This is perhaps a surprising interest, as I am naturally quite shy. I came to teaching after my Masters when I completed a PGCE in Secondary Science.

After finishing the PGCE I started to teach at Broadwater School.

I very much enjoyed planning lessons and producing course material, however it was an easy decision to leave as I did not enjoy the behaviour/classroom management aspect.

I found that I was spending more time managing behaviour than teaching my subject and this was not what I wanted from the job.

I still write and share course material with other teachers. Currently I am involved in some teaching at Oxford Brookes University as part of my Ph.D. This is a real breath of fresh air, and I am enjoying teaching my specialist subject, instead of basic behavioural expectations.