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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Emma Sheppard

‘Now I go home happy’: meet the further education teachers enriching students’ lives – and their own

Andy Foulks further education teacher, standing in front of an XYZ 660 HD, VMC. XYZ Machine Tools, CNC (Computer Numerically Controlled) Vertical Machining Centre with additional 4th & 5th Axis. machine is an XYZ 660 HD, VMC. It is used to make a range of Prismatic Parts out of a wide range of engineering materials.
Andy Foulks enjoyed training apprentices while working in industry, so made the move to teaching Photograph: PR

Taking up a new job can feel daunting – especially if you’re already well established in an industry you love. But as we all know, it’s often the scariest decisions that turn out to be the most rewarding.

The Department for Education’s new further education (FE) teacher recruitment campaign aims to attract skilled industry professionals from a number of key sectors, including construction, engineering and manufacturing, legal, finance and accounting, digital/IT and health and social care.

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