This week I’m chatting to an ex colleague of mine, Helen Hill.

Helen is the founder of UnlikelyGenius™️ and co-founder of Be The Future. She is an all-around creative, providing writing, design & illustration, and learning tech. She left teaching after being diagnosed with MS and feeling pushed out as a result of a toxic environment.

She now wants to shake up our outdated education system from the outside and support our overstretched teachers to teach about tough topics like climate change, world events, and mental health.

Helen and I talk about many things, including:

• toxic work environments
• being pushed out of jobs
• neurodiversity and invisible disabilities
• and getting into learning design as an ex teacher.

You can find Helen on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/helenhill/) and Instagram (@unlikelygenius & @bethfuture.earth. Check out her websites for Unlikely Genius (https://www.unlikelygenius.com/) and Be the Future (https://www.bethefuture.earth/). And, I highly recommend her book, Falling off the Ladder.

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This week I catch up with Kerry Quinn. Kerry is a social media strategist and content creator who left a 14-year teaching career to start her own business, The Teacher Marketer.

Listen in to find out how Kerry said goodbye to teacher stress and burn out in search of a better work-life balance.

Say hi to Kerry on Instagram @the_teacher_marketer, join her Facebook group Teachers in Business, or download her free 90 day content planner.

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This week I talk to Inés Ivorra Harrison. Inés is a content writer for education and EdTech.

She left a 11 year career in teaching ESL and FLE in January 2024. She now works mainly with educational and EdTech companies across the globe from the comfort of her home near Barcelona.

Listen up to find out how Inés made the transition from teaching to content writing. We discuss:

- How she deliberated over her decision to leave teaching

- Taking a course in UX writing

- The different types of writing you can do as a freelancer

- Becoming an EdTech content writer

- Difficulties in finding full time employed roles outside teaching

- Identifying transferrable skills that teachers have

- The benefits and challenges associated with running your own business

Visit Inés’s website: https://www.inesivorra.com/

Connect with her on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/inés-ivorra

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This podcast was produced and edited by Simon Elvin - say hello to him over on LinkedIn

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Got a question you’d like answering on the podcast? Email me and let me know at hello@byeteaching.co.uk

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