One-to-one coaching
Fifty-minute sessions on video or in person in Bristol. Between sessions you can send me drafts and questions, and I reply within two school days.
Career coaching for teachers · Bristol and online
You can leave teaching without starting from zero.
I'm Grace Holloway. I taught secondary science for eleven years before moving into learning design, and I now help teachers find the roles their skills already fit: training, product, policy, operations and more. We work on the CV, the story and the first three applications together.
New cohort starts after the summer term; individual coaching any time.
Six sessions from staffroom to offer
- 01
Session 1 · translate the timetable
We list what you already do: behaviour systems, data drops, parent evenings and CPD. Then we rewrite it as outcomes a corporate recruiter recognises.
- 02
Session 2 · pick three doors
Learning design, edtech, policy, charity programmes, recruitment and operations are the usual ones. We choose three and name real employers, not job boards.
- 03
Session 3 · CV surgery
One page, results first, no education jargon. You leave with a master CV and two trimmed versions for different role types.
- 04
Session 4 · coffee chats
Scripts for reaching out to people already doing the job, plus a tracker so you are having conversations instead of sending blind applications.
- 05
Sessions 5–6 · mock interviews
Two full runs with feedback, including why you are leaving teaching and how to talk about classroom management as people leadership.
Support built around a teacher's calendar
Sessions happen after school, at weekends and in the holidays, so you never have to explain a dentist appointment.
Application reviews
I read every application before you send it, line by line, and mark what a recruiter will skim past. Most clients send between six and ten.
Offer and first ninety days
Once an offer arrives, we talk salary and notice, then plan your first three months so the new job does not feel like a second NQT year.
Clients from the last three years
- Teachers coached through a career change
- 212
- In a new role within six months
- 81%
- Median first-year salary increase
- 14%
- Grace spent teaching before coaching
- 11 yrs
Teachers who made the move
“I thought I was only qualified to teach. Grace showed me I had been running a training programme for thirty teenagers every day.”
“The coffee chat scripts were the turning point. Two of those chats became interviews, and one became my job.”
“She never once made me feel guilty for leaving. I still miss my classes, and I am much happier.”
Programmes
Every programme starts with a free call. Payment plans are available over three months at no extra cost.
Paying in full saves 20%
CV Reset
Two sessions to rebuild your CV and LinkedIn for one target role.
£290per programme
- Skills translation session
- CV rewrite with you
- One application review
Career Change
The full six-session programme from target roles to offer.
£1,150per programme
- Six one-to-one sessions
- Unlimited application reviews
- Two mock interviews
- Introductions to past clients
Summer Cohort
Six weekly group sessions over the summer holidays, eight teachers per group.
£640per programme
- Group workshops
- One private session
- Peer accountability group
Questions teachers ask me
Do I have to resign before we start?
No, and I would advise against it. Most clients coach while teaching and hand in notice once an offer is signed.
Which roles do former teachers go into?
Learning design, corporate training, education technology, policy, charity programmes, recruitment and operations most often.
Will I have to take a pay cut?
Sometimes for the first role, often not. We look at real salary data for your target roles in the first session.
Can you help if I want to stay in education?
Yes. Some clients move into school leadership, exam boards or tutoring businesses instead of leaving the sector.
Not sure leaving is right?
That is exactly what the free call is for. We will talk through what you want more of, and less of, before you spend a penny.
Tell me where you are now
A few details help me prepare. I suggest call times within three school days, including evenings.