Accountants Turn To Teaching

摘要

Accountants are among the finance professionals looking to retrain as maths teachers as jobs in the City become scarcer. The government's Training and Development Agency has recorded a 25% surge in applications to teach maths. Over 1,000 people in the financial sector have attended 'City seminars' to consider the option, but the news comes with a warning. Chris Olley, director of secondary maths postgraduate education at Kings College, believes experience in finance does not necessarily mean you are skilled at maths and he considers strong maths A-levels when selecting applicants. In Olley's experience of such career shifts, individuals who have worked in smart offices tend to 'gravitate back into finance when the opportunity arises' because of the tough demands of teaching.