teaching is the right career for her.
Lynne Hannah
A Maths degree and some experience in company training sowed the seeds for teaching as a career option for Lynne.
Marc Falconer
The chance of coaching kids during his football career led Marc to consider going back to university to become a teacher.
Morag Ferguson
The idea of tinkering with test tubes for the rest of her life didn't appeal. So Morag decided to put her chemistry degree to good use in the classroom.
Susan Richardson
Distance learning with Dundee University helped Susan to realise her dream to become an English teacher.
Veronica Beaton
After a long break from teaching, working in Gaelic broadcasting, Veronica decided to take her language skills back to the classroom in the Western Isles.
