The Adventures After Teaching Podcast

About The Adventures After Teaching Podcast

Sharing inspirational stories from teachers who have chosen to walk away from classroom to successfully transition to a new career. Advice, tips and ideas for exhausted teachers who know there's a difference between "giving up" and "having had enough". Join me to explore all things teacher burnout, career and business coaching and get plenty of ideas for your very own adventure after teaching.

Publisher

Joanne Howard

Category

business · education · education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

15 Feb 2022

Latest episode

18 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

120 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   18 Aug 2026

   “Be Brave Now”: Finding the Right Place Sooner

   "I feel more valued, I think, than I ever have in my whole career." After more than 20 years in teaching - moving school every couple of years as a military family, and retraining along the way from secondary English to primary - Helen reached a point in her career where she knew something wasn't right anymore. At the time, it felt like a positive choice to move on rather than burnout; but with hindsight she realised how normal she'd let the exhaustion become, dreading Mondays and livin...

2. 

   11 Aug 2026

   Making a Difference in a Different Way: Life as a Learner Success Coach

   "I can't continue like this where my entire identity is wrapped up in being a teacher." After nearly 18 years in primary education, Rhonda had known for a while that something needed to change. She still loved teaching - it was never about that - but she'd reached a point where she felt like she couldn't sustain the way she was working in school while also being present for her own two children. It wasn't a decision that came overnight, and it took some of the Academy’s early resources ...

3. 

   4 Aug 2026

   Slowing Down to Speed Up: A New Chapter in the Heritage Sector

   "There are lots of jobs out there for people with the skills that we have as very experienced teachers." After 30 years in teaching - working across EYFS, KS1, forest school leadership and running pre-schools - Anne had loved every bit of it: learning new things, supporting others, and being in "the thick of it" in the classroom. But last year, burnout caught up with her, and she found herself asking, "how much longer can I keep going?" For the sake of her own health and wellbeing, she ...

Who has been a guest on The Adventures After Teaching Podcast

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• Georgia
• Katie
• Natalie
• Gareth

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

13 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 39 / 100

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Quality

58

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

51

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