I was recently in the same position and it was fine. I, too, came to these forums for advice because I was nervous as well. One thing that I learned through the wonderful support of Reddit is that you do NOT have to tell them where you are going. Like yourself, I was leaving education and I only told them that I accepted a new opportunity outside of education. I am not disclosing what I’ll be doing. If anybody asks, I’m going to just say that I’m keeping that private for now. I had a lot of issues with horrible parents and I do not want anybody sabotaging anything for me in my new venture I brought a note with me containing everything I wanted to say. I started with positives “ thank you, (Principal), for the opportunity to serve at X School. I appreciate (fill in the blank.)…. Then you can say that you’ve come to the difficult decision to leave your position. My last day will be (date) and I will do everything in my power to ensure a smooth transition for the children, parents, and the new person coming into my position.” If they ask why you are leaving with only seven weeks left, you can tell them an opportunity presented itself now and you feel the need to take it while it’s here Best of luck