How To Become A Teacher

My name is Martin Meenath from City Tutors Limited, and I am a non-practicing barrister, a lector and a tutor. There are many reasons to become a teacher, not just the hours, the pay, the pension and the holidays. The rewarding nature of the job is something that attracted great many people.

Teaching is divided into four key stages which correspond roughly to the ages of a child's development, between the compulsory school ages of 3 and 18. Each teacher in England of Wales is qualified in at least two of these key stages. If you want to be a primary school teacher, you'll have to have a degree in primary education or in another subject plus a post-graduate stiff of education.

You'll be teaching children between the ages of 3 and 11 which correspond to the first two key stages and you'll be expected to teach the entire national curriculum for children. There won't be a special subject. If you want to teach children above the age of 11, you'll be specialized in at least two subjects and you'll have either a teaching degree or a degree in your own particular subject and a post-graduate stiff of education.

After you get your PGCE, you are required to do professional training in a school, after which, you'll gain qualified teacher status. You'll be functioning more or less as a teacher in that situation, but you'll have someone supervising you and if you've heard rumors about going to tough schools, you can discount them. You go to schools in your local area that meet with your needs and meet the educational authorities' needs.

Teaching is a fast-changing profession, and with the introduction of free schools and with a greater interplay between private and public schools, we're going to see quite a lot of development and changes and we're also going to see teaching becoming a profession that more and more people go for. I would urge you, if you wish to have a rewarding career, consider this as an option. .