Between 1982 and 1986, Eagles was an assistant master at Tonbridge School, an independent school in Tonbridge, Kent, and also worked as a freelance translator.
Von 1982 bis 1986 war Eagles zunächst Lehrer (Assistant Master) an der Tonbridge School, einer Independent School, in Tonbridge, in der Grafschaft Kent, und arbeitete nebenbei als freiberuflicher Übersetzer.