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City Teachers

City Teachers: Episode 2

Episode 2

BBC Radio 4 - City Teachers, Episode 2

Peter Curran follows three former city high fliers embarking on a year of teacher training

Three former city high fliers embark on a teacher training in the midst of the recession. Peter Curran follows them through one of the most challenging experiences of their lives.

Peter Curran follows three former city high fliers through their year of PGCE teacher training. They were all previously working in the corporate and financial sectors and decided to go into teaching when the 2008 recession hit. Despite their professional experience this will be one of the most challenging years of their lives. 

Peter rejoins the trainees as they take up their second school placements. The teaching profession needs sensitive and intelligent people; it also needs motivated leaders. We discover whether our trainees have these qualities. We also examine in what ways their pupils might benefit from this influx of enthusiastic career changers. We explore how the teaching world as a 'community' compares with that.


Producer: Sarah Cuddon
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