But life in school is not all rosy, with budgets unable to provide the same resources as management consultants.
"There are major administrative headaches. I wasn't used to running around trying to find a video that works, rather than having someone to sort it out for you," he said.
His salary has, in his words, "fallen off a cliff" and yet work takes up more of his time than it ever has before.
Evans has coped with the salary drop because he earned a reasonably high wage earlier in his career, but for other career-changers the lifestyle that accompanies their new work can take the gloss off their job satisfaction.
"The problem is, many find it difficult to rationalize their career desires with the simple truth of living costs, particularly in London and the south-east," recruitment expert Tait said.
"We recently met a strategy consultant who left his ?80,000 (US$149,800) a year job to work for a leading charity for ?30,000 pounds. The satisfaction he got from this was tremendous, but he is now looking for a job in the ?50,000 pound range with more of a lifestyle balance."
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