Thirty-something years ago I trained as a teacher and youth worker. In those days it wasn’t unusual to have school-based youth work with a member of the teaching staff combining both roles – and it was a route I considered at the time.
As it turned out my teaching career was short-lived – I often joke that I left teaching because I was interested in learning, but there is an element of truth in that. I chose youth work, but throughout my career have often worked with or in schools, and when those schools have had enlightened head teachers it has worked well.
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