I was 60 when I retired and knew I had made a mistake. I wanted to do something purposeful.
Lucy Kellaway talk to Kathy Newman on Times Radio about the shortage of new teachers joining the professions - and how experienced people in the 40s might be one of the solutions.
When Stuart Fuller, 62, was made redundant three years ago, he decided to retrain as a teacher.
Katie Waldegrave and Nick Sanders talk about career changing to teaching with BBC Radio Norfolk.
Now Teach, the charity supporting experienced people to become teachers, has appointed Graihagh Crawshaw-Sadler as its new CEO.