I have been a secondary school geography teacher for four years. I have worked in London for all of that time in both state and private schools. Now I have decided to leave the profession and pursue an academic career. Any guilt or misgivings I have been feeling about such a big change I have managed to assuage with the thought that I have given it a good go.
Whilst teaching has been incredibly rewarding I have an academic itch to scratch. I am sure I am not alone in feeling that I didn't make the most of my time during my undergraduate degree. I achieved a good result but didn't appreciate the opportunities. Since becoming a teacher I have fallen back in love with my subject and remembered what it is that made me choose to study Geography at University. Now I want to leave my own mark on a subject that means so much to me.
In September 2015 I will begin an MSc in Global Environmental Change at the University of Leicester. My main research interests are atmospheric change and feedback in ecosystems, in particular Arctic ecosystems. I am very much at a junction in my life, this blog will track the next stretch.
