Becoming a Teacher

retired_J_Ahmed_K · 10-03-2007, 05:36 PM

I thought a HND was like one year below a degree. At the uni I went to, if you got a HND you could top it up by doing another year.

retired_donna121 · 10-03-2007, 05:57 PM

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Originally posted by David Ashworth:
I thought a HND was like one year below a degree. At the uni I went to, if you got a HND you could top it up by doing another year.

Yep, my HND was a two year course so would have had to do another 1/2 years to top it up, depending on the course.

The problem with topping it up would mean doing another year of Leisure & Sports Management which I wouldn't want to do. I have left that behind and would find it hard to motivate myself for something like that.

retired_donna121 · 10-03-2007, 05:59 PM

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Originally posted by Lionel Perez:
An HND is equivilant to a degree right? If so you'd probably be a good candidate for GTP, they favour people who have had another career but want to go into teaching:

http://www.tda.gov.uk/Recruit/thetra...ourse/gtp.aspx

Would be ok, but again:

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What qualifications do you need?

You need qualifications at least equivalent to a UK bachelors degree and GCSE grade C or above in mathematics and English. If you intend to teach primary or key stage 2/3 (ages 7-14), you must also have achieved a standard equivalent to a grade C in a GCSE science subject.

retired_navy0614 · 10-03-2007, 06:46 PM

What level do you want to teach at, and what subject? The requirements for teaching in the FE sector are far less stringent than secondary - indeed, you don't necessarily need a teaching qualifaction for some jobs...just showing a willingness to perhaps study for one sometime in the future (whilst still teaching in the same post of course...perhaps even paid for by the college)

retired_tripaige · 10-03-2007, 06:51 PM

if i wanted to be a university lecturer, what would I need to do? any teaching specific qualifications?

or do most lecturers start off at colleges etc and move up?

retired_Hermz · 10-03-2007, 07:04 PM

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Originally posted by Jorg:
Now, I have been working with young people on and off since the age of 18, I am now 27. I have an HND but I have been told it will take me 4 years to become a teacher. This makes no sense at all. I am very good at working with young people and have been a youth worker for the past three years. Surely we should be encouraging people like myself into the profession.

I would welcome any thoughts or opinions on this subject. Also, any advice from someone in a similar position would be appreciated.

The profession, in Scotland at least is taking record numbers into teacher training, both at undergraduate and post-grad level. This is the main reason that only a 1/3 of probationers found a full time job at the end of there 1 yr contract this year. Bear that in mind if you are considering joining.

It also seems that more and more people see teaching as an easy 2 yr option (training then the probation year) after they finish their degree. I get the impression that most people don't have a clue what they want to do then decide - "oh teaching looks great". I don't doubt your enthusiasm but remember working with the young people is just one part of the job - you need to be able to teach a subject(s) as well.

retired_navy0614 · 10-03-2007, 07:09 PM

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Originally posted by Matt Cavanagh:
if i wanted to be a university lecturer, what would I need to do? any teaching specific qualifications?

or do most lecturers start off at colleges etc and move up?

I suspect that you need to make friends at the uni you may have in mind - i.e. do some studying there, maybe do some part-time teaching to fund it and take it from there.

I've done my BA at Liverpool, my MA there after a year down in London doing a PGCE(PC) and I plan to approach them with a view to doing a PhD there next year. I could've pursued a route of doing some part-time teaching (which the uni does offer as an option of funding your studies) but I'll save that for next year. Once I'm suited up with a doctorate and some teaching time, hopefully that will be my foot firmly on the rung of the ladder

retired_mandyg · 10-03-2007, 09:22 PM

Been to my PGCE tonight - it's the most boring qualification on Earth. We did Harvard Referencing, AGAIN.

I was lucky (I think that's the word) to get into the college where I have been teaching for 2.5 years because my g/f works there and they needed someone who could teach IT as a matter of urgency (people going off 'sick', ie. hate the new management). The rule with regards to the PGCE is that you have to be "working towards" that qual, hence I'm doing it now over two years. So, basically, if you're in the right place at the right time, you don't need teaching qualifications.

Also, Cavanagh, you have to be qualified above the level you teach so you'd need at least a Masters degree to teach at degree level.

retired_navy0614 · 10-03-2007, 10:10 PM

Harvard referencing is fffs. Footnotes ftw. So much more practical, tidy and easy to look things up with. When I'm reading I don't want to look at the back of the bloody thing for a reference, nor do I want it plonked in the middle of the page so I'm skipping references every two lines.

retired_kikiiscwazy · 10-03-2007, 10:11 PM

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Originally posted by Zaitsev:
Harvard referencing is fffs. Footnotes ftw. So much more practical, tidy and easy to look things up with. When I'm reading I don't want to look at the back of the bloody thing for a reference, nor do I want it plonked in the middle of the page so I'm skipping references every two lines.

Completely agreed. Only ever used footnotes.

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