Teach UK

Introduction

Teaching is an important and increasingly popular choice of career for all kinds of people.

Whatever your circumstances – if you’re about to graduate, or looking for a change of direction – there are more ways to enter the profession than ever before.

To ensure teaching is the right career choice for you, it makes sense to get some classroom experience.

Training providers want to know that you have the skills and motivation to teach, and you will usually be expected to have experience of working with children of the relevant age, preferably in a school environment.

 

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All about the trade

How to get your first teaching job

Wanda Marshall from educate.org.uk tells you what to expect from your first teach-related interview.


Skills you need

What financial support is available for teachers?

If you are a postgraduates on a PGCE leading to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), you will receive a £6,000 bursary while on Initial Teacher Training as long as your tuition fees are being paid by your Local Education Authority (LEA).

What you need to learn

A choice of schools

There is no such thing as a typical school. The kind of school you choose to work in will make a significant difference to the kind of experiences you will face as a teacher.


Possible careers

Now that you’ve gained QTS

First of all, congratulations on successfully completing your teacher training and gaining Qualified Teaching Status (QTS). There is no doubt that you will have worked long and hard to have achieved this.

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Wandsworth Primary Schools Consortium

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Bath Spa University has a long tradition of teacher training, and courses are planned and taught in close collaboration with teachers in schools.

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School of Teaching, Health and Care

See Bradford, see the world! West Yorkshire has a long tradition of pioneering in education and Bradford College continues that work. The McMillan School of Teaching, Health & Care bears the name of one of those pioneers who was concerned about the total well-being of children - before Every Child Matters was a Government policy! Twenty-first century Bradford has multicultural, multilingua

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