I quit my £45k-a-year maths teacher job with no plan, now I’m on £70k and I have WAY more free time

DAVID Booth was on track to become a head teacher at his local primary school after he was promoted to head of maths, and thought his whole career was planned out.

His job was secure, he could walk to work easily, and he was able to live comfortably on his £45,000 annual salary.

But with long hours and very little flexibility, David, 44 he started to have second thoughts about his career in teaching.