What careers are out there?!

[LostHead]

Hi all

I’m a headteacher and have been for a few years now but have decided I’m ready to move on from schools.
My problem is that I’ve only ever been in teaching so I have absolutely no clue what other jobs and career paths are out there! Obviously that isn’t entirely true, but I find myself going round in circles with just the same suggestions given to ex-teachers (suggested by ex-teachers!) and none of these interest me. I feel there must be more out there that I’m just not seeing, so I’d like to know what jobs other people do please.
Ideally, I’d like something where I can either work from home or do the school run a couple of times a week. I’d also realistically want a salary of around £40K. I don’t really want to spend loads of time retraining/ doing more qualifications but I’d consider it for the right thing.
Please can you share with me what you do if it fits this criteria? I’d love to hear anything at all, no matter how weird and wonderful or niche! Doesn’t need to have any link to education or management but happy to hear about those too. Help a lost mum out! Thanks so much for reading. First post here so hope I’ve not annoyed anyone on my first go!

Have a look at civil service roles, focus on what sounds interesting to you and if you meet the person criteria, they're pretty welcoming of a broad set of experience if you can tailor it to their process and behaviours.

As headteacher you will have fantastic communication, leadership, influencing skills etc.

DoE is an obvious one, but don't limit yourself to education related, as I say your skills are completely transferable.

As a headteacher I'd expect you to be able to get in at SEO as a minimum if it's an area completely new to you, and that's c£40k, but sure you could shoot for a higher grade.

Former teacher here, now out of teaching for 8/9ish years.

If you want a desk job, you need to decide if you want to work for a charity or non profit, or in a government role. Or if you want to step into the corporate world.

That alone will determine the sort of place you'll start looking at.

The corporate world is just any business that works for profit. Could be B2B (businesses selling to other businesses, e.g. manufacturers to retailers, suppliers to construction etc), or B2C (business to consumer). B2C are selling to the general public. In my experience, B2B can be a little slower, but not by much, and more traditional in approach (more stuffy!), and B2C is more creative and more creative freedom... but with more pressure.

Corporate jobs in B2B and B2C focus on the main areas of business: sales, marketing, HR, Finance, Operations, and IT. It's pretty much the same everywhere.

Sales suits chatty people who LIVE to build relationships with others.

Marketing suits creative types who have an analytical mindset.

HR suits the peopley people who just love to mediate between others and recruit new people to the business.

Finance suits people who like budgets and spreadsheets and numbers.

Operations varies depending on the business but if you like to be in the thick of delivering the actual product or service then this could be for you.

IT suits quiet people who like to work with tech and help others fix computer issues.

Many of these roles exist in the not for profit and charity space too.

But the big difference with a charity role is that you are under less pressure to perform according to the profit of the business. It's a different vibe. More relaxed, typically. You might be the only person doing your job role and there might be no one really checking up on you and your progress, which is nice if you don't want pressure... but may stunt your career progression long term.

Government jobs are apparently low pressure and high income roles. Two friends of mine are civil servants and can do the school run and work from home.

Thank you both for taking the time to respond and adding such detail. Lypros what is SEO? I have no clue! Thank you!

Working in education management, in a private training provider, or at a government body relating to education. Like for universities, they have HEFCE and then there's the Institute of Education. Also educational publishing?