Aged 41, I’m back at my secondary school – but this time they’ve let me in the staffroom | Nell Frizzell

The Guardian UK Sunday 06 September 2026, 09:00 UTC By Nell Frizzell 1 min read

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I’m one of many creatives turning to teaching mid-career, but that’s no bad thing. I’m thrilled by the prospectYou know those dreams when you’re back at school? And you’re sitting at a desk reading a GCSE exam paper?

I’m one of many creatives turning to teaching mid-career, but that’s no bad thing. I’m thrilled by the prospect

You know those dreams when you’re back at school? And you’re sitting at a desk reading a GCSE exam paper? Only you don’t recognise anyone around you? Well, I am living that dream. Because, at the age of 41, I have gone back to school. And not just any school. I have gone back to my own secondary school. Only this time, I am allowed in the staffroom.

That’s right: a short 25 years after walking out of those concrete and carpeted halls, the smell of polyester jumpers and canteen chips heady on the early summer air, I am back. But now I’m training to be a teacher.

Nell Frizzell is a journalist and author

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