Lack of academic qualifications ruled out a full-time teaching career for David White but, back in the early 1980s, appointments in adult education were made on a far more casual basis. If someone had a demonstrable skill, they could be employed with little formality. And so it was that David was asked if he would like to teach pottery part-time at Calder College. He proved to be a good and enthusiastic teacher, and would continue working with those students until the early 1990s, moving gradually towards teaching glaze courses to students – this was another area where David’s passionate teaching style was successful.