“The perfect springboard for launching a career change into tech.”


A lot has changed for us since we left our little bubble in Derbyshire last year to move to Israel. We had a rough plan for how we would approach building a new life here, but many of the details were uncertain, and itโ€™s only now that some of the key pieces are starting to fall into place.

For me professionally this was a big jump into the unknown. I left a dream job with the amazing people at Alfreton Park Community Special School, and I didnโ€™t have any idea what Iโ€™d do for work when we arrived. Iโ€™ve accidentally ended up taking a sabbatical of sorts, and Iโ€™m extremely fortunate to have had the opportunity to spend most of the past year studying. First of all that meant learning Hebrew with other new immigrants to Israel (Iโ€™ve still got a long way to but Iโ€™ve made some good progress!), and since March Iโ€™ve been taking my first steps in a new career…

Thereโ€™s a massive hi-tech industry here, and since Iโ€™ve always been a spreadsheet nerd and loved logic and puzzles and stuff like that, I thought Iโ€™d give coding a go. Iโ€™ve recently completed the incredible 3-month Full Stack Development Bootcamp with Developers.Institute in Tel Aviv, and Iโ€™m very excited that tomorrow is my first day of work in my new job as a Software Programmer.

On paper, jumping from special needs education into hi-tech seems like a massive shift. But with a bit of luck Iโ€™ve been able to find something in the spot where these two worlds intersect, and it feels like the perfect next step for me. Iโ€™ll be working at https://d-bur.com – a company that specialises in assistive communication software (a bit like the Israeli version of Inclusive Technology, for all my SEN and SALT peeps). Iโ€™m really passionate about the work theyโ€™re doing and I canโ€™t wait to join the team.

Review on Switchup :

The last few months have been challenging and intense – for pretty much everyone, but especially for Tehila Aarons-Richardson. Sheโ€™s had to put up with the very long hours of my course, taking care of the girls while Iโ€™ve not been available. Iโ€™m unendingly grateful for her support, and I wouldnโ€™t have this amazing opportunity without her help and encouragement. 


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Developers.Institute is a selective & intensive coding bootcamp, dedicated to educating the next generation of tech talent in Israel. We offer cutting-edge mentored courses in Web and mobile Development, working with the industryโ€™s best professionals to create the most that promise to take you from beginner to job-ready developer in 3 months.

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