Careers In Teaching
The University of Winchester
WELCOME
Teachers do more
than teach;
they touch lives
What do Teachers do?
• Teach
• Learn
• Create
• Inspire
• Research
They also:
• Manage (individuals, events, change)
• Liaise with other people and agencies
• Work individually and as a member of a
team
• Participate in and organise
extracurricular activities
• Attend meetings and in-service
training
Would teaching be right for me?
A good teacher makes it look
easy. It is harder than it looks!
Find out if it is the right job for you by
• volunteering
• work experience with different age
groups
• talking to teachers
Do you have the right skills?
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Like young people!
Love to learn
Patient
Sense of humour
Creative
Organised
Good communication skills, such as clear
explanations and clear instructions
If you want to apply:
Decide upon:
• the age of children
• whether you want to specialise in
particular subjects
• whether you want to commit to
teaching whilst also gaining your
degree or whether to focus on the
degree and then learn to teach
All routes into teaching lead to QTS
• Undergraduate training routes
• Gain a degree and QTS together
• Postgraduate routes
• Obtain a degree and build upon it by then
training to be a teacher
Info TDA website
http://www.tda.gov.uk/recruit/becomingatea
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Undergraduate
• Study for degree and become a
teacher at the same time
• 3 or 4 year courses
• Time in schools differs - 32 weeks on
four year routes and 24 weeks on
3 year routes
• Entry requirements vary, but at least 2
A levels
Postgraduate
Gain non-QTS degree
• PGCE 18 weeks in school
• GTP
• SCITT
TDA Performance Profiles
A database allows you to define options:
• location
• subject
• age group
• provider
• TDA quality category and
• training route.
By using these criteria individually or together, you can
generate a shortlist of providers that match your preferences.
You can then compare providers
http://dataprovision.tda.gov.uk/public/page.htm?topage=publicProfilesHome&_navf=_hlk_145074
Undergraduate:
Terms to use in UCAS Search Engine
For, UCAS search:
• Education 1745 listed, not all give you a teaching
qualification
• Teaching 462 courses
• QTS 229 courses
• Primary Education 174 listed
• 103 listed as Secondary Education
• 146 under Early Years, not all teaching qualification
Typical Undergraduate entry requirements
BA Primary with QTS
• English Language, mathematics and science
GCSE grade C or above (or equivalent)
• 240 - 300 points at A level (or equivalent),
normally A2 or above in a relevant subject
• BTEC National Diploma/Certificate - 10 merits
plus C/D in relevant subject at A level
• CACHE diploma for primary teaching
• Approved Access Course with appropriate
main subject / A level
See the Prospectus for specific entry requirements
for individual University courses
What is special about Winchester?
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Good reputation for ITE
A smaller University
A large ITE provider
Caring and committed
Train to be a 5-11 teacher
Schools and teachers are involved in your
training
• Research
• Subject specialism at undergraduate level
Teaching routes at
the University of Winchester
• Undergraduate three or four year degree leading
to QTS and BA (Hons) Primary Education
• Postgraduate full-time, one year programme
PGCE (5-11)
• Postgraduate part time programme PGCE 5-11
(2 years)
Winchester Undergraduate
Specialist Subject Study
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Art and Design
Drama
Early Years 3-7
English
French (MFL)
Geography
History
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Mathematics
Multimedia & ICT
Physical Education
Religious Education
Science
Special Educational
Needs (SEN)
Application
• Universities are required to
interview for courses with QTS
Ensure the application
leads to interview
• Majority of courses (particularly
primary) in recent years are
oversubscribed
• Check carefully all aspects of your
application form
• The content and presentation of the
personal statement is an important
element in being invited for interview.
Personal Statement
• Why teaching / specialist subject / age range?
• What academic background (with implications for
you as a teacher) and personal accomplishments
(hobbies interests etc that make up you as a person
and how you may contribute to the school
community)
• How have you worked with pupils/students
in school contexts
in less formal / voluntary settings, such as
scouting movement, sports coaching, clubs etc
and how that has informed your views on teaching
• Organisation and style – paragraphs, sentence
construction, coherence in written statement,
spelling, grammar and punctuation
A strong statement leads to
interview
Purpose is to probe evidence on
application form and reference and
explore suitability for course / teaching
• Interview with University tutor and head
teacher from partnership school
• Group and / or individual interviews
• Literacy task ( includes a piece of
writing)
Be able to talk about
• Why you want to teach
• Why that age range / subject
• What you have noticed about good teachers
• Strategies they use create a motivating and
engaging learning environment
• The types of work they set
• The way they interact with the pupils
• What makes a poor teacher
• What contributions you could make to out of school
activities
What are we looking for?
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Good communication skills
Interest in current issues
Range of outside interests
Academic ability – a degree or ability to
complete degree
• Recent experience of working with chosen
age group in and out of school settings
• Personal qualities to be a ‘teaching
professional’ such as team working
If you are offered a place
Any offer will be subject to
• CRB and ISA checks
• a medical assessment
• further conditions
• to complete further days in
school(s) prior to start of course
where directed tasks are
completed
Teaching approaches
• Lectures
• Seminars: tutor and student-led
• Workshops: doing activities and considering
implications for teaching
• Peer tutoring
• Block placements in schools
• Directed tasks, School & Centre based
• Computer Assisted Learning (CAL) and VLE
Strands
• Curriculum Studies
• subjects you need to teach
• Specialist Study
• Professional Studies:
• aspects of teaching, such as assessment
or behaviour management
• School Experience
• school based activity
Assessment
• Assessment for degree: depends upon subject/s
• Written assignments
• Presentations / seminars
• Developing teaching materials and evaluating them
• Assessment against the Standards for QTS
http://www.tda.gov.uk/partners/ittstandards/guidance_0
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• Professional Development Profiles
• Attendance
• TDA Skills tests
http://www.tda.gov.uk/skillstests.aspx
• ICT, numeracy, literacy
Sources of information
• www.ucas.ac.uk
• www.gttr.ac.uk
• www.tda.gov.uk
(go to applications, profiles and allocations)
• www.teach.gov.uk
• www.doctorjob.com
• www.gtce.org.uk
• Recommend reading copies of:
‘Teach’ from the TDA (termly publication)
Times Educational Supplement (TES) (Weekly)
Education Guardian (each Tuesday)
Any questions?
Teaching is a great career….
We hope that you will
consider applying to
Winchester