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Leading from the front – Maud Millar on how Teach First shaped her dynamic career in leadership

Careers Service Entrepreneurship & Start-ups, Graduate/Alumni stories, Teaching 13/12/202213/12/2022technology 0 Comment

Maud reflects on her experience of the Teach First Training Programme – a two-year graduate route into teaching and leadership. She discusses the skills she gained, their transferability to her current role as CEO of a tech company, and the benefits of effectual thinking.

5 reasons teaching can be a fulfilling career

Careers Service Graduate/Alumni stories, Teaching 08/04/202217/07/2023 0 Comment

Harry Hudson is a state secondary school History teacher in London. He graduated in Classics from Pembroke College in 2017, and has since written for a range of publications, including The Times, The Telegraph, and The Spectator. He talks about why he believes teaching is a fantastic career. Read more

Finding richness in variety: the secret to a stimulating career

Careers Service Consultancy, Creative writing, Start-ups, Teaching 06/05/202119/05/2021 0 Comment

Niluka Kavanagh shares why keeping her work varied has provided more enjoyment and stimulation, and how multiple career streams can actually compliment each other

What’s it like working in an independent secondary school?

Careers Service Teaching 14/08/202018/08/2020 0 Comment

Jack Palmer is an English teacher at an independent secondary school, having specialised in British novels of the Second World War here at Cambridge for his MPhil. Here, he shares his best advice for getting into, and thriving at, teaching

Getting work experience in school before applying for teacher training

Careers Service Teaching 10/08/202014/08/2020 0 Comment

Catherine Alexander, careers adviser at the Careers Service, shares tips on getting teaching work experience before applying for teacher training

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