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However, the choice of what you study can be critical in ensuring that you gain entry to a teacher training course and ultimately get a job in the teaching profession. Nerves are okay — it means you care, but rest assured your PGCE year is completely do-able and a great experience. It does matter where you do your PGCE as that is the area in which schools and tutors work together to match jobs to trainees.
Jobs directly related to your degree include: Community education officer. Early years teacher. Education administrator. Education consultant. English as a foreign language teacher. Further education teacher. Learning mentor. Primary school teacher. Can I become a teacher without a degree?
You need qualified teacher status QTS to teach in most state schools. You must have an undergraduate degree or equivalent qualification to obtain QTS. You could then top up your foundation degree to a full honours degree or take a two-year degree course leading to qualified teacher status mainly available in shortage subjects or obtain a post as an unqualified teacher in a private or free school and obtain QTS through the assessment-only route.
Alternatively, you could consider taking an honours degree on a part-time basis while working. If you want to become a teacher but are worried about the cost of studying for a degree followed by teacher training, remember that a range of scholarships and bursaries is available. You might be able to find work teaching English as a foreign language overseas without a degree or a teaching qualification, though on the whole, employers like you to have both.
There are non-teaching roles available in teaching and education and in related fields where a degree is not required. There are various qualifications available at different levels in childcare, playwork and similar areas, and it is often possible to train after you have started working, with the course costs met by your employer.
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Professional skills tests : a pass in both literacy and numeracy professional skills tests are required before you start teacher training. Some teacher training providers require this before they can even offer you a place. Overseas qualification comparison If you are an overseas candidate, you may have a comparable qualification. Private Schools While state schools in the UK require you to have a degree, Qualified Teacher Status QTS and relevant school experience, some schools, such as private schools and academies, are able to recruit teachers without a degree.
Troops to Teachers In exceptional circumstances you won't need a degree, such as if you are former service personnel enrolling on the Troops to Teachers scheme. Related Articles Non-subject specific degrees - a help or a hindrance?
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