Work (and study)60%
Study29%
Unemployed6%
Unavailable5%
Academia and HE15%
Education13%
Health & Social Care9%
Banking & Investment
7%Govt, Order,
Policy6%
Culture, Sport, Leisure
5%
Accountancy & Finl Svcs
5%
Consultancy5%
Charity & Devlpt4%
Consumer Goods &
Retail4%
Other4%
Law4%
IT & Computing3%
Engineering & Mfg3%
13% of Oxford UGs and PGs who go into work, go into school teaching
Four years of DLHE data, 2008/2009-2011/2012Six months after leaving
Teaching qualifications
Qualified teacher status (QTS) is required to
teach in state-maintained schools
• Some training routes also lead to other qualifications
such as Postgraduate Certificates or Diplomas and
Masters-level credits
Options without QTS (training ‘on-the-job’)
• Independent sector and Academies
• Post-compulsory sector (FE)
Routes into Teaching
In a nutshell Duration Tuition
fees?
Bursary/scholarship/sa
lary?
PGCE University-based with teaching
placements
1 year full time
Flexible options
available
Up to £9k
loan
available
Up to £25K, depending
on subject and degree
class
School Direct Based in schools with university
support
1 year full time Up to £9k
loan
available
Up to £25K, depending
on subject and degree
class
Teach First 2 years teaching in a challenging
school following 6 weeks intensive
training
2 years full time
(QTS after year 1)
No Year 1: unqualified
teacher salary (£15K-
£21K)
Year 2: QTS salary
(£21K-£29K)
School Direct
(salaried)
School-based training for those with
>3yrs relevant experience
1 year full time No Unqualified teacher
salary
Independent
sector
“On-the-job” training for unqualified
teachers. Some formal training
programmes available
Varies No Salary
• Primary & secondary, regions nationwide
• 2.1 or above, relevant degree
• For English, D&T, ICT, Maths and Science:
A*, A or B at A level (2 in science)
• Greater London
• North East
• North West
• South Coast
• South East
• West Midlands
• Yorkshire & the
Humber
• Wales
Addressing educational disadvantage.
Teach First schools - at least 50% of pupils must come from the lowest
30% of the IDACI (Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index),
prioritising those schools with higher levels of deprivation.
PGCE
• Primary and secondary, all subjects, nationwide
• University-based but with substantial periods of time in
two or more schools.
• Requires degree to have close relevance to chosen
teaching subject (>50% rough guide)
• Subject enhancement courses in maths, physics,
chemistry and languages
• PGDE in Scotland
School Direct
• Candidates selected by schools
– in-line with their future teaching needs.
• May be offered in a single school, or more commonly in
a group of schools
• Available throughout England.
• All subjects (including primary) available
• Most places for shortage secondary subjects (Maths,
Science, MFL)
• Process varies by location & partnership
Key difference from PGCE:
Expectation (though not a guarantee) of employment with
school on completion.
PGCE/School Direct
funding (England)English,
Geography,
History,
Music,
Biology and
Design &
Technology
Maths,
Physics,
Chemistry,
Computing
A*/A/B maths A
level & on
specialist
primary maths
course
• Bursary + 25% if training with School Direct in schools with more than 35% free school meals
• Tuition fee loan (fees up to £9k)
• Other loans and grants according to need
Teach First application process:
clear, one-stop shop
interaction; knowledge; resilience; self evaluation; planning & organising;
humility, respect & empathy; leadership; problem solving
teachfirst.org.uk
PGCE/School Direct application
process: one size fits all
motivation for teaching; relevant experience; commitment to teaching;
reflective qualities; awareness of current issues in education;
Application
Course search &
online application at
www.ucas.com
Application form +
Personal statement
+ Referees
comments
Applications OPEN
21 November
Interview
Interview with
course tutor &
teacher
?Group exercise
?Written exercise
?Presentation
Professional Skills
Test
Must pass before
starting course
Numeracy &
Literacy
education.gov.uk/tea
chskillstests
Independent SectorTeacher Training
• Popular route into teaching
• Regarded as slightly mysterious
– Unclear how to identify opportunities
– More information about relevant experience would be helpful for recent graduates
• Sector recognition
– Options to gain QTS, PGCE?
– Ease of transfer between independent and state-maintained sectors?