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Turn your talent
to teaching.
www.teach.gov.uk
What we will cover in today’s lesson….
The rewards of
teaching
What phase would
you like to teach?
Finding out more
Finding a training
route that’s right for
you
Your teaching career
Your training
Funding while you
train
Application process
Next steps
How much do you know about
Question
being a teacher?
What is the minimum starting salary for a newly
qualified teacher (NQT)?
• A. £18,500
• B. £16,422
• C. £21,588
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The rewards of teaching
£21,588
£27,000 (inner London)
Main scale
£31,552
£36,387 (inner London)
£34,181
£41,497 (inner London)
Upper pay scale
£36,756
£45,000 (inner London)
AST
£56,950
£64,036 (inner London)
£37, 461
£44,540 (inner London)
£37,461
£44,540 (inner London)
Leadership
£105,097
£112,181 (inner London)
How much do you know about
Question
being a teacher?
Teachers can enjoy up to how many weeks holiday a
year?
• A. 12 weeks
• B. 8 weeks
• C. 16 weeks
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The rewards of teaching
• Teachers enjoy up to 12 weeks’ holiday a year, giving them
opportunities to pursue their personal interests and spend
time with their families.
• Teaching offers the flexibility to fit your work to your life
through job-sharing and part-time work.
• Teachers have a generous occupational pension scheme
with guaranteed benefits.
What phase would you like to
teach?
Secondary
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You usually teach pupils between the ages of 11 and 18. Most secondary
teachers have one specialist subject.
•
Every teacher trains to work with at least two consecutive age ranges at either
primary or secondary level.
Primary
•
You teach pupils between the ages of 4 and 11, spending most of your school
day with your own class.
•
At primary level you will teach all the subjects of the primary curriculum, your
training will prepare you to teach these core subjects.
How much do you know about
Question
being a teacher?
Which subject teachers are in most demand?
• A. mathematics
• B. physics
• C. chemistry
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What subject would you like
to teach?
Are you interested in teaching science or mathematics?
•
If you believe you would make a good physics, chemistry or mathematics
teacher, but you have a degree in another subject, you can enhance your subject
knowledge by attending an enhancement course before starting your initial
teacher training.
Are you interested in teaching modern languages?
•
If you have a language degree (or you are a native speaker with a degree in
another subject) and need to develop a second language, we offer modern
language (ML) enhancement courses in French and German which you can
attend prior to starting a ML initial teacher training course.
For more information on these enhancement courses, speak to a TDA consultant or contact the Teaching
Information Line (TIL) 0845 6000 991.
Finding out more
School experience
• Getting experience of teaching and the school environment
is essential before deciding on a teaching career.
Visit a School
Talk to a teaching
advocate
Apply to the SAS
scheme
Finding out more
Visit a school
Talk to a teaching
advocate
• Approach a local school in your area
• Become a regular volunteer or classroom assistant
• The Teaching Information Line can also arrange for an
advocate to give you a call at a time convenient to you
Student Associates Scheme
(SAS)
• The Student Associates Scheme (SAS) allows you to gain
classroom experience while pursuing your studies.
• The provider will offer induction and training to prepare you
for a quality school-based placement of 15 days.
• Guided by teachers, you will be learning how to work with
pupils in the classroom.
• For 2010/11 students are paid a tax-free bursary of £40 for
each of the 15 days spent in school. This scheme is only
available in England.
• To find out more, visit: www.tda.gov.uk/sas
Question
What qualifications do you need to have to become
a teacher?
• A. A degree
• B. Maths GCSE grade C or above
• C. English GCSE grade C or above
• D. Science GCSE grade C or above
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Find a training route that is
right for you
• Teaching is a graduate profession, and for all routes you
will also need mathematics and English GCSE grade C or
above.
• If you want to teach primary pupils you will also need GCSE
grade C or above in science.
• Whatever your background and academic experience, there
is a route into teaching that will suit you.
Find a training route that’s
right for you
Postgraduate routes
• Postgraduate certificate in education (PGCE)
masters level
• Professional graduate certificate in education
-
university-led training
full-time, part-time or flexible
distance learning
• School-centred initial teacher training (SCITT)
-
school-based training
full-time
QTS only/PGCE
All routes
lead to
qualified
teacher
status
(QTS)
Find a training route that’s
right for you
Employment-based route leading to QTS
Graduate Teacher Programme (GTP)
• Employed by school as an unqualified teacher
• Usually full-time
• Led by EBITTs (employment-based initial teacher training
providers)
Your teaching career
Induction
• After your training, your first full year as a teacher is your
induction year
• During this year, you will teach an 80 per cent timetable and
you have the support of an induction mentor
• They will help you learn how to manage behaviour, organise
your time, and plan your lessons
• You will also have weekly meetings on teaching and subject
content with your mentor and your head of department.
Funding while you train
• Trainees starting ITT in the academic year 2010/11 are
offered a tax-free bursary; the amount of the bursary
depends on when an individual begins their training and the
subject they train to teach (Mathematics, Physics and
Chemistry are priorities and are awarded the highest level of
bursary).
• Training bursary rates for 2011/12 will be announced shortly.
Please check teach.gov.uk for updates.
How to apply
PGCE
GTTR
www.gttr.ac.uk
SCITT
GTTR
www.gttr.ac.uk
EBITT (GTP)
www.teach.gov.uk/ebrcontacts
How to make a successful
application for a teacher training
course
Personal statement
• Most crucial part of application form
• Used by training providers to assess your commitment to
teaching, desire for self-development, and enthusiasm
about education.
Question
What makes a good teacher?
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How to make a successful
application for a teacher training
course
You need to show:
• Enthusiasm
• Your motivation to teach
• Your ability to relate to and communicate with young people
• Your academic abilities
• Your desire for self-development
• Your potential contribution to school life
• Your personal and social skills; give examples of how you have used
these skills
How to make a successful
application for a teacher training
course
Your interview
• You will be asked about your experience of working with
young people, your commitment to teaching, and your
relevant knowledge and skills.
• It will usually include an individual interview and group
tasks such as group discussions, presentations, and
teaching mini-lessons.
• The aim of the day is for you and the interviewers to find
out if teaching is right for you.
How to make a successful
application for a teacher training
course
Practical tips
• Use the internet to research the latest developments in
education
• Try the TDA’s interactive interview
www.teach.gov.uk/interactiveinterview and application
assistant
• Look at training providers’ websites
• You can find out more information on providers and their
courses, visit www.tda.gov.uk/pprofiles
Next steps
Application deadlines
Primary (for Sept 2011 start)
Secondary (for Sept 2011 start)
1 December 2010
No ‘official’ deadline
We strongly recommend you submit
your application well in advance of
this date.
We strongly recommend you submit your
application as soon as possible to ensure
you stand the best chance of securing a
place on the course you want.
Turn your talent
to teaching.
www.teach.gov.uk