From the classroom to the office - Teaching to HR-ing!
After completing university, I took the leap into primary teaching. I spent five years in KS1 as a class teacher and during this time, joined the school's senior leadership team, specilalising in SEND.
When it was time for a change, I joined Lloyds Banking Group as an HR Apprentice and was placed in the Apprenticeships Team within 'Next Generation Talent Management and Acquisition'.
So far, my role has involved attending training, contributing to team discussions, writing pre-boarding questionnaires and gathering ideas for National Apprenticeship Week 2025, as well as much more.
I have loved my time at LBG thus far and would recommend the company to anyone who will listen!
I'm an apprentice in the Apprenticeships Team!
Alongside my apprenticeship qualification (which I start January 2025), I am involved in a number of different projects aimed at enhancing the apprenticeship experience for existing colleagues, as well as promoting apprenticeships externally.
Some of my current projects include:
- Co-leading on preparations for 'National Apprenticeship Week 2025'
- Writing content for LBG's "Imagine What's Next'" platform - if you haven't signed up to this yet, please do. Feel free to ask me about how to do this if you're unsure!
- Lloyds Careers Live - preparing for and presenting on the live broadcast
I make a difference every day
I went into teaching to make a difference every day and I did. When I was looking for something new, I still wanted to make a positive difference to others.
Working within the apprenticeships team, I help people navigate routes alternative to university. I help people realise that earning while they learn can be hugely beneficial - and I can speak from personal experience!
If you aren't happy, always have the confidence to make the change
Sometimes you're just ready for a change... and that's okay!
Your body gets nervous around change. It likes the status quo (from a purely evolutionary point of view, the status quo has kept you alive so far so why change it!?)
Even when we know that a change is what we need, we're likely to still feel nervous about it... even when we know it's the right thing to do.
If you've thought it through carefully and it's still what you want to do... it's your life - never be too afraid to make yourself happy.
Uploading my first "Imagine What's Next" content & seeing views grow!
I have worked to create content for LBG's pre-boarding platform, "Imagine What's Next".
At first, this task really took me out of my comfort zone. I hadn't had any experience of desgining online content like this before but I found it so rewarding!
I had lots of ideas but not much clue how to make these a reality, With the help of my team and a lot of perserverence, I learnt how to create my own videos and upload them to the platform. I also created activities based on key skills that candidates applying for LBG roles would find useful.
