what qualifications do i need to teach infant school pupils ?

Question

If i wanted to teach at an infant school - ie. pupils under 12 years, then what qualifications would I need ?

whirredup - schools that teach youngsters are often referred to as infant schools - search the web! - It has nothing to do with English!

In the UK, from what i have read, Infant schools appear to teach from 4 to 7 years - it is this age that i an interested in teaching. - just to clear up any confusion!

BEB - thank you for your answer, I am right in thinking then that with a degree and the PGCE I could teach infants ? (I originally mentioned the under 12 years as i thought there was a difference in qualifications required in primary/secondary schools)

Answer 1

There's two routes. You can either do a B Ed degree or, if you have a degree already, do the PGCE (1 year long).

The days of being able to enter the profession without a degree are gone - although, frankly, why on earth one needs to have studied Beowulf to teach kids to read is beyond me.

Supplementary - Yep although you may be well advised to check on the current level of demand for teachers in that age group - a couple of years ago alot of people were coming out of training only to find it difficult to find jobs.

Answer 2

If you are in the UK you need a BEd - four year course where you can go for lower primary (4-8 year olds) or upper primary (7-12). There are plenty of good colleges all over the UK. If you want to just teach subject to older children and you have a degree in it then you can do a PGCE which is one year. Teaching is a wonderful thing to want to go in to - I wish you luck.

** a little amendment having read the answer just before mine - it is not 'super easy' - there is so so much more to it than just 'arts and crafts' - being a good teacher is a real skill and takes a lot of hard work and intelligence

Answer 3

If you have a degree in National curriculum or other relevent subject you can do a one year PGCE course- post graduate certificate in education- hard work. There are also SKIT programmes in some areas which involves spending much more time in school and, I think, getting paid, but the PGCE generally has more credability. There is also a graduate teaching programme, but I'm not really sure what that entails.

Answer 4

you need a to either take a subject at university level e.g. English then do a PGCE.
Or you can to a B ed (Bachelor of Education)
both take the same amount of time. The PGCE could be more useful if you decide to leave teaching or change your mind and want to teach older pupils.

Answer 5

In order to get a degree in education, you would first have to learn English better and realize that infants are little babies that don't go to school. Then contact your state department of education to see what credentials you need for your particular state. You can teach private school with no credentials, but need to speak English pretty well for that, too.

Answer 6

In the US you need a degree in education and will need to obtain a Masters degree within 5 years (I think it is 5 years). As you are most likely not in the US (because we call it elementary school here) - then I don't know.
Why did I even answer this question if I don't know the answer? Oh yeah - to help show that wirredup is a jerk for criticizing you.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

In Britain, being a man should be qualification enough. Practically all primary school teachers are women. What does this do to boys, particularly those who come from so called one parent families.

Answer 9

A relevant teaching degree - possibly as PCGE? Search online:

www.ucas.co.uk
or look up the teaching webpages

Always happy to help!

Taylor Hammond-Jones

Answer 10

Infants are way under 12 they are babies 1-2. But you shouldn't need much qualifications just know how to clean them up read stories teach them abc's and keep them entertained