Today we are joined by Caroline Bowmer, who left a 15 year career in science teaching in 2019 to start her own business, Alchemy Education, an online education company. Caroline and her team use a transformative programme of tutoring, exam technique and mindset coaching to help students to reach their potential and get their best possible GCSE and A Level exam results.We talk about:Caroline’s teaching experience and how much she loved being a teacherHow grief can make you reconsider your career pathThe need for flexible working when you have a young familyHow teaching isn’t a very family friendly careerBuilding a tutoring business as a side projectGrowing her business to replace and exceed her teaching salaryManaging a team of tutorsThe importance of mindset and a strong support networkRecognising your transferable skillsLeaving teaching and building a life that is more balanced and rewardingYou can find Caroline’s website here: https://alchemy-education.com/Say hello to Caroline on LinkedInFollow Alchem Education on Instagram—--------Don’t forget to hit ‘subscribe’ in your podcast player and recommend the podcast to other teachers you know.  Follow us on Instagram: @byeteachinguk Sign up for our newsletter.This podcast was produced and edited by Simon Elvin - say hello to him over on LinkedIn Music by Escape from the Giant Bubble Follow them on Instagram @escape_from_the_giant_bubble Got a question you’d like answering on the podcast? Email me and let me know at [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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