But all I've done is teach.

No one challenges this when you say it. But it's the belief that keeps qualified educators stuck in classrooms they've outgrown, watching consultants with half their expertise land the roles they want.

After years helping teachers transition into consulting, instructional design and education leadership, here's what I've learnt about why the sector you want isn't seeing you yet:

🔍 When you describe yourself as "just a teacher," the market believes you. You've positioned yourself as someone who delivers curriculum, not someone who designs strategy, manages stakeholders and drives organisational change. But you've done all three.

📸 When your resume reads like a teaching application, corporate education teams scroll past. They're not looking for someone who can manage a classroom. They're looking for someone who can facilitate adult learning, design scalable programmes and influence without authority. You've done that too.

📲 When you use education jargon, you're speaking a language hiring managers outside schools don't understand. "Differentiated instruction" means nothing to them. "Tailoring complex information for diverse audiences to drive engagement and outcomes" means everything.

🕐 When you assume consulting requires a different skill set, you're underestimating what teaching actually demands. Needs analysis. Stakeholder management. Content design. Facilitation. Feedback. Iteration. You've been consulting for years. You just called it "teaching."

💼 When you wait for someone to tap you on the shoulder, you'll be waiting a long time. Schools promote from within. The corporate education space doesn't know you exist yet. You have to make yourself visible in rooms you've never been in.

Here's what most teachers still miss about making this move:

You don't need more qualifications. You need better positioning.

💚 Your LinkedIn shouldn't scream "classroom teacher." It should signal the broader capabilities you've built, curriculum design, programme delivery, learning strategy, capability development.

💚 Your resume shouldn't list subjects taught. It should show impact, outcomes and transferable expertise that makes sense outside a school context.

💚 Your language shouldn't assume the reader knows education. It should translate your work into terms that resonate with L&D leaders, consultancies and EdTech teams.

💚 Your story shouldn't sound like you're running away from teaching. It should sound like you're running toward the next logical step.

Because here's the truth about education consulting:

The people already in those roles aren't smarter than you. They're not more experienced than you.

They just learnt to talk about their skills differently.

They stopped saying "I teach Year 10 English" and started saying "I design and deliver learning experiences that build capability and shift behaviour."

Same skills. Different frame. Completely different outcomes.

That's not a credentials problem. That's a translation problem. And it's fixable.

If you're ready to move beyond the classroom but your applications keep getting filtered out, your materials are the bottleneck.

Not your experience. Not your potential. Your positioning.

Book now and let's get you out of the classroom and into a new role!