The ultimate survival guide for working as a teacher.
Article Posted by: Apply4U
Working as a teacher is seen by many as a noble profession as you’re directly making a difference in people’s lives on a daily basis. If you’re interested in a career in teaching here’s everything you need to know.
Responsibilities of a primary school teacher
• Teaching all areas of the primary curriculum
• Taking responsibility for the progress of a class of primary-age pupils
• Creating displays for different lessons so that all learners can learn best
• Organising the classroom and learning resources
• Preparing and marking work
• Providing feedback to parents and careers about the pupil’s progress during parents’ evenings and meetings
• Working with others to plan and coordinate work.
• Organising and taking part in school events
• Liaising with colleagues and working flexibly, particularly in smaller schools
• Meeting with other professionals such as education welfare officers and educational psychologists if required
Other things to expect
There may be travel opportunities involved within the UK or abroad for school trips. Teaching posts are available in all areas but certain areas of teaching like a nursery or special needs are only available in some schools. In smaller schools, you may be expected to cover staff shortages but for the most part, teachers are based in their own classrooms.
Teachers have had a challenging time over the past year with the pandemic changing the way they do their job. Remote learning had to be implemented but fast forward to right now lessons can be conducted in the classroom as most adults in the UK have received their vaccine’s the question that might be on some peoples’ minds is if receiving the vaccine is mandatory for teachers? And the simple answer is no it’s not.
The highlights of being a teacher
Opportunity to make a difference
Consistent schedule
Professional collaboration
Every day is different
Opportunities for growth
Salary
Teacher training
Lasting relationships
Good benefits plan
High demand
Salary
Research shows that an increase in pay could reduce the number of leavers among early career teachers that teach in specialist subjects. Furthermore, there could be a salary boost of £3,000 tax-free for those teaching maths, physics, chemistry and computing.
Teacher training
One of the types of teacher training that may be offered in schools or even at university is PGCE and this stands for postgraduate certificate in education and this is an additional qualification offered by some providers.
How to promote a successful teaching career
To set your teaching career up for success that are many different things you can do, one of the immediate things you can do is to believe in your students’ potential. Some other items to add to your list of goals could be learning everything you can about your field, being creative and thinking outside of the box, reflect to evolve as a teacher and I’m sure there are probably many more things you can do but we’d be here all day if I were to list them all.
Do you want to find your next teaching role? Aspire people have some great jobs available here.
Written by Amber Scott from the Apply4U team.
Working as a teacher is seen by many as a noble profession as you’re directly making a difference in people’s lives on a daily basis. If you’re interested in a career in teaching here’s everything you need to know.
Responsibilities of a primary school teacher
• Teaching all areas of the primary curriculum
• Taking responsibility for the progress of a class of primary-age pupils
• Creating displays for different lessons so that all learners can learn best
• Organising the classroom and learning resources
• Preparing and marking work
• Providing feedback to parents and careers about the pupil’s progress during parents’ evenings and meetings
• Working with others to plan and coordinate work.
• Organising and taking part in school events
• Liaising with colleagues and working flexibly, particularly in smaller schools
• Meeting with other professionals such as education welfare officers and educational psychologists if required
Other things to expect
There may be travel opportunities involved within the UK or abroad for school trips. Teaching posts are available in all areas but certain areas of teaching like a nursery or special needs are only available in some schools. In smaller schools, you may be expected to cover staff shortages but for the most part, teachers are based in their own classrooms.
Teachers have had a challenging time over the past year with the pandemic changing the way they do their job. Remote learning had to be implemented but fast forward to right now lessons can be conducted in the classroom as most adults in the UK have received their vaccine’s the question that might be on some peoples’ minds is if receiving the vaccine is mandatory for teachers? And the simple answer is no it’s not.
The highlights of being a teacher
Opportunity to make a difference
Consistent schedule
Professional collaboration
Every day is different
Opportunities for growth
Salary
Teacher training
Lasting relationships
Good benefits plan
High demand
Salary
Research shows that an increase in pay could reduce the number of leavers among early career teachers that teach in specialist subjects. Furthermore, there could be a salary boost of £3,000 tax-free for those teaching maths, physics, chemistry and computing.
Teacher training
One of the types of teacher training that may be offered in schools or even at university is PGCE and this stands for postgraduate certificate in education and this is an additional qualification offered by some providers.
How to promote a successful teaching career
To set your teaching career up for success that are many different things you can do, one of the immediate things you can do is to believe in your students’ potential. Some other items to add to your list of goals could be learning everything you can about your field, being creative and thinking outside of the box, reflect to evolve as a teacher and I’m sure there are probably many more things you can do but we’d be here all day if I were to list them all.
Do you want to find your next teaching role? Aspire people have some great jobs available here.
Written by Amber Scott from the Apply4U team.