If i don't get a degree how else can i get into teaching?

Question

i'm doing an HND at the moment and i want to top up to a Bsc but i'm not so sure i'll pass

Answer 1

there are loads of different routes into teaching these days, but all require a degree.  infact the government and unions are trying to push to make it a requirement to have a masters!

you can do ur teaching qualification part time at uni, on the job in a school as a graduate teacher, full time like the trditional uni course.........but all these ways need a degree first and at least GCSE c or above in lit, num and sci.

also, u now have to pass exams in lit, num and ict to gain ur QTS (qualified teacher status)

Answer 2

If you want to teach in schools you will need a degree.  You can get this in two ways:  first study an subject in a particular area e.g. maths, and then do a PGCE (Post Graduate Certificate in Education)- or do your first degree in Education (BEd).

If you want to teach in a college you don't need a degree but are usually expected to have some kind of experience working in the area you want to teach (see the previous answer with the example of hairdressing).  You will then be expected to complete a teaching qualification for FE whilst you are working.  There are new qualifications in place now so check out the link:

http://www.learndirect-advice.co.uk/help...

For more info you can contact your local college or uni about enquiring about teaching courses.

Answer 3

You can't unless you are willing to be an assistant.

Educational assistance's often don't need a degree- although they often DO require some number of college credits.

You can work in a daycare center, but again, lead teachers are usually degreed but less is required for an assistant position.

Answer 4

You can't.

The nearest you could do is training ie for a business but you need a degree from teaching.

If you think you are not ready to do a degree you could do a foundation degree first and then top it up to a bachelors degree.

Answer 5

The simple answer is you can't. Yes you can do a GTP, which is solely based in a school but you still need to do an undergraduate degree to get onto the GTP. I didn't want to go to university but wanted to become a teacher, and it was the fact that I wanted to become a teacher and fulfil my dream that I went anyway...and I loved every minute of it!

Hope this helps

Answer 6

Train to teach adults. The qualifications are level 4 and you need to have at least experience up to A level equiv. to get on a course. Once you get a teaching certificate and experience eg in teaching basic skills like Literacy, that qualification will be transferrable with extra subject relevant training. You would have to have 'Stage 3' (Equiv to QTS - qualified teacher status) by 2010.

If children are your only target group, get the NVQ Childcare qualifications for a job in school nursary class and work up through the school, including playcentre activities. You would only be able to be an assistant though, not a whole class teacher.

Answer 7

Become expert in some vocational activity, such as welding, carpentry, massage.   However, all these things require you to get an education in them, and you will only be able to teach in a community college non-credit course.

Answer 8

be knowledgeable about a particular subject and teach it at college eg hairdressing (I don't think you can get a degree in hairdressing)

Answer 9

I presume you want to teach children and a mainstream subject.

Look on www.tda.gov.uk for all the different routes into teaching, the GTP is one way that I know of where you get a school to employ as an unqualified teacher, and support your classroom based learning, but there are others. For most routes like that you need classroom experience as a teaching assistant to get in so look at doing that with a local school. They all need different levels of education, there is a bare minimum for all teachers of GCSE grades a-c in English/Math/Science, or an equivalent, and depending what you want to teach there will be requirements for the subject e.g history require may require some background in history.

On the above website there is a questionnaire that will help you decide the best route for you.

Good luck

Answer 10

Without at least a bachelor's degree, you can't.

Answer 11

You can't.  Teachers need to be educated.  Now, it MIGHT be possible, depending where you are, to get a job in a private school, but even they won't hire without a bachelors degree in something.  But your chances are very very low that you will teach anything but preschool without a degree.