Becoming A Teacher

Hey everyone,

I'm looking for a bit of advice off someone who may have researched into this a bit more than me or maybe even is currently in the process. My number one career goal is to become a Police officer, and I've been for an interview the other week and find out in a few weeks if I've progressed to the next stage to become a PC.

Obviously, I need a backup plan if that doesn't work out. The only other job I have ever wanted to do is to become a teacher. Is there anyone who knows how to become a teacher, if you need experience, best things to do etc. I'm looking to becoming a secondary school teacher if the Police doesn't work out, and hopefully work my way up to the pastoral team in the school.

Help would be much appreciated!

Thanks

I think @Kardan; might be able to help you out here. For some reason I think he's studying to become a math teacher, could be very wrong.

I think you should find a subject you like, choose A-levels that are related to that subject, go to university and do that subject and usually you do an extra year I think to become a teacher

this both opens you to do a job related to that subject or teach kids about that subject

other than that route I have no idea

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Originally Posted by Futz

I think you should find a subject you like, choose A-levels that are related to that subject, go to university and do that subject and usually you do an extra year I think to become a teacher

this both opens you to do a job related to that subject or teach kids about that subject

other than that route I have no idea

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Thanks for this. I am currently at University studying Policing, but I can't do a year after for teaching could I because they don't teach Policing in high schools.

The "extra year" after the degree course for prospective teachers is the PGCE (PostGraduate Certificate in Education) and it doesn't matter what degree you hold before you go into it, it's still a pre-requisite for becoming a teacher in the UK. It doesn't just tell you how to teach what you've just learned as that would be pretty pointless, it's an all round educational training course and actually counts towards total credits for a Masters if you ever go back into education as a student

I did a 'UPS' course in sixth form, but it included at alot of stuff rather than solely about policing

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Originally Posted by JustZach

Thanks for this. I am currently at University studying Policing, but I can't do a year after for teaching could I because they don't teach Policing in high schools.

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Originally Posted by FlyingJesus

The "extra year" after the degree course for prospective teachers is the PGCE (PostGraduate Certificate in Education) and it doesn't matter what degree you hold before you go into it, it's still a pre-requisite for becoming a teacher in the UK. It doesn't just tell you how to teach what you've just learned as that would be pretty pointless, it's an all round educational training course and actually counts towards total credits for a Masters if you ever go back into education as a student

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Thanks for this! So I could do a PGCE after my 2 year Policing course?

Absolutely, if you know anyone who's done a teaching course get in touch with them to see how they went about it but the UCAS page for it is actually pretty useful and obviously people need teachers all the time so if it's something you want to get into there'll be pretty decent support

www.ucas.com/teacher-training

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Originally Posted by FlyingJesus

Absolutely, if you know anyone who's done a teaching course get in touch with them to see how they went about it but the UCAS page for it is actually pretty useful and obviously people need teachers all the time so if it's something you want to get into there'll be pretty decent support

www.ucas.com/teacher-training

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Thanks a lot for this, I will check it out! +rep

I think you might have everything covered but I'm doing a PGCE next year, got my application and everything sorted so give me a shout if you need anything else!