How to Become a Teacher in the United Kingdom
Teaching can be a rewarding experience. People often want to be teachers to give back or share their love of knowledge with others. For state-maintained schools in the United Kingdom and Wales, there are a few necessary steps to become a teacher.
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How to Become a Teacher in the UK
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Attend a university. To become a teacher in the U.K., you must earn a bachelor of education, bachelor of arts or bachelor of science degree. The best option is a bachelor of education, but any will help you continue with training. Gaining a degree takes three or four years.
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Enter a postgraduate certification of education program specific to your subject interest. This program lasts 24 weeks and will place you in two schools. Instead of a postgraduate certification of education program to become a teacher in the U.K., you may be placed in a school-centered initial training program. This is a better option if you are looking for classroom experience with just one school.
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Register for a graduate teaching program, which lasts one year. Working in this program is designed for mature people who want to work while training. This program is small and space is limited, so getting in is extremely competitive.
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Apply for the registered teacher program. You must have completed two years of a degree course to join this program. Here you get a job as an unqualified teacher while you train. You can get a degree level qualification as well as qualified teacher status over a two years while earning an unqualified teacher's salary.
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