At the chalk face: Teaching - Would we do it again?

Craig & Dave take a look back at their teaching careers and ask - If we could go back and do it all over... would we? 🤔

In this very personal episode of At the Chalkface, we reflect on nearly 30 years in education — from our first terrifying lessons and early career mistakes, to leadership, imposter syndrome, tutor groups, and the students who stay with you forever.

This isn’t a pedagogy-heavy episode or a resource plug. It’s an honest conversation about teaching careers, the realities of school life, and whether the profession is still worth it. Along the way, they share stories about:

🎓 Starting out as nervous new teachers
💻 Coming into teaching from industry
😅 Feeling completely out of your depth
📚 Why subject knowledge isn’t everything
👨‍🏫 Great mentors and leadership lessons
🚬 The “creative” ways they supported difficult students
❤️ The tutor groups and students they’ll never forget

Whether you’re an experienced teacher, an ECT, thinking of leaving the profession, or wondering if teaching is right for you at all — this episode will probably feel very familiar.

👇 We’d love to hear from you in the comments:
What have you done to reach the students that other teachers struggled with?

📢 Your turn: Tell us your teaching story in the comments! Why did you get into teaching?

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