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An increasing number of people are entering teaching after switching from another career. The proportion of people entering initial teacher training who are over 30 has risen from around 29 per cent in 1998/99 to 32 per cent in 2004/05, the latest year for which figures are available.

A study carried out by the Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA) published in January shows one in five newly qualified teachers gave up a management or senior role to turn to teaching, with another 16 per cent leaving a middle management position.

Making a difference to people’s lives was cited by 79 per cent as a reason for switching from another career to teaching, while 78 per cent said they wanted to work with young people and 75 per cent said they were ready for a new challenge.

Details of taster courses in England and Wales – three-day courses, including a one-day school placement, for people thinking about teaching – are available from the TDA website.

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