how can i get into primary school teaching without a degree?

Answer 1

It is necessary to have SOME TYPE of 4 year degree to teach in an elementary school (public or private). Not all schools require a degree in elementary or early childhood education, however. But, regardless, you must have a college degree to teach in a regular school.

HOWEVER, you could possibly secure a position at a day-care or preschool without having a degree. Hope that helps!

Answer 2

"No Child Left Behind" requires that teachers must be "Highly Qualified" in their teaching area, and gives a rubric for qualifications outlining the college courses required for teaching a particular subject area or grade level. A minimum 4-year BS in Elementary Education is required in TN., and other states have even more requirements that they have added.

The rubric also gives other areas for qualifications, such as professional development, years of experience and specialized training. Points are given based on these parameters, but all teachers must be HQ. States are granting some leeway for teachers to become HQ if they aren't already, but new teachers (at least in my surrounding counties) are not being hired unless they already meet the requirements.

Even Educational Assistants (or Paraeducators) are being required now to have a minimum 2-year degree of some type, or take the Praxis PE test.

(Just an opinion here: Elementary school teachers are so significant in the lives of children, why would you consider attempting to teach without any training? There is so much more to teaching than just opening a book and handing out a worksheet.)

Answer 3

several options:

1. Teacher's aide: depending on the state, the requirements may be as low as a HS diploma, or nothing.
2. Training programs: many states have short term certification programs, usually for teacher's aids, substitutes, etc.
3. Tutoring: tutoring requires diplomas based on pay. the more they pay, the more degrees you have to have. volunteer tutoring usually only requires a hs diploma or sometimes nothing.

if you are serious about starting a teaching career, what you need to do (in order) is get:
1. hs diploma
2. 4 year college degree in a content subject (not education)
3. 2 year teaching certificate from a recognized teacher training program.
4. pass the praxis
as a side note, if you decide to go into special education because of the money, remember that it is the hardest teaching job around and people seldom stay in the field longer than 10 years. 10 year burnout is extremely common.

Answer 4

If you are trying for a public school, it will be tough. With the No Child Left Behind act, there must be highly qualified teachers in all teaching positions--translation: people with degrees and credentials in the area they teach. You may be able to find a private school that doesn't require a certificate, but a lot of them are requiring the same thing as public schools.

Answer 5

You can enrol at your local college on a nursery nurse course. The level you want to get to depends on how long it will take you to qualify. An NNEB is a three year course but if you don't want to wait that long there are NVQs you can do which would involve a couple of days at college,a couple of days in a placement ...usually a primary school near your home and the rest of the time working on assignments from home.

Courses start in September so you would need to enrol at your local college as soon as possible.

A nursery nurse works alongside a qualified teacher helping children with their social and development skills, reading to large groups or one to one, art & craft and cooking. The role also includes planning and supervising activities.

If you would like to know more please check the following website and good look with your future career.

http://earlyyears.essexcc.gov.uk/jobs/career/nurserynurse.htm

Answer 6

Private unaccreditated schools can hire teachers that don't have degrees. They usually are faith based schools. Usually starting out as a substitute is a good way to get your foot in the door so to speak. Even though the Parents have to pay tuition for the kids to go to school there, usually the teachers don't make very much money.

Answer 7

You cant.

Although you can get your teaching degree by becoming a teaching assistant and doing one day a week at college it takes about 8 years though!

Answer 8

As a psychology teacher and friend of someone who is a teacher without a degree, I say that it IS possible to teach without doing a degree in the UK, but I strongly recommend that you DO get one, if you can! This is because as well as a teaching qualification, you need to have studied a course at least ONE level above the course that your students are studying. E.g. GCSE English is a level 2 course (google term-national qualifications framework), so if you have a degree in English (level 4), you can teach anyone up to degree level in English. However, it is not always possible to do a degree in some subjects, e.g. Hairdressing, so this is why some people need to do a teaching qualification that doesn't require a degree.

Moreover, you DO need a teaching qualification (or be prepared to get one) to teach in schools and colleges. In Further Education (teaching people over 16), you can either study what used to be called a City & Guilds 747 (I think it might be called something else now) which leads to a PGCE or a Certificate of Education. You also need to provide evidence of a good level of 'key skills'. E.g. Cs in subjects, such as Maths, English and Science.

For Primary and Secondary Education, If you are thinking about doing a distance learning degree (as previous answerers suggested), you would need to do a Bachelor of Education (B(Ed)) which is a 4 year course teaching you the theories of education and teaching. Another option is a bachelor of Arts (BA) or Science (Bsc) with QTS (qualified teaching status-if you don't have this, you cannot teach in schools or anyone under 16, unless they are in a college). If you don't have a degree, but already have experience of teaching in the UK and a are 'mature' adult (usually over 26), then you can do a registered teaching program (RTP) this course combines the practical experience of teaching with the academic knowledge (at degree level) that you need to teach. This is a 2 year program that you study in an English/Welsh school, as long as the school is prepared to work with a Higher Education institution (e.g. University of Greenwich). If all this sounds like a huge commitment, why don't you start by looking up teaching courses in the prospectus of your local adult college? These courses are designed as a GCSE/A Level (Level 2/3 courses) starter courses to help you decide if you're absolutely sure that teaching is the right thing for you. If you are interested, a good place to start is the Access to teaching course. This course is an equivalent to an A-level (level 3 course) and also introduces you to the theories and practice of teaching for students (perferably over 19) who want to teach but feel that they don't have the skills needed to do a degree. I can highly recommend this course, as everyone starts as a beginner and you will be taught by someone who knows what they're talking about! Again, ask at your local college for further details. The other answerers are also correct when they say that another option is to start off by becoming a teaching assistant (TA) or even offering to help out at your child's (or other children that you know well) school to get some experience. You certainly don't need a degree for this type of work but there are other qualifications available for you which could lead to otther things (e.g. the school might pay for you to train as a teacher if decide to apply for a job there and let them know how keen you are to train properly, when you apply!

For further information, go to:

http://www.tda.gov.uk/home/recruit/thetrainingprocess/typesofcourse/babsc.aspx (teacher development agency website)

or http://www.gttr.ac.uk/teach/england.html#3 (graduate teacher training registry website)

http://www.bromley.ac.uk/courseDetails.asp?xCourse=01M012&text=on (information about the access to teaching course run at Bromley College in Kent-aspects of the course may vary at your local college)

Hope this helps!

Good luck!

Answer 9

I think you need a degree, have you thought about Open Learning? My husband's just finished a degree with the Open University, which he did whilst working full time.

Alternatively you could qualify as a classroom assistant, they seem to do all the real work anyway at my son's school!

Answer 10

Can't - sorry. NCLB requires that you have a four year degree in order to be highly qualified. A state or district may hire you with the contingency that you will get your degree within a specified amount of time or you will no longer have a job.