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This transition is not about mindset. It’s about action. And the right action starts with clarity.
Before looking outward, you need to look inward.
What have you actually been doing in your role?
Teaching is not just teaching. It includes:
managing stakeholders
delivering structured programmes
analysing performance and outcomes
leading initiatives
communicating complex ideas clearly
The challenge is not having the experience. It’s recognising it and deciding which parts you want to bring forward.
This is where many teachers underestimate themselves.
Once you understand your experience, the next step is to map it into potential roles.
This is where EdTech becomes a natural transition.
It sits close to education, meaning your understanding of students, classrooms, and pedagogy is highly relevant. EdTech companies need people who understand how learning actually works, not just how software works.
Within EdTech, there are multiple entry points:
curriculum and learning design
training and onboarding
customer success and implementation
project management
sales and account management
technical and product-related roles
The key is not to explore everything.
It is to narrow your focus to one or two roles that genuinely align with your strengths.
This is often the hardest part to do alone.
Many teachers try to figure it out through trial and error, which leads to months of applying without traction.
This is exactly why working with someone who understands the sector can make a difference.
At RecruitHer, we offer CV and career audit sessions that help you:
identify your transferable skills
understand which roles fit you best
gain clarity on your next step
This removes guesswork and gives you direction.
Once you know what you’re targeting, you can start looking for roles.
Use:
LinkedIn
job boards
company career pages
But here’s the caveat.
Do not apply with a teacher CV.
This is one of the biggest reasons teachers do not get responses.
Your CV needs to reflect the role you are applying for, not your job title. It should highlight the skills and outcomes that match the job description and what the company is looking for.
The shift from education to corporate hiring is not just about changing roles. It’s about changing language.
At RecruitHer, we support teachers in translating their experience into language that hiring managers in EdTech actually understand.
If your CV lands, the next step is usually a screening interview.
This is typically a 15 to 20 minute conversation with someone from HR.
It’s not designed to test your depth of experience. It’s designed to check:
are you aligned with the role
do you understand what the job involves
are your expectations realistic
Your job here is simple.
Show that you understand the role and that you can do it.
If you pass the screening, you’ll move to a more detailed interview with the hiring manager.
This is where many candidates fall short.
They talk about everything they’ve done, instead of focusing on what is relevant.
What you need to do instead is:
connect your experience directly to the job description
highlight specific examples where you’ve solved similar problems
structure your answers clearly, using methods like STAR
This is not about listing your experience. It’s about making it relevant.
An interview is not just about being assessed.
It’s also your opportunity to assess the company.
If you’re leaving teaching because of lack of support, limited progression, or poor leadership, you need to make sure you’re not stepping into the same situation again.
Ask questions about:
team structure
management style
growth opportunities
company values
This is your chance to understand whether the role actually fits you.
Many teachers skip this entirely.
You shouldn’t.
Negotiation does not always have to be about salary.
It can be:
flexibility
working patterns
development opportunities
But you should always negotiate something that matters to you.
Navigating a career transition is a major life event. Trying to figure it out by yourself through trial and error can be incredibly frustrating, exhausting, and isolating.
But you don't have to do it on your own.
At RecruitHer, we actively support teachers through this exact journey. Our Career Transition Programme is specifically designed to tackle all eight of these steps alongside you. From unpacking your initial skills and translating your CV, right through to preparing you for hiring manager interviews and salary negotiations, you will have an expert guide in your corner every step of the way.
You already have the skills to succeed in the corporate world. You just need the right strategy to get there.
If you are ready to stop guessing and want someone to guide you through a proven transition process, let's map out your next move together. Get in touch to find out more.
Do I need to get a new degree or qualification to leave teaching?
No. This is one of the biggest misconceptions holding teachers back. You already have a massive toolkit of highly valuable, transferable skills—from project management and data analysis to stakeholder communication. Your hurdle isn't a lack of qualifications; it is simply learning how to translate your existing experience into the commercial language that hiring managers use.
Will I have to take a massive pay cut to start in a corporate role?
Not necessarily. Many teachers assume they have to start at the very bottom of the corporate ladder, but this simply isn't true. Because you are bringing deep, specialised knowledge of the education sector into spaces like EdTech, your background is highly valuable. Depending on the role, EdTech salaries are incredibly competitive and often come with much faster career progression than the public sector.
Do I need to be "techy" to work in EdTech?
Absolutely not. EdTech companies already have software engineers to build their platforms. What they desperately need are professionals who actually understand how people learn, what happens in a classroom, and what the end-user's pain points are. Your pedagogical knowledge is your unspoken advantage.
Why am I applying for dozens of jobs but not hearing anything back?
If you are sending out applications and getting met with silence, the problem is almost certainly your positioning. Hiring managers spend about six seconds scanning a CV. If your resume is filled with education jargon or reads like a "scattered" list of every duty you've ever had, it will get skipped. Your CV must be highly focused and explicitly translated for the exact role you are targeting.
How long does it typically take to transition out of teaching?
If you take the "DIY" approach of guessing what roles fit and applying blindly, the process can easily take a year or more of frustrating trial and error. However, when you take the time to properly audit your skills, nail down your specific niche, and apply with a translated, corporate CV, that timeline shrinks dramatically. Clarity is the ultimate shortcut.
