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Back News Now Teach & Teach First: a new partnership to support more career changers into teaching Could career changers help solve teacher shortages? - BBC News North East CEO turned computer science teacher - The Sunday Times From GCSEs to Teaching: Stephen’s career change journey - ITV News London Career changer achieves grade 6 in GCSE English - BBC London News Inspiring career changer achieves GCSE success - BBC Radio London Why career changers are key to hitting Labour's teacher recruitment targets "You're not alone": The Network that supports career changers Part-time training course available at University of Hertfordshire Over 50s are the fastest growing age group amongst new teachers Over-50s lead a new wave of teacher trainees - The Times 4 ways Labour can drive teacher recruitment - TES Magazine From comedy to the classroom - Absolute Radio Getting more men into teaching - The Guardian From pilot to science teacher: how mid-life career changes give you purpose An open letter to Education Secretary, Bridget Phillipson Leveraging AI to reduce teacher workload Becoming a teacher after a career break Teaching as an always in-person career Back to school for a new career with The One Show Changing career in your 50s - BBC Morning Live Teaching and AI: Lucy Kellaway comments Philanthropists ensure Now Teach can recruit for 2025 Now Teach co-founder joins the Board of Trustees Open letter calls for Now Teach funding to be restored Now Teach announces DfE not funding new contract Now Teach faces DfE cuts but our work continues ITV News talks to Now Teachers Returning to the classroom was my silver lining. Today Programme - Teaching Apprenticeship Why we need more teachers. Lucy Kellaway talks to Kathy Newman on Times Radio. Becoming a teacher at 62 was the best thing Sylvia Harris McCoy Spoke to BBC 5Live About What It Is Like To Start Teacher Training My Skills Are Valued In Teaching BBC Norfolk Interview with Katie Waldegrave and Nick Sanders Now Teach appoints new CEO ‘Something that actually matters’: four retirees on why they’re becoming teachers Lucy Kellaway on planning for a second career Jo Young talks changing career to teaching: BBC Cambridgeshire Teaching in your 50s: Deborah Mills meets Trisha Goddard Career changer Stuart Wood talks about training to teach music: BBC Kent Sasha Chaudhri reflects on her year as a trainee teacher: BBC London Eleanor Smith describes training to teach during the pandemic: BBC Three Counties Katie Waldegrave tells Mariella Frostrup about the challenges of teaching: Times Radio 'I gave up my 6-figure journalism job to teach'. Lucy Kellaway in Business Insider

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Back Blog Innovation Fund: Developing history skills through oracy Teacher recruitment challenge is also a diversity issue Why career changers will help solve teaching’s recruitment and retention challenges Why summer is the last time to apply School or University: Where should I train to teach? Keep an open mind: why you should apply to four teaching training courses. Labour Party Conference Review Inspire and Develop: Now Teach Summer Conference Now Teach Innovation Fund Update Why the challenges of changing career shouldn’t stop you Education Policy Roundup Getting school experience with Action Tutoring Putting the past within reach: a veteran teaches history What I learned from leaving teacher training – and starting again Five skills that career changers bring to teaching How tutoring will (and will not) prepare you for teaching How to choose a school that fits you Seven things you don't know about becoming a teacher How Now Teach helped my career progression Launching the Now Teach Innovation Fund Top three tips for teacher training interviews "I’d like to teach in the Someday Islands." Why career change can take time. Taking your career up a level with Teaching Vacancies How our career coaching and mentoring will help you become a teacher ADHD, My Students and Me A Friend From All Seasons: Why intergenerational relationships matter The frontline of age diversity Facing work relocation: Ricardo’s career change to teaching Kick-start your career change to teaching: Why starting early is best What to think about before changing career to teaching Black History Month: Shaping the Curriculum Beyond October Calling full-time on your career: From Arsenal to the classroom Careers: people should be able to start all over again at any point 10 tips for applicants looking for flexible working How a career change can change your lifestyle Why your past career experience counts as a teacher A network of career-change teachers: connection and impact Older Teachers: Brief encounters or to infinity and beyond? How to handle rejection, age gaps and financial uncertainty Celebrating Pride Month 2023: Stories and Resources for Inclusion Being a beginner is difficult: the story of a career-change teacher Teaching was always on the menu The kids are alright: teaching and student behaviour Career-change teachers using their experience Becoming a Teaching Assistant Careers impact on students Bridging the gap between work and education Opportunities and confidence: why careers advice matters Once a teacher: Deborah Mills Should you train to teach part-time? Network Events: Classroom Surgeries and Subject Hubs Personal coaching for career-change teachers A network of career changers What is part-time teaching like? How teachers can prioritise their well-being and beat the January Blues It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas (in school) A world where our age doesn’t define us How career-change changed me Is a career change what you need? Is a PGCE worth it? Job Security in Teaching: Recession-Proof. Pandemic-Proof. Future-Proof. Can I afford to change career and train as a teacher? The first week of teacher training Becoming a student in your 50s Train to teach as part of a Network Now Teach Network: A Community of Career-Changers How to deal with starting again Balancing Teaching and Parenting School life and the menopause How to choose your subject Why older teachers matter: A letter to the Network Using your career to teach careers

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