{"id":2462,"date":"2026-02-10T14:56:38","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T13:56:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onderwijsregiohollandsnoorden.nl\/?post_type=verhalen_vlogs&p=2462"},"modified":"2026-02-10T14:57:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T13:57:00","slug":"how-is-it-now-with-zij-instromer-martijn-van-mourik","status":"publish","type":"verhalen_vlogs","link":"https:\/\/onderwijsregiohollandsnoorden.nl\/en\/verhalen-vlogs\/hoe-is-het-nu-met-zij-instromer-martijn-van-mourik\/","title":{"rendered":"How is side-stepper Martijn van Mourik doing now?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some years ago<\/a><\/strong> <\/strong><\/a>Martijn van Mourik made the switch from IT to education. He now has his teaching qualification and looks back with satisfaction on the road he has travelled. \u2018I really like teaching,\u2019 he says. \u2018Also because I can combine my work at school with other activities. That variety suits me well.\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Martijn started his career in education at Regius College in Schagen, but because computer science is a small section -at most schools even a one-man section- he has also been working at Han Fortmann College in Heerhugowaard for some time now. \u2018In Heerhugowaard, I am now walking along with a colleague who is retiring next year. We are preparing the coming school year together and I am taking over tasks step by step.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Martijn currently works 16 hours a week, spread over two days. \u2018Officially, I am still partly attached to Regius, but in practice I mainly work at Han Fortmann. I teach a few lessons in the lower school and am also busy with all kinds of other things.\u2019 For instance, he studies artificial intelligence and collaborates on new in-depth lessons for the lower grades. \u2018Students will soon be able to focus more on themes that appeal to them, such as sports, technology or computer science. I myself want to do something with game development, where pupils learn to make a simple game.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Looking back on his lateral entry route, Martijn is mostly positive. \u2018I have been working on it intensively for two years. Two days of teaching, one day a week to university and also self-study. If you really devote time and attention to it, it is quite doable.\u2019 He does stress that the course requires commitment. \u2018A lot is expected of you, but if you keep up, it is achievable. Computer science is a small field, but there is also limited intake. I did my course with one other lateral entrant. That also shows how big the need for teachers is.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Besides his work in education, Martijn is still active in the company he runs with his brother. \u2018We collect pinball machines and organise company outings in our gameroom. I mostly do that on weekends. The nice thing is that there are many interfaces with education: technology, programming and working with groups of people.\u2019 Looking ahead to next school year, Martijn concludes: \u2018After my colleague leaves, I will take over the computer science section and start working more hours. Until now I always ran with other teachers, soon I will have to do it myself. I see that as a nice next step.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Enkele jaren geleden maakte Martijn van Mourik de overstap van de IT naar het onderwijs. Inmiddels heeft hij zijn onderwijsbevoegdheid op zak en kijkt hij met tevredenheid terug op de weg die hij heeft afgelegd. \u2018Het onderwijs bevalt me heel goed,\u2019 vertelt hij. \u2018Ook omdat ik mijn werk op school kan combineren met andere activiteiten.... Read more \u00bb<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2464,"menu_order":0,"template":"","categories":[8,9],"class_list":["post-2462","verhalen_vlogs","type-verhalen_vlogs","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-homepage","category-orienteren-starten"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/onderwijsregiohollandsnoorden.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/verhalen_vlogs\/2462","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/onderwijsregiohollandsnoorden.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/verhalen_vlogs"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/onderwijsregiohollandsnoorden.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/verhalen_vlogs"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onderwijsregiohollandsnoorden.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/onderwijsregiohollandsnoorden.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/verhalen_vlogs\/2462\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2466,"href":"https:\/\/onderwijsregiohollandsnoorden.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/verhalen_vlogs\/2462\/revisions\/2466"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onderwijsregiohollandsnoorden.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2464"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/onderwijsregiohollandsnoorden.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2462"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onderwijsregiohollandsnoorden.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2462"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}